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12 Dec, 4 tweets, 2 min read
Given the lies, the corruption, the divisive anti-migrant & anti-minority rhetoric, the mass deaths, the draconian anti-democratic legislation, the propaganda, the populist nationalism & the relentless demonisation of the Left, let's just call it what it is: a neo-fascist state. Image
The draconian, divisive, anti-British & antidemocratic measures in the Police, Crime, Sentencing & Courts Bill will result in peaceful protestors being treated like terrorists.

bylinetimes.com/2021/12/07/ter…
Today, we see familiar features of fascism, such as racism & xenophobia, but also the blurring of boundaries between right & left, a taste for charismatic leaders, populist nationalism, the rhetoric of rejection of elites & contempt for the rule of law.

opendemocracy.net/en/can-europe-…
Like all human rights organisations & some British MPs, every decent citizen should be profoundly concerned about the Nationality & Borders Bill that allows the neo-Fascist UK government to strip individuals of their citizenship without warning.

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The draconian, divisive, anti-British & antidemocratic measures in the Police, Crime, Sentencing & Courts Bill will result in peaceful protestors being treated like terrorists.

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The draconian, divisive, anti-British & antidemocratic measures in the Police, Crime, Sentencing & Courts Bill will result in peaceful protestors being treated like terrorists.

bylinetimes.com/2021/12/07/ter…
Today, we see familiar features of fascism, such as racism & xenophobia, but also the blurring of boundaries between right & left, a taste for charismatic leaders, populist nationalism, the rhetoric of rejection of elites & contempt for the rule of law.

opendemocracy.net/en/can-europe-…
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