The Rise of the Far Right
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Seeker_UK
Feelin' nearly faded as my jeans
Not until the coke took over.
Perhaps Brian Duffy and Pierre Laroche should have thought a bit harder before they appropriated the National Panasonic logo.
Tony L
Administrator
This thread regarding a Doctor suspended for attending a peaceful climate protest belongs here. It highlight the sweeping right-wing authoritarianism of our time.
Petition here: https://www.change.org/p/help-medic...their-jobs-while-acting-on-the-climate-crisis
Guardian coverage here:
www.theguardian.com
Petition here: https://www.change.org/p/help-medic...their-jobs-while-acting-on-the-climate-crisis
Guardian coverage here:
Retired UK GP suspended for five months after climate protests
Sarah Benn is first of three GPs facing disciplinary tribunals this year over climate activism
Finnegan
I like a bit of a cavort
And later apologised, acknowledged he was talking cocaine induced bollox, and made a substantial donation to the Anti-Nazi League.
TheDecameron
Unicorns fart glitter.
Now look™, chair of the GMC, Dame Carrie MacEwan isn’t going to get her seat in the Lords if she sits on her hands without heeding instruction from Downing St. Another ineffective institution doing very little of value but on the honours merry go round.This thread regarding a Doctor suspended for attending a peaceful climate protest belongs here. It highlight the sweeping right-wing authoritarianism of our time.
Petition here: https://www.change.org/p/help-medic...their-jobs-while-acting-on-the-climate-crisis
Guardian coverage here:
Retired UK GP suspended for five months after climate protests
Sarah Benn is first of three GPs facing disciplinary tribunals this year over climate activism
ks.234
Half way to Infinity
Just listening to a podcast on The Crusades.
In it the presenter describes the Crusades as “absolute catnip for the alt right”, which seems true enough.
But it is also a lesson in how the same mixture of political manipulation, lies, appeals to God and bribery, coercion and corruption plays out today in much the same way it did a millennia ago.
It’s also quite funny in places. The 4th crusade is hilarious
In it the presenter describes the Crusades as “absolute catnip for the alt right”, which seems true enough.
But it is also a lesson in how the same mixture of political manipulation, lies, appeals to God and bribery, coercion and corruption plays out today in much the same way it did a millennia ago.
It’s also quite funny in places. The 4th crusade is hilarious
Dan Snow's History Hit: The Crusades with Dan Jones on Apple Podcasts
Show Dan Snow's History Hit, Ep The Crusades with Dan Jones - 8 Jun 2021
podcasts.apple.com
Minio
Kind of Sort of Not really...
That's what they call a hidden agenda.