sizc.bsky.social
Politics, International Relations, Science, Climate Change, Laughs and more. Retired.
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I don't claim to have all the answers in relation to the dire situation we are now in, but I am pretty sure that de-platforming is not one of them.
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god he's such a condescending, sexist, prick. he should count every day he doesn't have a big, fat, handprint marking one side of his face as a blessing.
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Thanks for this. I intend to find excuses to use that quote often. At least weekly.
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Nope
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What are the grounds for detention? There might be an offence of being in the country without a valid visa, but surely not strict liability? Is there not a presumption against liability without fault?
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Reagan’s ‘Peace Through Strength’ Never Looked So Weak www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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Transcript & audio of the full address here singjupost.com/transcript-j...
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Catastrophic failure might not be sufficient; it would also need to be widely known to have failed catastrophically. In a post-truth world, the two things are not necessarily the same. Another reason why the world ex-US needs to stand up to the ‘free speech absolutists’ and reign in social media.
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What is ‘afoot’ is that the system that was designed to ensure alignment between the state and the officers of state is broken.
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The hegemon is the state; but decisions are being made by individuals, who may not see their interests as being aligned with those of the state. So the state benefits from the status quo, but the decision makers think that they will personally benefit from revisionism / disruption.
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Burning them?
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Rubbish. I do it often - have done for decades. You wait until I get published, then you will have to eat your words.
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Not convinced this would be the most efficient way of deploying political capital. The more progress that can be made under the radar, the quicker progress will be made.
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Assuming that this can be done in a scientifically robust manner (which I guess it would need to be in the US if it is to avoid lawsuits?), then I would love to see this rolled out in the EU as well.
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Yes, it feels very much like when the British Prime Minister rushes over the the US every time new president is elected and talks just a little too loudly about 'the special relationship' between the US and the UK. The Americans have in the past been too polite to demur.
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Of course. But it may be politically more savvy to do this through back channels. Publicly, and as far as the Daily Mail is concerned: at best nothing printable is happening; at worst, strategic ambiguity.
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Source?
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Makes sense. I wonder how much they earn?
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Some years ago I saw a parakeet in a tree near Watford. I stopped thinking it must be an escaped pet. Fast forward a few years and I see dozens of them. Flocks fly overhead NNW every day shortly before dusk; fly back again SSE in the morning. No idea where they are going from / to.
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The idea of incorporating AI into the justice system seems more than a little dystopian - Orwell would have a field day. BUT... an experiment some years ago gave dozens of judges (US I think) notes of a criminal case & asked what their judgement would be. Truly shocking disparity in results.
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So we are facing the real prospect of democracies becoming polarised in spite of the overwhelming scientific consensus, at which point democracy's faults will become glaring.