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This is a quick post to keep things happening on the blog while I try to get the time and energy to deal with multiple other issues ...
Firstly, what is the attraction ofoNietzsche?
I have never understood that - N seems to me to be just singing the praises of strength without any morals or ethics, which makes the advocacy selfish, self-centred, and inherently destructive of community.
(This was prompted by a passing reference to N in a news article I will likely be including in this weeks coming reflections post.)Another news report I will be including is on Australia’s defence forces not kicking out a far right person for an extended period of time after discovery. The command said they don’t tolerate such extremism, but their actions clearly do, so ... do they have a problem with having been infiltrated by the far right at some levels?
That sort of infiltration was raised a few years ago as a concern with regard to police, and both organisations have an external perception of being authoritarian - which is not entirely correct (e.g., see here), but if that perception exists it may draw those with a weakness towards far right extremism.
And, in addition, there is deliberate development of military/paramilitary mindsets.
That, combined withopoliceotacticsowhich appearoto protecton_ z_s, and the presence of some police & military in far right extremist actions overseas in recent years (which must be offset by the larger number who are acting against right wing extremism - both in their duties and personally) raises a question:
how informed, nuanced, and accurate is theocommandohierarchy’sounderstanding of: hate speech vs free speech, what constitutes a threat to the members of minority groups, infiltration (especially historical), and how to protect democracies and what a democracy is?
I fear most western nations are failing their citizens with inadequate military and paramilitary command structures ...
Mainstream media are mostly lost to either right wing infiltration and/or incompetence, and progressive political parties are showing similar failings to those of the military/paramilitary command structures.
One of the most transphobic media outlets once requested (a few years ago now) that I discuss which of two conspiracy fantasies "explained" what they amathiacally considered an explosion in the number of trans people. Naturally, I ignored the request (long experience - don't step into a trap, especially a baited trap ... if you want to cover the issues, find another platform, one that is competent and at least neutral).
And as far as political parties go, I recently came across an article (which I haven't been able to find again) which said the reason fascists/n_ z_s/"the far right"/"the radical right"/"the extreme right" were so vehement in attacking trans people was that it enrages their supporter base, but left most uninformed and uncaring people unmoved ...
It is the gap that is significant to them - and on that, too many police and supposedly progressive politicians are too incompetent/amathiac to even notice, let alone be decent enough as human beings to care.
For the record, note that the Lemkin Institute published a “Statement on the Genocidal Nature of the Gender Critical Movement’s Ideology and Practice” https://www.lemkininstitute.com/statements-new-page/statement-on-the-genocidal-nature-of-the-gender-critical-movement%E2%80%99s-ideology-and-practice , and an updated and re-released Red Flag Alert for the United States on the Anti-Trans Agenda of the Trump Administration https://www.lemkininstitute.com/red-flag-alerts/red-flag-alert-for-the-anti-trans-agenda-of-the-trump-administration-in-the-united-states
Transphobia is often murderous - either through direct violence or hate driving people to suicide; gender critical ideology is genocidal.
Going back to politicians, I am gravely concerned at what appear to be attempts by our (Australia's) PM to gain the favour of the USA's leader ...
That leader is anti-democratic, pro-hate, and of questionable health and unquestioned unfitness for his role - and we're heading down an out-Chamberlain Chamberlain pathway ...
On the other hand, I sat in on a good meeting this evening about political resistance to hate and fascism.
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Remember: we generally need to be more human being rather than human doing, to mind our Mӕgan, and to acknowledge that all misgendering is an act of active transphobia/transmisia that puts trans+ lives at risk & accept that all insistence on the use of “trans” as a descriptor comes with commensurate use of “cis” as a descriptor to prevent “othering” (just as binary gendered [men’s and women’s] sporting teams are either both given the gender descriptor, or neither).
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