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Jan 26 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
I wonder why rule-breaking, Ministerial-Code-breaking, Human-Rights-hating, antidemocratic-law-introducing liars Boris Johnson & Priti Patel are so keen to demonise lawyers & undermine the legal system? 🧐 Image
Jokes aside...
Seriously...

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Jan 28
#THREAD

Watch Boris Johnson describe in detail Steve Bannon's strategy of 'flooding the zone with shit'.

In 2018, Bannon said: “The Democrats don’t matter. The real opposition is the media. And the way to deal with them is to flood the zone with shit.”

dorseteye.com/boris-johnson-…
No matter how clear a case opposition parties or other critics of Boris Johnson & the Government make, Bannon's strategy means no single version of the truth is ever going to be accepted. This fact underscores a serious problem for our democratic culture. vox.com/policy-and-pol…
No amount of evidence, on virtually any topic, is likely to move public opinion one way or the other.

We can attribute some of this to rank partisanship — some people simply refuse to acknowledge inconvenient facts about their own side.
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Jan 27
#THREAD

New research into public attitudes to democracy in the UK shows integrity is valued above all other traits in a politician.

When asked which traits politicians should have, “being honest” came top, followed by “owning up when they make mistakes”.
ucl.ac.uk/constitution-u…
When respondents were asked to “imagine that a future prime minister has to choose between acting honestly & delivering the policy that most people want”, 71% chose honesty & only 16% delivery.

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When asked if they agreed more that “healthy democracy requires that politicians always act within the rules” or that “healthy democracy means getting things done, even if that sometimes requires politicians to break the rules”, 75% chose the former & just 6% the latter. Image
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Jan 26
I'd been in two minds about JP, but after his #bbcqt performance a few weeks ago where he put air quotes around the word "racism", & now amplifying absurdly simplistic clickbait shit from the Mail with the word 'murderous', it's clear he's an arrogant attention-seeking prick. Image
Fuck him. He thinks he's fucking God. He's not. He's a very naughty boy, clearly deprived of something. huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/jordan-p…
Peterson could do with a heart transplant, & possibly a brain transplant.
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Jan 22
#THREAD

'Critical race theory' is a theory critical of racism.

NOW do you understand why only 'certain types' strongly object to it?

Ironically, those MOST intolerant of #CRT are often the most vocal about free speech & most critical of the supposed 'intolerance' of the Left!
Critical race theory is an academic sub-discipline, loosely organized a framework of legal analysis, based on the premise that race is not a 'natural' feature of physically distinct subgroups, but a culturally invented category, often used to oppress & exploit people of colour.
The overwhelming consensus in modern science is that 'race' is a 'social construct' - an identity which is assigned based on rules made by society.

While partially based on physical similarities within groups, race does not have an inherent physical or biological meaning.
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Jan 21
Belief in #misinformation leads to poor judgements & decision-making, & even exerts a lingering influence on people’s reasoning after it has been corrected.

What factors lead people to form or endorse misinformed views, & what can we do about it?

nature.com/articles/s4415…
The article discusses a wide range of research into addressing & combatting misinformation.

For my fellow Twitter users, please note that social media corrections are more effective when they are specific to an individual piece of content rather than a generalized warning.
Social media corrections are effective when they come from expert organizations such as a govt health agency, or from multiple other users on social media.

But particular care must be taken to avoid ostracizing people when correcting them online (something I confess to doing).
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Jan 21
This weirdo claims that the germ theory of disease - arguably the most spectacular medical development in history, which changed the whole face of pathology & effected a complete revolution in surgery - 'lacks scientific evidence'.🤪

Too much weed? Or another book to sell? 🧐
"Garret is now sharing with global audiences his unique take on self-exploration & non-duality. Only a journey inward, toward true nature or Consciousness, will halt the activity of ego & bring what you’ve longed for all your life: peace, freedom, happiness, & love."

Okaaaay.
"I’ve rigorously worked to dissolve fifty-nine years of my own indoctrination about what makes us sick. I’ve not profited from these efforts. I’ve lost business... You know as much as anyone... You are as qualified as anyone too... regardless of your “qualifications”."
#OKGarret?
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