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Apr 19

Reminiscent of Joseph Goebbels, cruel, shameless, divisive propagandist liar Priti Patel is at the dispatch box defending the Government's illegal, immoral & barbaric Rwanda Plan, with its echoes of the Nazi's Madagascar Plan, while depraved braying Tory MPs make jokes & guffaw.

It's breathtaking. Priti Patel & other Tories are accusing MPs who criticise the barbaric Plan of being "xenophobic", & suggesting they hate Rwanda - decent people don't hate countries: they hate authoritarian regimes who despise human rights, like ours, & the one in Rwanda.

THIS is why all decent people across the world are concerned about #Rwanda in particular:

https://twitter.com/docrussjackson/status/1515134021109489668?s=20&t=WMbpdrfozqRMtZIz4yy04w

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Apr 19

@icrict

In an open letter, renowned economists at the @icrict urge #G20 countries to collectively tackle tax havens:

"Since the beginning of the pandemic, the world’s 10 richest men have doubled their fortunes, while a new billionaire has emerged every 26 hours."
icrict.com/press-release/…

"It is often impossible to know where much of this wealth is, as it is often hidden through elaborate structures either to avoid paying taxes or to hide money generated by corruption and illegal activities. The case of the Russian oligarchs speaks for itself."

"According to some estimates, they hold at least $1 TRILIION in wealth abroad, often concealed in offshore companies whose true ownership is hard to determine. On this wall of opacity, the efforts of the countries that want to sanction these are now stumbling."

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Apr 19

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I've written elsewhere about the highly contested & important concepts of #nationalism & #patriotism, which in Britain & many other countries, have been successfully appropriated & mobilised by the Right, leaving the Left stumped, floundering, & backed into a corner.

Nationalism is generally associated with jingoism, xenophobia & distasteful sense of the superiority of one's own country over others. But this isn't strictly what it means to a sizeable proportion of voters, who interpret it more as 'putting one's own country's interests first'.

Similarly, patriotism - the feeling of pride in, devotion to, attachment to, or even love for one's country - is often dismissed by the Left as at best unseemly, & at worst, racist.

Most discussion of nationalism & patriotism on the Left is without nuance & electorally suicidal.

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Apr 18

#Thread

Who profits from the war in Ukraine?

It's unquestionably the Ukrainian people who suffer most from Russia's invasion.

The UN estimates that more than 11 million people have fled their homes in Ukraine since the war began.

More than 7 million have been displaced within Ukraine, & another 4.3 million have fled abroad, according to the UN refugee agency, UNHCR.

While the eyes of the world are focused on Ukraine, around one fifth of all children on earth are living in areas of active armed conflict.

The global arms trade claims it exists 'to protect freedom, peace & democracy'.

It is also highly profitable.

Global defence spending was at least $2 TRILLION in 2020, although some countries, including China, are not transparent about their arms imports, exports & expenditure.

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Apr 16

@ScottBentonMP

#THREAD

Who knew that lying hard-right extremist snowflake Tory MP Scott Brenton hates free speech?

But who is @ScottBentonMP?

I'd never heard of the grotesque clown, so let's take a look at some of his 'best bits'...

@nationaltrust

Benton was among the signatories of a 2020 letter to The Telegraph from the hard-right "Common Sense Group" of Tory MPs, accusing the @nationaltrust of being "coloured by cultural Marxist dogma" - Cultural Marxism is the antisemitic conspiracy theory that inspired Anders Breivik!

In 2021, we found out freeloader Benton was one of 9 MPs who had accepted tickets to high-profile sporting events as hospitality from betting & gambling companies, including Royal Ascot, two Euro 2020 football games, & the Wimbledon tennis tournament.

theguardian.com/politics/2021/…

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Apr 15

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Summary of the 2021 US State Dept of 'Democracy, Human Rights & Labour' report on Human Rights Practices in #Rwanda: one of the most autocratic, authoritarian & repressive regimes on earth, ranked 150th out of 179 countries in the world on its index of liberal democracy.

Significant human rights issues included:

harsh & life-threatening conditions in some detention facilities

unlawful or arbitrary killings by the government

forced disappearance by the government

torture by the government

arbitrary detention

political prisoners or detainees

politically motivated reprisal against individuals located outside the country

arbitrary or unlawful interference with privacy

serious restrictions on free expression, press, & the internet, including threats of violence against journalists, censorship, & website blocking

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