Red Hot World
"Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value" - Albert Einstein.
Antifa.
Another world is possible.
- 💯 this. It's the system that promotes the worst of humanity. It's the system that needs to change.
- Tony Benn was a prophet. “Today (1987) we had a meeting of the NEC & the Shadow Cabinet. Kinnock introduced the meeting and spoke for about 20 minutes. We went on to Peter Mandelson who said a few words. I find Mandelson a threatening figure for the future of the Party.”
- if you think about it, there's nothing more British than uniting to defeat the far right
- Why are the worst people on the planet teaming up to destroy everything we hold dear? History has the answer: we have a log jam in the "elite circulation" system. Over time, unchecked elite power drifts towards corruption and self-protection - until societies break. 🧵
- Early in an elite cycle, power is constrained. Leaders have something to prove. Institutions are new. Failure has consequences. And things work pretty well. Later on, elites close ranks. Entry is inherited or networked. The system starts serving them, not society.
- This idea goes back centuries. Ibn Khaldun described how ruling groups start out cohesive and disciplined, then descend into opulence and self-interest. Vilfredo Pareto called it the “circulation of elites”. When circulation stops, decay sets in.
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View full threadSo is global collapse now inevitable? Not necessarily - strong states can push back against oligarchs. Citizens can demand it. We need redistribution of power and money. Accountability. Real consequences. When elites spiral out of control, societies must find ways to reign them in.
- Scooby Doo was ahead of its time because no matter what monster they unmasked, it always ended up being a creepy white guy terrorizing people for money.
- We need a bit more nuance than “Epstein was Mossad so why are they calling him a Russian spy?” The truth is he was batting for Netenyahu, Putin, Trump, Farage, Bannon, Thiel, Dimon… Naked money and power. The very worst of humanity.
- FEATURED POST Epstein Files: FBI source alleged Israel, Russia, UAE influence on US officials A newly released 2020 FBI memo contains explosive allegations — but it is raw, unverified source reporting, not established fact, and should be read as such blogs.timesofisrael.com/epstein-file...
- All right-thinking people are losing their shit about this.
- For anyone wondering why Labour won’t tax the rich, here’s your answer.
- The enquiry we need now is into how our society promotes narcissists, psychopaths and princes of darkness to the top.
- The worse things get, the more important it is to be kind. Poem by Donna Ashworth.
