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Sep 13 • 3 tweets • 2 min read
Authoritarian practices are "everyday acts of authortiarianism" which intentionally silence the political voice of the people.

Accountability means we can question and pass judgment on our political representatives, without a voice, a vote, and protest, we can't.

#NotMyKing
Accountability (or a lack thereof) helps distinguish democracy from authoritarianism.

Can you hold your political leaders accountable for their failures? Can you remove your political leaders from power, if needed.

And make no mistake, the monarchy is political.

#NotMyKing
Update on the protester wanting to hold #PrinceAndrew accountable:

news.sky.com/story/man-char…

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Sep 11
As #QueenElizabeth's body makes its way to #Edinburgh, I found myself thinking of @kamilashamsie:

"When the rich live in gilded palaces and the poor die of starvation, that isn't savagery. When Parliament is corrupt and resists reform, that isn't savagery..." Image
"When laws are passed to prevent Englishmen from gathering together to speak their mind, or to publish their thoughts, that isn't savagery..." Image
"But when all that repression leaves men with no recourse but to take drastic measures to throw off the chains that bind us -- then, Uncle, what then? Is that savagery?" ImageImage
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Aug 21
For those who criticise "tactical voting" and the campaign to replace FPTP with a properly representative system (1 vote = 1 vote regardless of where you live) because neither tactical voting nor #ProportionalRepresentation will fix our democracy... You're right 🧵
Because these are only the first steps towards reforming and democratising our political system. They're not the entire solution, not by a long shot.

But we won't get to the solution(s) without biting the bullet & playing according to the rules of our current electoral system 2️⃣
Tactical voting ousts the #Tories (notorious for wanting to "reform" our electoral system in favour of their own voters rather than democracy).

An alternative government gives us the chance to fight for PR.

PR gives smaller, reform-minded parties the chance to get into power 3️⃣
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Jul 6
Do you know who the rich are?

I spent a lot of time at university resenting my classmates and even friends for not having to work and being able to do afford unpaid internships.

It took ten years for me to learn that they're not even close to being rich.

🧵1/

#TaxTheRich
The rich see a £250K a year job as "chickenfeed".

If you don't need it, babes, give it back.

#TaxTheRich

🧵2/
The rich don't earn their money, they hide it -- in assets, in companies, and offshore.

They then pass these assets, companies, offshore accounts on to their children.

Spoiler: Follow the money and you'll find it came from enslaving people.

🧵3/

#TaxTheRich #ReparationsNow
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