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“Trump’s Reign of Cruelty”

by Henry Giroux in Counterpunch

@counterpunch
@UKLabour

“Neoliberalism does not simply fail; it creates the conditions for authoritarian restoration. As public goods are gutted and civic life is eroded, the only function left for the state is repression”

https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/02/17/trumps-reign-of-cruelty/

#Press #US #Trump #MAGA #Fascism #Cruelty #Neoliberalism #Democracy #Musk #Beezos #Thiel #Vichy #Quisling #Repression

Trump’s Reign of Cruelty - CounterPunch.org

Neoliberalism has always been more than an economic project; it is a political and educational weapon designed to erode social solidarity and dismantle the foundations of democracy.
Henry Giroux (CounterPunch.org)
#fascism #democracy #trump #musk #maga #us #press #repression #neoliberalism #cruelty #thiel #quisling #beezos #vichy @UKLabour @counterpunch

Palestinian fired over LinkedIn posts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7GdNO2QNPw

Speakap fired a Palestinian over pro-Palestine LinkedIn posts, which the court deemed political belief discrimination, resulting in a ‘historic victory’ in the Netherlands. Widespread unlawful discriminatory behavior of European companies comes into the light from this landmark case…

#Speakap #LinkedIn #Descrimination #Palestine #GenocideSupport #Cruelty #Israel #Unlawful #EmploymentLaw #LandmarkCase

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#israel #palestine #linkedin #genocidesupport #cruelty #unlawful #speakap #descrimination #employmentlaw #landmarkcase

Don't mistake this for what it is. It's cruelty propaganda designed to show what happens to those who get out of line.

'Disgusting': Trump White House Slammed Over 'Extremely Psychopathic' Migrant Video

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/white-house-deportation-asmr_n_67b59e2ce4b04083cc996831

Critics called the footage "unconscionable" and "grotesque."

#Trump #migrants #cruelty #deportation

'Disgusting': Trump White House Slammed Over 'Extremely Psychopathic' Migrant Video

Ed Mazza (HuffPost)
#trump #migrants #cruelty #deportation

#gaza #genocide #palestine #israel #warcrimes #CrimesAgainstHumanity #torture #brutality #cruelty #netanyahu

@palestine

"Israeli soldiers used an 80-year-old Gazan as a human shield. Then they killed him - Soldiers put an explosive cord around the man's neck and forced him to scout buildings for eight hours. After his release, another division shot him dead."
By Illy Pe’ery

https://www.972mag.com/gaza-human-shield-mosquito/

Israeli soldiers used 80-year-old Gazan as human shield, then killed him

Ben Reiff (+972 Magazine)
#warcrimes #israel #genocide #palestine #gaza #netanyahu #torture #crimesagainsthumanity #cruelty #brutality @palestine

The Science of Evil On Empathy and the Origins of Cruelty by Simon Baron-Cohen, 2011

“The Science of Evil* is a compelling journey into the ubiquitous power of empathy in our lives. The devastating effects of ‘zero degrees of empathy’ are masterfully described and thoroughly analyzed. Professor Simon Baron-Cohen’s book shows how, with its unexpected and unsettling absence, empathy reveals its foundational role in human sociality.

@bookstodon
#books
#empathy
#cruelty
#evil
Simon Baron-Cohen is a Professor of Developmental Psychopathology at the University of Cambridge. “Simon Baron-Cohen displays once again his ability to bring science to bear on troubling and controversial issues. Arguing that we explain nothing by describing acts of wanton cruelty as evil, he explores the simple but powerful hypothesis that such acts can be traced to a distinct psychological state - a lack of empathy. He backs up his claim with a wealth of research - from developmental psychology, psychiatry, neuroscience and genetics. Those who have to deal with the aftermath of cruelty may not agree with Baron-Cohen’s analysis but they will surely be informed and provoked by his boldness and originality.” Michael Gazzaniga, Professor of Psychology, University of California - Santa Barbara; author of *The Ethical Brain *“Horrific crimes usually freeze the mind, leaving only a desire for retribution. Simon Baron-Cohen has taken us beyond those mental inadequacies. In this book, proposing a new way to think about evil people and empathy, he has laid the scientific groundwork for a future and brighter science of understanding the dark side of the human condition.” Marco Iacoboni, Professor, UCLA; author of *Mirroring People: The Science of Empathy and How We Connect with Others
#empathy #books #evil #cruelty @bookstodon group

"You simply cannot cover Trump’s second term accurately and responsibly if you are not willing to situate his acts as part of a terrifying descent into authoritarianism, racism, and cruelty.

