The very fact we have to say “vote against fascism” is a damning indictment of the failure of our democratic institutions and the rule of law. You shouldn’t be able to vote FOR fascism. Democracies that lack constitutional safeguards against fascism will, eventually, stop being democracies. When? At the last election. The one that elected the fascists. Democracy cannot tolerate fascism. Tolerance cannot tolerate intolerance. I’m afraid this is a lesson we will learn the hard way. Again.
@aral it's also pernicious even within a supposed democracy: I would encourage anyone to look at who gets to be a candidate and check their background of family and political ties going back a few decades at least. Especially in countries where third parties have basically zero chance of entering the political theatre. More often than not what is seen as a democracy is an oligarchy switching power between a few groups and using the same extreme discourse as true fascists to polarise people.
Hello friends, I’m about to make a call on some wacky old school phone to ask for the rain 🌧️ to stop here!
It’s been a very busy and very wet 💦 Monday- BunMum and BunDad have been bailing water from neighbour drainpipes all day as they haven’t gotten the new sump pump yet (and they don’t want me floating down the street in the house!). They’ve also got a new eavestrough issue due to some neighbour’s trees. 😅 -Skye 😘❤️ #SkyeLove
Also regarding the book on this thread: There are some families* that back then had members ranking high in the dictatorship that today remain in power either directly in politics or within the economy. Neither the dictatorship nor revolution was able to take power from them.
Portuguese names can get rather big (I have 2 given names + 3 surnames) so with more uncommon surnames (usual in the aristocracy or oligarchs) it is rather easy to find out if two people are related with a few searches.
@theRhinoDragon helloes flying friend! 🥰 My favourite resting spot is very comfy yes 🥰 I even slided into the dream world for a bit 😴😌 I also like to go there to observe the doggos that are walking outside to see what they're up to 🧐
@Satori I was stopped as my eyes passed through the shelf because I thought for a moment that Skye had materialized there using some advanced bunGadget 🤭
Furends! I knew the hoomin was up to something I was taken to the VETs! They were the ones asking for my poops earlier 🙄 I was very mad to be taken off my usual window spot and go around in the noisy carriage 😒 they turned me around and inspected all of my tiny body, and poke me a lot, then they gave me some kind of vaccine. Daddy gave me some dandelion greens but I'm still mad 😤 #luaBun#bunniesOfMastodon
BunDad: she's all good, just a few strands of hair on her poops but nothing to worry
My cabin has been infiltrated by a mysterious intruder. I am gathering my sensory equipment and am about to head out on a mission to assess the situation.
Errico Malatesta issue on Anarchy provides a good point to understand the concepts, concerns, and critiques.
He was an Italian anarchist that personally met Bakunin and Kropotkin. He was also persecuted during Fascist Italy.
He had his own ideologically inclusive form of libertarian communism (see 2/3), and believed in a labour movement that brought together disparate groups in order to form stronger unions (see 3/3)
His particular form of inclusive (for lack of a better word) anarchism is better illustrated in this passage:
"Imposed communism would be the most detestable tyranny that the human mind could conceive. And free and voluntary communism is ironical if one has not the right and the possibility to live in a different regime, collectivist, mutualist, individualist—as one wishes, always on condition that there is no oppression or exploitation of others. "
3/3
His vision on the labour movement is rather pragmatic as well (at least when operating in a non-revolutionary setting):
"...the aim of the labour movement is the protection and improvement of the conditions of the workers now and is not effective if its ranks are not swelled with the greatest possible number of wage earners, united in solidarity against their bosses..."
Perhaps the close encounter with fascism helped him see the trouble of fragmentation.
This is the face of a cranky rabbit. Casper had his check up last week, and his blood work showed an increased level of ALP which indicates fat deposits in his liver. As a consequence, he is on a reduced-treats diet. (Bunmom could benefit from a reduced-treats diet as well.) Casper has been acting out--peeing on the floor in front of the fridge. Let's hope that he can lose a little of his portliness. Otherwise, he is in good health for his age (9 years).