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Antimuslimism

mercredi 26 janvier 2022 à 23:49

Antimuslimism is pervasive in the Tory Party: when instances pop up, there is a brief furor, but no one is punished.

This makes an interesting contrast with how Corbyn was drummed out of the Labour Party, not for being antisemitic (he never showed any sign of that), but merely for not stretching that term to punish critics of Israel's occupation of Palestine.

I don't think either one is mainly about disapproval of bigotry. I think plutocratism is at work in both cases.

Slow inundation

mercredi 26 janvier 2022 à 23:49

A museum exhibit teaches people about slow inundation, what has happened and what's coming.

Putin and Ukraine

mardi 25 janvier 2022 à 22:34

An analyst believes Putin is coming to realize he can't grab anything from Ukraine by bombastic threats. He thinks Putin will turn to war. That would be undesirable.

It suggests to me that the US should try to help Putin save face if he does not attack.

'Free-range kids' laws

mardi 25 janvier 2022 à 22:34

Three more US states are considering "free-range kids" laws, intended to free parents of the burden of supervising their children nonstop, 24/7.

Cairo police torture

mardi 25 janvier 2022 à 22:34

*Prisoner’s secret filming appears to show torture in Cairo police station.*

The only surprise is that we get something like proof of this. The prisoners accused specific thugs by name.