And the mainstream political media – for a variety of reasons -- is not willing to do anything of the kind."

~ Dan Froomkin

#Trump #fascism #authoritarianism #cruelty #immigrants #migrants #corruption #crime #grift #media
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https://criticalread.substack.com/p/why-is-trump-coverage-so-feeble

Why is Trump coverage so feeble?

You cannot cover Trump’s second term accurately if you are not willing to situate his acts as part of a terrifying descent into authoritarianism.
Dan Froomkin (Press Watch)
#fascism #trump #media #crime #grift #corruption #authoritarianism #migrants #immigrants #cruelty

Whether you're religious or anti-religious, if you want to convince me that you have something good to offer me and others, if you approach me with violence, aggression, hostility, and supercilious arrogance, I will tune you out.

Because the world is full of those things and those of us repulsed by them seek alternatives to them from anyone promising us good solutions, not echoes of them.

#religion #morality #community #welcome #violence #cruelty
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#religion #community #violence #morality #cruelty #welcome

But the arrogance and violence and aggression of many people speaking out on social media these days against those who have religious convictions also tells us that atheism and anti-religious commitments do not necessarily yield more humane, tolerant, kind, non-violent behavior among those who have these commitments.

I find the militant dogmatism of some anti-religious people just as repulsive as I find the dogmatism of some religious people.

#religion #community #violence #cruelty
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#religion #community #violence #cruelty

I agree with Jessica Grose. Religious bodies can exercise great cruelty and do horrific injustice. I know this personally as someone who has worked for church institutions and experienced deplorable discrimination in them.

Religious people have much to learn from non-religious and anti-religious people including atheists. One can be a profoundly moral person and have no religious faith at all.

#religion #morality #community #welcome #violence #cruelty
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#religion #community #violence #morality #cruelty #welcome

"Religious institutions are certainly not the only potential avenue for meaning, purpose and value in society. But we can’t underestimate the power of their reach, even in an increasingly secular world. When they have epic moral failures, it affects all of us, because it makes everyone more suspicious of potentially welcoming communities."

#religion #morality #community #welcome #violence #cruelty
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#religion #community #violence #morality #cruelty #welcome

"As a secular, mildly observant Jew, I don’t feel strongly about whether other Americans attend religious services or believe in God. But I do care about the pervasive — and honestly, warranted — cynicism that young people have about religious institutions, because I think it is contributing to a more disconnected, careless and cruel society."

#religion #morality #community #welcome #violence #cruelty
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#religion #community #violence #morality #cruelty #welcome

Jessica Grose notes the compelling reasons many younger people are turning their backs on organized religion — she points, in particular, to the horror show of sexual abuse of minors and its coverup in the Catholic church.

But she laments the effects of this rejection of religious institutions for the following reasons:

#religion #morality #community #welcome #violence #cruelty
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https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/opinion/religious-institutions-church.html
#religion #community #violence #morality #cruelty #welcome

"I have been prepared for #evil, for #greed, for #cruelty, for #injustice – but I did not anticipate that the people in #power would also be such huge #losers."

Hab dem nichts hinzuzufügen. Lest Rebeccas Artikel.

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#power #evil #cruelty #greed #injustice #losers

#gaza #genocide #palestine #israel #warcrimes #atrocities #brutality #cruelty #crimesagainsthumanity #destruction #medicalsector

@palestine

Nurse Karin Huster has worked in Gaza for 5 months. ⬇️

https://youtube.com/watch?v=AP3KrSnHmDg&pp=ygUMS2FyaW4gaHVzdGVy

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#warcrimes #israel #genocide #palestine #gaza #crimesagainsthumanity #destruction #atrocities #cruelty #brutality #medicalsector @palestine

Selective breeding of animals for their looks is an abomination

The Scottish Fold Cat, made popular by Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran could be banned in Britain after a government report found it had inheritable health issues.

However, the genes that give them the unusual look also cause many of them crippling pain when they run, jump or play thanks to defective cartilage formation.

As with some dogs this is vanity cruelty.

http://archive.today/2024.12.23-222149/https://www.thetimes.com/uk/environment/article/taylor-swifts-favourite-cat-faces-breeding-ban-k32nvf6kv

#Cruelty #Vanity #CatsOfMastodon #NotScottish
A Fat, malformed cat sits on a chair
#catsofmastodon #cruelty #vanity #notscottish

"Our country faces an incoming tsunami of bigotry, hatred, and discrimination. It targets Muslims, Arabs, Jews, Black people, the LGBTQ+ community, and many others. And it always pretends to be something other than what it is. These forces are fueled not only by their proponents, but equally by the collaboration and silence of the spineless."

