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Name this band.
Talking Dickheads.
The Grifters.
The Heil Council.
Twisted Grifter.
Half Man Half Bigot.
Transgoebbel Underground.
The Bores.
Shitti Polittici.
Funazi.
The Lying Burrito Brothers.
A Flock of SiegHeils.
Sleaford Knobs.
Fat White Racist Family.
Djorks.

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7 Dec
A THREAD on disturbing fascist tendencies in Britain, which should concern us all.

Cosmopolitan conservatives often support international cooperation & admired elite culture in other countries, but throughout history, Fascists espouse extreme nationalism & cultural parochialism. Image
Fascist ideologues teach that national identity is the foundation of individual identity & should not be corrupted by foreign influences, especially if they are left-wing.

For example, Nazism condemned Marxist & liberal internationalisms as threats to German national unity. Image
Fascists in general want to replace internationalist class solidarity with nationalist class collaboration.

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Donald Trump is undoubtedly - & by far - the worst President in US history.

Despite his bitter, fanatical & delusional supporters, the whole world - & most Americans - know this to be true.

It is now beyond a shadow of any doubt. Image
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Results of elections over the last five years signal to Progressives that we cannot simply continue thinking in traditional ways, proposing the usual, conventional solutions & hoping the pendulum could shift in their favour.

We need to wake the fuck up.

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Fascinating, wide-ranging analysis by @jemgilbert on the strengths, weaknesses & challenges facing the contemporary Left, on both sides of the Atlantic.

Well worth reading all of it. (Summary below).

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