The Authoritarians
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Exploring authoritarian psychology www.theauthoritarians.org
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A fundamental and crucial fact of civilisation is that wherever responsibility and power become separated the rot sets in. Attuning to this disease and curing it, both socially and ecologically, is at once the most important task at this point in history and the most neglected.
September 17, 2026 at 6:51 AM
A fundamental and crucial fact of civilisation is that wherever responsibility and power become separated the rot sets in. Attuning to this disease and curing it, both socially and ecologically, is at once the most important task at this point in history and the most neglected.
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At some point the Parties that put in all their effort to destroy socialism and destroy any hope of a more fair society need to look in the mirror and see their role in the rise of Fascism.
September 13, 2026 at 2:07 PM
At some point the Parties that put in all their effort to destroy socialism and destroy any hope of a more fair society need to look in the mirror and see their role in the rise of Fascism.
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Barcelona anti-fascists turn out in force to confront Spain’s neo-nazis
A tiny contingent of Spain’s Núcleo Nacional neo-Nazis was protected by riot police in Barcelona as thousands of anti-fascists mobilised against the neo-nazi group searchlightmagazine.com/2026/09/barc...
A tiny contingent of Spain’s Núcleo Nacional neo-Nazis was protected by riot police in Barcelona as thousands of anti-fascists mobilised against the neo-nazi group searchlightmagazine.com/2026/09/barc...
Barcelona anti-fascists turn out in force to confront Spain’s neo-nazis | Searchlight
A tiny contingent of Spain’s Núcleo Nacional neo-Nazis was protected by riot police in Barcelona as thousands of anti-fascists mobilised against the neo-naz ...
searchlightmagazine.com
September 12, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Barcelona anti-fascists turn out in force to confront Spain’s neo-nazis
A tiny contingent of Spain’s Núcleo Nacional neo-Nazis was protected by riot police in Barcelona as thousands of anti-fascists mobilised against the neo-nazi group searchlightmagazine.com/2026/09/barc...
A tiny contingent of Spain’s Núcleo Nacional neo-Nazis was protected by riot police in Barcelona as thousands of anti-fascists mobilised against the neo-nazi group searchlightmagazine.com/2026/09/barc...
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Fascism in Britain has not come from nothing. It is the result of decades of Thatcherism and then Austerity.
September 12, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Fascism in Britain has not come from nothing. It is the result of decades of Thatcherism and then Austerity.
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The CPS has dropped terror charges against members of the neo-nazi Aryan Front.
The group is now crowing about a legal victory and promising ‘big things on the horizon’ searchlightmagazine.com/2026/09/cps-...
The group is now crowing about a legal victory and promising ‘big things on the horizon’ searchlightmagazine.com/2026/09/cps-...
CPS drops terrorism charges against Aryan Front members | Searchlight
The CPS has dropped terror charges against members of the neo-nazi Aryan Front. The group is now crowing about a legal victory and promising 'big thing ...
searchlightmagazine.com
September 12, 2026 at 8:40 PM
The CPS has dropped terror charges against members of the neo-nazi Aryan Front.
The group is now crowing about a legal victory and promising ‘big things on the horizon’ searchlightmagazine.com/2026/09/cps-...
The group is now crowing about a legal victory and promising ‘big things on the horizon’ searchlightmagazine.com/2026/09/cps-...
The problem isn't leaders like Trump, Modi, Farage, or LePen. It is the social dynamic giving them power that is the real issue youtu.be/jIv1f2AwFCI?...
Harry Potter Trained You To Blame The Wrong People
YouTube video by Barry's Economics
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September 13, 2026 at 7:25 AM
The problem isn't leaders like Trump, Modi, Farage, or LePen. It is the social dynamic giving them power that is the real issue youtu.be/jIv1f2AwFCI?...
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Oh look, @news.rte.ie are calling fascist violence "unrest" as if it was a night of sleeping with a scratchy blanket and not people's homes and cars being set on fire
www.rte.ie/news/2026/06...
www.rte.ie/news/2026/06...
NIFRS says it responded to 62 incidents amid unrest
The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service has said it responded to 62 incidents following a night of unrest in Belfast.
www.rte.ie
June 10, 2026 at 3:53 AM
Oh look, @news.rte.ie are calling fascist violence "unrest" as if it was a night of sleeping with a scratchy blanket and not people's homes and cars being set on fire
www.rte.ie/news/2026/06...
www.rte.ie/news/2026/06...
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But the rich got richer, so it's good, right?
That's what authoritarians believe. They will allow their overlords to kill them because they are better than them.
Authoritarians are all psychopaths, IMO.
@theauthoritarians.bsky.social
That's what authoritarians believe. They will allow their overlords to kill them because they are better than them.
Authoritarians are all psychopaths, IMO.
@theauthoritarians.bsky.social
January 1, 2026 at 8:37 PM
But the rich got richer, so it's good, right?
That's what authoritarians believe. They will allow their overlords to kill them because they are better than them.
Authoritarians are all psychopaths, IMO.
@theauthoritarians.bsky.social
That's what authoritarians believe. They will allow their overlords to kill them because they are better than them.
