Seriously doesn’t matter whether those enacting racist policy do so out of conviction or cynicism, but also the whole “I know they don’t believe it in their secret heart of hearts” bit is — at best — naive credulity masquerading as realpolitik. At worst, well.
― cozen itt (wins), Thursday, 14 March 2024 18:53 (two months ago) link
Reading this thread with Gustavo Petro's quote from last year on the back of my mind: "Many in Europe have already welcomed Hitler into their homes", something like that
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 16 March 2024 07:35 (two months ago) link
The West has been experiencing a right wing drift since about 1979.
― Zelda Zonk, Saturday, 16 March 2024 08:08 (two months ago) link
Weird string of physical attacks on various politicians the last few months
― anvil, Thursday, 9 May 2024 17:43 (two weeks ago) link
(in Germany)
Fico/SMER wins as expected (though exit polls got it wrong, polls in the run in were correct)
Fico shot, "life threatening injuries".
― I've left the box of soup near your shoes (Tom D.), Wednesday, 15 May 2024 16:12 (one week ago) link
That definitely constitutes a physical attack.
― I've left the box of soup near your shoes (Tom D.), Wednesday, 15 May 2024 16:13 (one week ago) link
he's taken 4 bullets in the stomach apparently, that's some serious shit.
― vodkaitamin effrtvescent (calzino), Wednesday, 15 May 2024 16:16 (one week ago) link
Finally some good news
― xyzzzz__, Wednesday, 15 May 2024 18:21 (one week ago) link
Finally something happened
― Are you addicted to struggling with your horse? (Boring, Maryland), Wednesday, 15 May 2024 18:44 (one week ago) link
Is there any indication as to what the motivation was or who (if anyone) was behind it? Fico is such a murky guy there could be any number of reasons
― anvil, Thursday, 16 May 2024 05:11 (one week ago) link
unconfirmed reports are that the perpetrator is a 71-year old activist who opposes the government's attempts to impose political control over the public broadcaster?
― ufo, Thursday, 16 May 2024 09:17 (one week ago) link
I saw it was a 71 year old but not what the reason was.
Occam's razor seems applicable here, even though there could be a range of possibilities, it looks very lone wolf
― anvil, Thursday, 16 May 2024 09:33 (one week ago) link
Slovak PM has 'very difficult hours and shits' ahead of him
― vodkaitamin effrtvescent (calzino), Thursday, 16 May 2024 18:36 (one week ago) link