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@JYSexton
Apr 25, 2021 • 4 tweets • 1 min read • Read on X
Great culture where an incompetent, megalomaniac like Elon Musk can announce plans for a space kingdom beyond our laws and staffed with indentured servants and people will jump to his defense, screaming, “You don’t like his Space Feudalism because it sounds fun!” Image
I mean, Musk’s grotesque accumulation of wealth is already an abomination and indictment of a broken meritocracy and destroyed system, but it’s the glassy-eyed sycophants who worship him that really drive home how truly wrecked everything is.
“But Elon Musk is singlehandedly keeping space travel alive!” they say, neglecting to think, even for a moment, that if accumulation wasn’t so rigged and redistribution of wealth upwards so strong, that the public might be able to do it.
But whatever. Musk is cool because he’s crafting a new galaxy feudalism that will dress up peasantry in spacesuits and set humanity back centuries. Live that delusion. Blastoff.

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May 4
The thing that so many people are resistant to deal with is that the protests aren’t just about Gaza anymore but also state violence and what confrontations over power will look like as our crisis worsens.

And how that and Gaza and all our other major issues are tied together.
We’ve been conditioned to segment all issues, to separate them, but the truth is that the very force that enables indiscriminate brutality around the world is what keeps women from controlling their bodies, people of color from voting, and what keeps oppression rolling.
What our politics have been reduced to is arguing over whether to accelerate fascism or keep the status quo that is riven through with authoritarianism and getting worse.

What we’re watching now is a confrontation over whether that frame will be allowed to change.
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May 3
You’ll notice that Congress is a complete traffic jam, a black hole of legislation, until it’s time to pass a weapons deal, approve a new war, pump money into a market as it’s about to collapse, fund law enforcement, or restrict the people’s rights.
There’s a reason for that.

Neoliberalism transferred trillions from the working and middle classes to the rich, allowing the elite to co-opt our government and turn the state into its own piggy bank and enforcer.
The Neoliberal consensus has plunged us into a deep, deep crisis, and it’s past time to pay attention. Representative government has been effectively stolen, and until that changes it’s only going to get worse.
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Apr 28
Every single protester I’ve talked to has been impressively informed. Like, jaw-droppingly so.

On the other hand, takes like this are not only lazy but indictments of a political class that has continually performed “principles” and are now projecting their own guilt. Image
I cannot believe how many people are piling onto this “the protesters are doing this because it’s trendy” bullshit.

They’re literally risking their education, their careers, they’re being assaulted and having sniper rifles trained on them.

What is wrong with you?
The truth is that the cynicism of centrist liberals is such a heavy burden as they’re navigating a political landscape with real consequences. They don’t want to change anything while appearing on the “right side” of morality.

And so they have to play these awful games.
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Apr 25
If we’re going to defeat rising authoritarianism it’s going to take a democratic movement that demands a better future.

People always ask me what they can do, so I put together an explainer. History tells us how we win. It’s time to pay attention. Image
Authoritarianism tells us we are powerless and alone. That the battle is already lost.

But it’s brittle. Vulnerable. There are so many of us and we are now living in a time where we can band together and defeat this thing and realize the world we deserve. Image
Our system, by design, is intended to make us feel powerless. But that’s to curb the power of democratic, collective action.

It’s on us to recognize that fact and to create something together that breaks the hold of authoritarian rule by the wealthy. And we can do it. Image
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Apr 16
What’s happening right now is that the Right is loudly expressing their bigotry and desire to crush what little of “the Left” exists and the Center is simultaneously appalled by their openness but trying quietly and institutionally to crush what little of “the Left” exists.
One of the reasons things seem strange right now is because the American understanding of actual politics versus our conventional “Red/Blue” narrative is so limited that most people are living in a mystified state that obscures the actual struggles and fault lines.
When you work in institutions (I was in academia for 16 years) you start to get a real glimpse at performative cowardice and hollow principles. And you understand exactly how the song and dance works and what the Center offers and really values.
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Apr 4
Authoritarianism is systemic abuse and feeds off crushing the human spirit.

It assaults us with unthinkable atrocities and means to convince a better world isn’t possible. Resistance begins with rejecting this and fighting for what we deserve.

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People want us to believe authoritarianism exists at the point of a gun, but it’s a disease of despair.

Authoritarians bombard us with abuse meant to destroy our spirit and convince us the reality of life is violence.
There are only three ways authoritarianism wins. It entices you to put on the armband and participate, it crushes you as opposition, or it convinces you to look away as it takes control.

This is the reality that was hidden from us post-war. And we must recognize it.
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