Authoritarians are all psychopaths, IMO.
@theauthoritarians.bsky.social
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When Americans insist "it can't happen here," they’re wrong. A sociologist who studies collective memory and identity examines how the U.S. forgot its own fascist movements and what that collective amnesia means today.
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tcnv.link/gmQcWD9
December 30, 2025 at 12:01 PM
When Americans insist "it can't happen here," they’re wrong. A sociologist who studies collective memory and identity examines how the U.S. forgot its own fascist movements and what that collective amnesia means today.
tcnv.link/gmQcWD9
tcnv.link/gmQcWD9
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I hoped never to see concentration camps like the ones I grew up in appear again in this country. Reading this breaks my heart.
July 9, 2025 at 2:08 PM
I hoped never to see concentration camps like the ones I grew up in appear again in this country. Reading this breaks my heart.
The UK Terrorism Act was enacted to address terrorism. The UK government seems to be twisting this to now include non-violent direct action protest. www.bbc.com/news/article...
July 4, 2025 at 9:25 PM
The UK Terrorism Act was enacted to address terrorism. The UK government seems to be twisting this to now include non-violent direct action protest. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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July 3, 2025 at 3:56 PM
During the WW2 Operation Loyton in the Vosges 31 British SAS were captured and murdered by the Nazis. In reprisal 140 French civilians also were taken to die in concentration camps. When the authoritarian spectre reaches full pitch they annihilate anyone who does not submit.
June 29, 2025 at 4:09 PM
During the WW2 Operation Loyton in the Vosges 31 British SAS were captured and murdered by the Nazis. In reprisal 140 French civilians also were taken to die in concentration camps. When the authoritarian spectre reaches full pitch they annihilate anyone who does not submit.
A core fallacy being made by Trump supporters is that because they support him then he will protect them and not come after them. Throughout history authoritarian followers have made this mistake. He will search for any sign that you are not submitting to him, forever.
June 29, 2025 at 8:09 AM
A core fallacy being made by Trump supporters is that because they support him then he will protect them and not come after them. Throughout history authoritarian followers have made this mistake. He will search for any sign that you are not submitting to him, forever.
Capitalism is the most insidious form of authoritarianism
June 28, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Capitalism is the most insidious form of authoritarianism
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20 June 1885 | Polish Jew, Israel Michel Lerner, was born in Tarnów. He emigrated to Belgium.
He was deported to #Auschwitz from Kazerne Dossin in Mechelen on 15 September 1942. he was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.
He was deported to #Auschwitz from Kazerne Dossin in Mechelen on 15 September 1942. he was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.
June 20, 2025 at 8:01 PM
20 June 1885 | Polish Jew, Israel Michel Lerner, was born in Tarnów. He emigrated to Belgium.
He was deported to #Auschwitz from Kazerne Dossin in Mechelen on 15 September 1942. he was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.
He was deported to #Auschwitz from Kazerne Dossin in Mechelen on 15 September 1942. he was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.
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It's good to have a plan ...
June 20, 2025 at 1:44 AM
It's good to have a plan ...
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“Americans are being forced to accept masked paramilitary forces stopping you anytime, anywhere—demanding to know where people are from,” says @chrislhayes.bsky.social. “It is an assault on the idea of America itself.”
June 20, 2025 at 12:52 AM
“Americans are being forced to accept masked paramilitary forces stopping you anytime, anywhere—demanding to know where people are from,” says @chrislhayes.bsky.social. “It is an assault on the idea of America itself.”
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A brave 20 year old US citizen that stood up to ICE, Adrian Andrew Martinez, disappeared by the regime. His family currently unable to find him after being kidnapped by regime troopers.
His mother: "I have no idea where he's at. I don't know if he's okay. I'm really worried right now." #StopICE
His mother: "I have no idea where he's at. I don't know if he's okay. I'm really worried right now." #StopICE
June 19, 2025 at 7:36 PM
A brave 20 year old US citizen that stood up to ICE, Adrian Andrew Martinez, disappeared by the regime. His family currently unable to find him after being kidnapped by regime troopers.
His mother: "I have no idea where he's at. I don't know if he's okay. I'm really worried right now." #StopICE
His mother: "I have no idea where he's at. I don't know if he's okay. I'm really worried right now." #StopICE
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amid the analyses of the far right rising, it's nice to have a story about the far right losing. this one adds some interesting, if unsettling, insight into how it happened, and why "claim no easy victories" remains a useful precept.
New blog post from Roland Clark (University of Liverpool) highlights lessons that can be learned from Romania's recent, crucial victory against the populist far right.
www.farrightanalysisnetwork.com?p=655
www.farrightanalysisnetwork.com?p=655
A Sigh of Relief: How the Far-Right Lost Romania – Far Right Analysis Network
www.farrightanalysisnetwork.com
May 30, 2025 at 5:23 PM
amid the analyses of the far right rising, it's nice to have a story about the far right losing. this one adds some interesting, if unsettling, insight into how it happened, and why "claim no easy victories" remains a useful precept.