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Sometimes, what you really want to read is Matthew Parris thinking what he thinks and giving absolutely zero fucks whether people agree with him or not.
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This is of central importance to understanding politics from here on in. If people are becoming “more zero sum in their thinking”, they’re right to do so: economies are becoming more zero sum. Climate change and resource scarcity will worsen this. Time to lose some illusions.
NEW: a recent study found a fascinating pattern People are becoming more zero-sum in their thinking, and weaker economic growth may explain why Older generations grew up with high growth and formed aspirational attitudes; younger ones have faced low growth and are more zero-sum
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Once again the two-party system has delivered a disastrous result for the American people. Now we must continue the uprising for people-powered politics and demand the world we deserve - which will never be delivered by the twin parties of war and Wall Street. The Democrats have no one but themselves to blame for losing to Trump again, after their decades of failures and betrayals that paved the way for Trump’s rise in the first place. From their unconditional support for the endless war machine and genocide in Gaza, to their subservience to Wall Street, to their indifference to human rights, to their reckless acceleration of the fossil fuel pollution driving climate collapse, to their assault on democracy - on all these issues and many more the Democratic Party has betrayed the trust of the people. This election removes any remaining doubt that the Democratic Party has utterly failed the people it claims to represent, and that we need a genuine opposition party for people, planet, and peace. Over the last year, we have continued our long-term efforts to build the movement for peace, for a livable planet, and for all the countless millions of people in America and around the world who have been neglected and abused by the parties of war and Wall Street. The momentum we achieved despite the pervasive media blackout threatened the Democratic Party so much that they set up an unprecedented operation dedicated to the suppression of our grassroots movement. They harassed us with expensive lawsuits to kick us off the ballot, marginalized and smeared us in the media, posted jobs seeking people to sabotage our campaign, and even launched attack ads against us - something they’d never done before for any independent challenger. These unprecedented attacks against us by the corrupt political establishment backfired madly. These attacks inspired a whole new multiracial, multigenerational coalition of voters, organizers, and activists to join forces with the Green Party – and that coalition will continue to grow. Our campaign built relationships with powerhouse anti-genocide activists, especially in the Muslim and Arab American community; the Black community; the student movement; the reawakened antiwar movement; the radical labor movement; and many others. Year after year, millions of eligible voters have refused to vote for either establishment party, particularly young people, people of color, and people of lower income. In the 2020 presidential race, a full third of eligible voters declined to participate. These are exactly the people our agenda speaks to. The vast majority of voters are calling for a political alternative like the Green Party that serves the greater good instead of the warmongers and economic elites. The political establishment is quaking in their boots that the public is discovering us. They will be shocked to see how much our coalition grows as more voters discover they actually have a choice for the future they deserve. We have the solutions to end genocide and empire; to adopt a foreign policy based on international law, human rights and diplomacy; to tackle the climate emergency; to reverse wealth inequality and invest in human thriving; to dismantle systems of oppression and build a society rooted in justice, freedom, and equity. Our movement for people, planet, and peace is aligned with the values and priorities of the American people, and together we have the numbers we need to transform our future. We only have to get the word out to the millions of Americans who reject the failed status quo, and bring them into our movement. Everything we have achieved together is a victory for working people, for justice, for peace and a future where all of us can thrive. Thank you for your unwavering support and for joining in this fight to build an America and a world that works for all of us. We will only get stronger from here. The pressure will continue to build for the political transformation that the American people demand. The political elites will continue to tell you that resistance is futile. Ignore them. This is our moment. Together, we are unstoppable.
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"We must accept the results of this election." VP Harris
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🇺🇸 La récidive Super score dans ses bastions, percée dans les terres démocrates... Donald Trump accède une seconde fois à la Maison Blanche, avec plus de pouvoir que jamais. C'est la une de @Libe ce jeudi. #Trump
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waking up looking in the mirror and thinking "I wouldn't fuck me either" is where I'm at politically
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Chart with more recent data
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Meanwhile in Germany…
Update: The German government coalition has now almost certainly collapsed. No official announcement yet, leaders are still talking in the chancellery, but Finance Min Lindner has urged Scholz to pave the way for snap elections (likely in early March). First reported by Bild.
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That makes sense. Trump won. He’s never going to be held accountable. He is above the law. This is what the country voted for.
BREAKING: Special counsel Jack Smith is in active talks with senior leadership at the Justice Department evaluating ways he can end his prosecutions of President-elect Donald Trump, sources familiar with the matter told @ABC News. trib.al/Gu6mAkh
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One of the many things to reflect on is that there is no substantial left-leaning answer to the far-right’s stranglehold on media for young men. Young men who watch YouTube, listen to podcasts, or play video games (so, all of them) are being funneled en masse to these guys:
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Donald Trump won, which means Project 2025 is here. The 920-page document lays out a detailed far-right vision for his return to the White House — and touches on every aspect of American life huffpost.com/entry/donald-tr…
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The grimmest of duties now lie ahead for Harris and Biden. Biden has to organise a transition to a man he despises and knows will dismantle his legacy. Harris will have to oversee Trump’s certification in the Senate.
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If Trump goes ahead with his plan to start his presidency with a clear-out of illegal immigrants in January, there could be serious trouble. And will he make good his threat to deal with his enemies in politics and the media?
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6 November 1942 | A Hungarian Jewish girl, Valeria Heiman, was born in Satoraljaujhely to Géza and Sári. In May 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.
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This was not an ideological election. Ideologically, a majority of Americans are not with Trump. Just look at the abortion referenda. This is the kind of result you get when the economy does not give people faith in the future, and when one party fails to feel people's pain.
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This Zach Carter piece is great. The one thing I would add is that blaming villains actually creates more hope that NOT blaming villains. There's good psych research on this, because if you know who did it, you implicitly know who to fight. slate.com/news-and-politics/…
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