~ Adeel Mangi

#Trump #MakingAmericaGreatAgain #MAGA #EconomicElites #corporations #WhiteChristians #cruelty
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https://www.lawdork.com/p/adeel-mangi-letter-third-circuit-nominee

Adeel Mangi’s letter to America

Biden's stalled Third Circuit nominee, Mangi spoke out in a fiery — and needed — four-page letter. Also: The clock is ticking on TikTok. (Sorry.)
Chris Geidner (Law Dork)
#trump #maga #corporations #cruelty #economicelites #makingamericagreatagain #whitechristians

"While the Congressional Budget Office estimates this mass deportation will cost at least $88 billion a year, another cost that is rarely mentioned is that according to Bloomberg, undocumented immigrants currently pay about $100 billion a year in taxes. Losing that income, too, will likely have to be made up with cuts from elsewhere."

#Trump #fascism #immigrants #deportation #MassDeportation #cruelty #violence
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#fascism #trump #violence #immigrants #cruelty #deportation #massdeportation

"Today Trump confirmed that he intends to bypass normal legal constraints on his actions by declaring a national emergency on his first day in office in order to launch his mass deportation of undocumented migrants."

~ Heather Cox Richardson

#Trump #fascism #immigrants #deportation #MassDeportation #cruelty #violence
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https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/november-18-2024

November 18, 2024

On Friday, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo locked in a $6.6 billion deal with the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company for it to invest $65 billion in three state-of-the-art fabrication plants in Arizona.
Heather Cox Richardson (Letters from an American)
#fascism #trump #violence #immigrants #cruelty #deportation #massdeportation

"'These choices aren’t just controversial; they require us to stay vigilant about how each potential new Cabinet member could negatively affect our lives.'

But I think we’re missing the bigger picture. These nominations signal the totalitarian drift that’s coming to Washington and the country. Yes, that’s right. No, I’m not exaggerating. It’s time to start using that word."

Stoehr says totalitarian.

I say fascist.

#Trump #fascism #cruelty
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#fascism #trump #cruelty

John Stoehr on why Trump is appointing monstrosities to his cabinet:

"Among liberals, the discussion seems to be limited to the absurdities each of these people brings to governance as well as the dangers they pose. 'Yes, shake your head at the seeming absurdity of these picks,' wrote MSNBC’s Jen Psaki. 'But don’t stop there.'"

#Trump #fascism #cruelty
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https://www.editorialboard.com/trumps-cabinet-nominees-are-a-sign-of-totalitarian-drift/

Trump’s cabinet nominees are a sign of totalitarian drift

Their plain awfulness is the point.
John Stoehr (The Editorial Board)
#fascism #trump #cruelty

Timothy Snyder zeroes in on the Russian-generated psyops the Republican party used in this campaign to suppress Harris votes:

"'The entire goal of the campaign was to push her numbers down,' as a top Trump advisor said. This was achieved by the familiar phantom combination: oligarchical money + psychographic information about individuals + social media delivery system + demotivational message."

#Trump #fascism #cruelty #ElonMusk #Putin
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https://snyder.substack.com/p/the-phantom-campaign

The Phantom Campaign

Digital Oligarchy vs. the Democratic Future
Timothy Snyder (Thinking about...)
#fascism #trump #elonmusk #putin #cruelty

"He wasn’t kidding. Donald Trump really does want to rule as an extremist strongman, with contempt for the planet, for America’s allies and for the rule of law. He’s made that crystal clear this week, announcing one bombshell appointment after another, each one a declaration of intent."

~ Jonathan Freedland

#Trump #fascism #cruelty #chaos #future
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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/nov/15/outrageous-appointments-donald-trump-anti-vaxxer
#fascism #trump #future #chaos #cruelty

"There will be a reversal of human rights, an erosion of safety for millions of people (and, sadly, including the nations we influence around the world), the rejection of basic principles of the law, and an increasing enslavement of democracy to oligarchs and billionaires.

That’s what Christian nationalists want. That’s Project 2025."

#Trump #fascism #cruelty #chaos #WhiteChristianNationalists
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#fascism #trump #chaos #cruelty #whitechristiannationalists

"The decline in voter participation is what allows the Republicans to cosplay a mandate. If the elite political media plays along, that play-pretend becomes reality. Any story you read that uses the word mandate in any way except ironically is playing you for a fool…."

