The Tories plan to start criminalizing the presentation of unwelcome attitudes and opinions, using one special case — video that shows illegal immigrants and their boats in "a positive light" — to destroy freedom of expression. They will label such videos as "abetting" a crime.

Imagine what other attitudes and opinions they might prohibit by applying that approach to other areas of life.

French president Macron has sparked a general strike by proposing to raise the retirement age for the non-rich.

I can imagine situations of great adversity where a democratic country would act justly by increasing the age for retirement pensions. But since that adversity would be fiscal in nature, it is a moral obligation to demand sacrifices first of the rich. Macron fails to understand this, because he believes in plutocracy.

His main opponents, even more right-wing, are likewise plutocratist but their stated ideology is to demonize some disprivileged groups. Right-wingers generally seek to divide people, so they use scapegoats.

(satire) *Alito, Thomas Share Laugh After Discovering They Both Leaked Dobbs Decision.*

*Police investigating rape claims in England believe victim-blaming myths, study finds.*

They tend to assume that false accusations are far more frequent than they really are.

*Tesla video [in 2016] promoting self-driving was staged, senior engineer testifies.*