The Gangster-in-Chief versus Ilhan Omar
- April 13, 2019
- by
- Matt
I have to admit I was wrong about Donald Trump. Before he was elected I recognised that he was a danger to his country and to the world, and that he also posed a direct threat to migrants and minorities in the United States. It was clear even during his campaign that Trump was a moral and political degenerate, devoid of any decency or scruple, who represented the American kleptocracy at its basest. It was obvious that he was consciously summoning the darkest forces in American society onto the historical stage and weaponising hatred...
On the Hate Highway
- April 11, 2019
- by
- Matt
Yesterday a British Muslim woman I follow on Twitter posted an anonymous message she had received threatening to skin her alive. This was one of various similar threats that she has received, some of which she had reported to the police – without any response. These threats were clearly intended to intimidate a politically outspoken...
Drill Baby Drill: Donald Trump’s Sociopathic Gaze
- February 07, 2019
- by
- Matt
There are many reasons why the rise of populist ethnonationalism and authoritarianism is bad news. But one reason which tends to receive little attention is the impact of this phenomenon on the environment.
For some time now, we have become accustomed – too accustomed – to a relentless stream of alarming reports on the future of...
Turning Point: All the Young (Alt-Right) Dudes
- February 05, 2019
- by
- Matt
As we sleepwalk towards the Brexit iceberg on 29 March, we should remember that the hardright ‘populists’ who have been dreaming of this outcome for so long don’t see it as an end, but as part of an ongoing process.
For some of them it’s a famous victory in a wider ethnonationalist assault on the international...
Donald Trump’s Lyin’ Eyes
- January 22, 2019
- by
- Matt
If there’s one thing that has defined Donald Trump’s presidency more than anything else, it’s his startling propensity for lying.
According to the Washington Post‘s Fact Checker database, Trump has made 7, 645 ‘false or misleading claims’ since taking office. Last October alone, the WP found that he said ‘1,200 things that were false or misleading.’
It...
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