~ Charles Pierce

#Trump #fascism #cruelty #disinformation #VoterApathy #media
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https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a62896778/presidential-election-2024-turnout/

Trump Only Gets to Pretend to Have a Mandate Because of Low Turnout

Trump only gets to pretend he got one of those because of voter turnout. 
Charles P. Pierce (Esquire)
#fascism #trump #media #disinformation #cruelty #voterapathy

"This election was about identity after all—an American identity which has become more tolerant of authoritarianism and less committed to democracy over the past decade. As Trump’s opponents try to figure out why they were defeated and how they can resist him over the next four years, they need to confront the dark reality about who we have become as a nation."

#Trump #fascism #cruelty #authoritarianism #disinformation #education #IdentityPolitics
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#fascism #trump #education #disinformation #authoritarianism #identitypolitics #cruelty

"Americans didn’t elect Trump because they were offended by the Democrats—they elected Trump because they like him. They know everything they need to know about Trump. He has been broadcasting his cruelty, hatred, and self-obsession into every American home for nearly a decade."

#Trump #fascism #cruelty #authoritarianism #disinformation #education
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#fascism #trump #education #disinformation #authoritarianism #cruelty

"The old narratives about the Democrats’ contempt for the working class and their racially divisive politics don’t apply to this election. The argument that Americans are in so much economic pain that they had to vote for Trump doesn’t hold up: Unemployment is just over 4 percent, the stock market was hitting all-time highs before Trump won, and inflation has plummeted from a peak of over 9 percent to 2.4 percent."

#Trump #fascism #cruelty #authoritarianism #disinformation #education
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#fascism #trump #education #disinformation #authoritarianism #cruelty

"A cultural and political chasm has opened up between Americans who still care about the integrity of their democracy and those who do not. We have entered an age of political nihilism in which our traditional conceptions of ideological and identitarian conflict must be abandoned. This election was about the identity of the United States as a whole, and it didn’t tell an inspiring story."

~ Matt Johnson

#Trump #fascism #cruelty #authoritarianism #disinformation #education
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#fascism #trump #education #disinformation #authoritarianism #cruelty

"And yet, we’re supposed to want to be their friends, want to hang around them, invite them to parties? We’re mean if we don’t want to date them and bring them around our friends so that they can insult and denigrate them, because who doesn’t love that?"

#Trump #MAGA #family #fascism #cruelty
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#fascism #trump #maga #family #cruelty

"to — again, because this deserves repeating — shout
'YOUR BODY, OUR CHOICE!' at women and girls'; to call Puerto Rico a pile of garbage; to denigrate women who don’t have children; to repeatedly claim that 'liberalism is a mental disorder'; to talk about how they voted for Trump to punish us; to regularly claim that Black people are lying about the existence of racism and police brutality, to force their religion on us, and so forth!"

#Trump #MAGA #family #fascism #cruelty
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#fascism #trump #maga #family #cruelty

"Just so we’re clear — the rule is that these people are allowed to despise us; to insult large groups of people on the regular; to demand that transgender people be pushed out of public society for their own comfort; to talk gleefully about how they can’t want to watch ICE agents pull grandmothers from their beds and deport them;"

~ Robyn Pennacchia

#Trump #MAGA #family #fascism #cruelty
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https://www.wonkette.com/p/these-people-voted-for-trump-because

These People Voted For Trump Because They Hate You, And You Monsters Won't Befriend Them?

What is the world coming to?
Robyn Pennacchia (Wonkette)
#fascism #trump #maga #family #cruelty

"But what I am saying is that, if you have MAGA relatives or friends, you need to evaluate your relationship not just on the basis of the ugly choice they made in the past, but on the basis of what that ugly choice says about what they might do to you in the future."

#Trump #MAGA #family #fascism #cruelty
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#fascism #trump #maga #family #cruelty

I just posted this valuable statement by Noah Berlatsky on Facebook, and Facebook immediately took down the posting:

"It may not be safe to remain friends with MAGA. Trump voters have told you they will hurt you. It’s reasonable to believe them. …

I’m not saying everyone in every case has to cut their MAGA family out of their life. Different people are in different circumstances; you can’t make blanket rules."

#Trump #MAGA #family #fascism #cruelty
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https://www.everythingishorrible.net/p/it-may-not-be-safe-to-remain-friends

It May Not Be Safe to Remain Friends With MAGA

Noah Berlatsky (Everything Is Horrible)
#fascism #trump #maga #family #cruelty

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