1/. Tomorrow, voters in #Hungary will go to the polls
#Orban, who installed what he calls “illiberal democracy” is running for his fifth term
He controls public television
His allies dominate private media
Voters are inundated with pro-Orban coverage
google.co.uk/amp/s/www.nyti…
#Orban, who installed what he calls “illiberal democracy” is running for his fifth term
He controls public television
His allies dominate private media
Voters are inundated with pro-Orban coverage
google.co.uk/amp/s/www.nyti…
2/. Ahead of the European elections, virtually all Hungary's newspapers ran the same front page Orban interview
Research found that 77% of political & public affairs media is financed by sources decided by ruling Fidesz party
These tactics are part of the authoritarian playbook
Research found that 77% of political & public affairs media is financed by sources decided by ruling Fidesz party
These tactics are part of the authoritarian playbook
https://twitter.com/StefSimanowitz/status/1125022414860095490
3/. Fascism experts like @TimothyDSnyder, believe politicians around the world are reviving century-old fascist tactics
They use populist rhetoric to stir-up divisions & harness the power of tech, big data & social media to win power & reshape narratives.
They use populist rhetoric to stir-up divisions & harness the power of tech, big data & social media to win power & reshape narratives.
https://twitter.com/stefsimanowitz/status/1424769594519064576
4/. Many far-right nationalists are actually trans-nationalists
Here @PeterKGeoghegan explains how the far right are connected globally & how huge sums of dark money, advanced tech & a network of demagogues, are shaping the world in truly terrifying ways
Here @PeterKGeoghegan explains how the far right are connected globally & how huge sums of dark money, advanced tech & a network of demagogues, are shaping the world in truly terrifying ways
https://twitter.com/StefSimanowitz/status/1291330797727821830
5/. In 2015, Bannon asked #CambridgeAnalytica’s @chrisinsilico to build a “psychological warfare tool” to hollow out democracies & rive open divisions
We’re seeing this happening globally, with culture wars & hatreds stirred-up, sometimes by a hidden hand
We’re seeing this happening globally, with culture wars & hatreds stirred-up, sometimes by a hidden hand
https://twitter.com/StefSimanowitz/status/1299717959749902336
6/. “It’s as if the Age of Reason - the era of evidential argument - is ending & knowledge is delegitimized & scientific consensus is dismissed.
Democracy, which depends on shared truths, is in retreat, & autocracy, which depends on shared lies, is on the march.”@SachaBaronCohen
Democracy, which depends on shared truths, is in retreat, & autocracy, which depends on shared lies, is on the march.”@SachaBaronCohen
https://twitter.com/StefSimanowitz/status/1389081005546479617
7/. Fascists today don’t need jackboots
Fascism isn’t a form of govt
It’s a collection of tactics used to convince people to surrender their freedom by handing over power
Freedom is fascism’s victim
Freedom to question
Freedom to choose
Fascism isn’t a form of govt
It’s a collection of tactics used to convince people to surrender their freedom by handing over power
Freedom is fascism’s victim
Freedom to question
Freedom to choose
https://twitter.com/StefSimanowitz/status/1442770975414751234
8/. In 1996 Carl Sagan warned:
“We’ve arranged a society based on science & technology, in which nobody understands anything about science & technology. This combustible mixture of ignorance & power, sooner or later, is going to blow up in our faces”
I’m afraid that time is now
“We’ve arranged a society based on science & technology, in which nobody understands anything about science & technology. This combustible mixture of ignorance & power, sooner or later, is going to blow up in our faces”
I’m afraid that time is now
https://twitter.com/StefSimanowitz/status/1490645356765491203
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