I get that liberal now means progressive in other countries, but does it need to? Separating the two would be so useful today when much of the left is desperate to never see misinformation and views they disagree with. Many conservatives are this way too but we've always known that. It's already […]
“If you come to a Western society with retrograde views about blacks, women & gays, your socialization of that Western society will moderate those views, whether you want it to or not…”
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#Oikophobia #TheWest #democracy #LiberalValues #MoralConfusion #MoralRot #Quillette #Jewsky
So I've been giving some thought to what Labor stands for today and this song from the past came succinctly to mind.
#auspol #liberalvalues #labor #laborvalues
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credit to turbo kid and redgum
"The purpose of art and civilization is to help us grow a little, to increase our ability to empathize with people outside of ourselves, to develop an understanding of the theory of mind."
best Pope from #Chicago ever! #LiberalValues
Talk about politics as if everybody is a mix of both self-interest and trying to advance some vision of the better life for others. Nobody is evil but we're all definitely working with limited information and a bias built on our own life experiences. And if they are powerful in this broken […]
I want #RankedChoiceVoting and #DemocracyOfReach and a better UN because I believe in #LiberalValues. I think we get the best outcomes for everyone when everyone gets an equal say. I recognize individual ignorance and bias. I think fascism and the excesses of capitalism come down to concentrated […]
AI agrees with you to maximize engagement (make their owners more money). Yes that's what your favorite political pundit is doing too.
Our #civics is doomed unless we come to appreciate (and support) the people who are smart and well informed but also honest with empathy for all sides […]
@aaronrosspowell.com
what % of the liberty movement just wants less limits on making more money?
while I consider myself liberal, I don't use libertarian or classical liberal because that tends to imply some level of market fundamentalism. liberalism (not sure about liberty) can require limits […]
Politics actually shouldn't be about persuasion imo. That would just lead to the people with the most power to push shit on others winning. We should be trying to ensure everybody is well informed and thinking about institutions, issues and policy critically, while we try to balance the powers […]
One argument that #CharlieKirk was different is that his whole persona was about talking to people that disagreed with him. So did he ever publicly admit to being persuaded or say conservatives were wrong on an issue? Otherwise it was performative. Sneaky persuasive rather than honest open […]
Obviously the worst thing is the unjustified violence.
But if someone like Osama says kill people, that's bad too. What if they never actually tell people to kill others but just say some group is doing horrible shit and nobody will stop them. Doesn't that imply somebody should? And if you stop […]
I am standing for re-election to the LibDem Federal International Relations Committee and would be honoured to receive your nominations.
#InternationalRelations #Europe #Leadership
#LibDems #FederalElections2025 #GlobalEngagement #LiberalValues #MembersVoice #Election2025
I strongly disagree with @kenwhite.bsky.social. It has always rested on the people to demand more than barbarism from their government. To teach #LiberalValues to future generations. But we've been failing to do this well in this nation for generations. Our […]
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when you don't have a cultural norm of debate and dialogue, it ends up mattering much more who can achieve a greater reach for their argument than whose argument is better.
Freedom of expression is not idealism. It is practical survival for democracy.
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#Democracy #Freedom #LiberalValues
Shattered glass framing the Houses of Parliament, symbolising democracy under threat.
What happens if populism wins? Free speech fades, rights erode, and democracy cracks. Today’s blog asks why classical liberals must defend democracy now.
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#DefendDemocracy #StopPopulism #FreeSpeech #HumanRights #LiberalValues
Ok, so I finally got a framing of liberalism from the left that I can understand, even if I disagree with it.
That liberalism believes we can't challenge market power. So their approach to dealing with climate change fails because it says going after oil companies is off limits. Fixing health […]
We don't need and shouldn't want #journalism that is neutral or moderate, but it must be fair and in good faith. Lying assholes deter us from engaging in the public conversation, hurting democracy and our shared civic life. #LiberalValues
Over time, people figure it out. We just usually hate admitting we were wrong to people who disagree with us.
So the best (only?) thing we can really do is build systems that encourage everyone getting a variety of info and perspectives to speed it along. Cause the sooner minds change, the less […]
Liberals are dissidents. They speak out against all sides as appropriate. Sometimes that's the establishment, sometimes that's your "own side".
I hate that liberal has lost this meaning. That many now think it means exactly the opposite of that. That the left calls people to the right of […]
It was bad then - it’s worse today.
The motion was dangerous & irresponsible giving in to terror, rewarding injustice, and adding fuel to the fires of #antisemitism
#Canada #MoralClarity #LiberalValues #UNWRA #Hamas #Terrorism #MoralRot #MoralCollapse #Orwellian
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No service can replace social media by giving you all the news you need because everybody is biased in different ways. The magic of social media is you can curate a wide variety of smart perspectives, but you do have to do the work. The alternative is giving over influence over what we know and […]
Noen som følger seg truffet av denne?
Konstantin Kisin og Francis Foster deler deres mening om Israel og konflikten.
Se hele klippet på Youtube under kontoen: @triggernometry
#triggernometry #liberalvalues #kultur #gaza #palestina #medisraelforfred #miff2025
"I hope all these MFers, who are out there goose-stepping get fired. He knows what he did. He ran back to the loving embrace of #LiberalValues when he got fired. "Free speech, free speech!" You were just saying you're a fucking Nazi you dumb bitch. Ain't no free speech in Nazi Germany. According […]
"Cease quoting laws to those of us with swords." #PompeyTheGreat
without empathy, without an understanding that this path makes all the benefits of an open society impossible, isn't this the unavoidable result?
And laws are not enough if we do not establish and accept a third party to decide […]
I've thought and said #EpsteinDidntKillHimself for years. I think the problems with our government come down more to the wealthy having too much say than Dem or GOP influence. So for me, this case is an example of privileged people being protected by the system. That #MAGA thought Trump would be […]
UBI has been successful in Alaska’s oil-funded dividends and Finland’s experiments. There is more than enough.
#EconomicFreedom #FutureOfWork #LiberalValues
Bullying BRICS countries with tariffs = Trump alienating allies like India and Brazil. His ‘America First’ obsession undermines global stability and hands the reins to even more authoritarian regimes. #LiberalValues #NoToTrump
