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Old Dog Thought- Marco Polo, and Copernicus were heretics in the days when god and the flat earthers dominated science and logic. Today its the Climate science against the interests behind denialists, Murdoch and money

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Fighting Fake News with REAL, 13/2/23, Conservatism,

Informed Opinion

Why is Conservatism? – » The Australian Independent Media Network

Economically, conservatives serve the big end of town. Socially, they serve tradition. They do not seem to understand that arguing from tradition leads to some very dark places. Or perhaps they do know. It is unclear which is worse. Much like the already rich arguing for Libertarian economics, only those already privileged could argue from tradition. Why is Conservatism? It is a millstone around the neck of humanity.

Source: Why is Conservatism? – » The Australian Independent Media Network

Informed Comment

What Is the State of Conservatism Today?

Know Your Enemy is a podcast about conservatism that takes analyzing its ideas and actions seriously. As we approach the end of Trump’s presidential term, we talked to its hosts about the state of the Republican Party and the Right after nearly four years of President Trump.

Politics.

Alt-wrong: The Australian right is startling for its incoherence | The Monthly

While conservatives in Australia rarely supported Trump before his election, anti-Trump conservatism is perhaps rarer here than anywhere else in the Anglosphere. The situation has become so extreme that the Australian’s Paul Kelly described the conservative side of Australian politics as “now devouring itself, consumed by personal aggrandisement, ideological delusion and populist fervour in an upheaval likely to destroy the Turnbull government, deliver power to the Labor Party and generate a structural split among conservatives that will weaken their cause for years to come”.

via Alt-wrong: The Australian right is startling for its incoherence | The Monthly

Freedom of speech

Free speech after Charlie Hebdo

Free speech after Charlie Hebdo.