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#ideology

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CBC Nova Scotia

Maxime Bernier decries 'woke ideology' at campaign stop in Dartmouth
People's Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier made a campaign stop Monday in Dartmouth, N.S., where he condemned “woke ideology” and said Canada is on the precipice of going “down the drain.”
#politics #campaign #ideology #Dartmouth #NS #Canada
cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia

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doboprobodyne

@hanse_mina

Good article on how Russian subthreshold warfare activity works. Thank you for sharing it!

I think it's important to quote this bit of the article:

> The company’s founders allegedly knew the company was backed by Russian money, but Pool and the other influencers—who included Benny Johnson and Dave Rubin—were “unwitting” figures, according to officials. Tenet shut down soon after the indictment was released.

Sure, we have no idea if that's true, but I'd say it's an important feature.

#news#russia#propaganda
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A.Stringer

"Most people drop the #ideology pretty quickly once they get the #support they need. They belong to these groups because they’re getting something from them. You have to become the surrogate of that support so they don’t need the group any more."

As a hate-filled kid, I turned to #farrightideology. Now I help others avoid that path | Matthew Quinn | The Guardian
theguardian.com/commentisfree/

#hatecrime
#farrightgroups
#farrightgrooming
#underlyingcausesofracism
#populism
#supportgroup
#grooming

The Guardian · As a hate-filled kid, I turned to far-right ideology. Now I help others avoid that pathBy Georgia Wilkins
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William Lindsey :toad:

"Donald Trump opened yet another squirmish yesterday in his fascist Culture Wars on American institutions, issuing an executive order that purports to '[Restore] Truth and Sanity to American History' by ordering the Smithsonian Institution to teach only the good stuff about America…."

~ Doktor Zoom

#Trump #Smithsonian #ideology
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wonkette.com/p/donald-trump-or

Wonkette · Donald Trump Orders Smithsonian To Re-Revise All The HistoryBy Doktor Zoom
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William Lindsey :toad:

As Adam Gabbatt and Marina Dunbar, Trump has a new institution in his sights: sounding for all the world like a recrudescent Stalin, he's produced an executive order claiming that the Smithsonian suffers from "improper ideology."

#Trump #Smithsonian #ideology
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A big goal of this and other similar executive orders is probably, of course, to distract us from the damage being done to the federal government to pave the way for lowering taxes on the super-rich.

theguardian.com/us-news/2025/m

The Guardian · Trump executive order on Smithsonian targets funding for ‘improper ideology’By Adam Gabbatt
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The Open Buddhist University

📰 Self-Views Converge During Enjoyable Conversations (A ✨NEW✨, free, 12-page article)

Tags: #Ideology #Relationships
buddhistuniversity.net/content

The Open Buddhist University · Self-Views Converge During Enjoyable ConversationsWe found that participants tended to have more similar self-views post-conversation than pre-conversation, an effect we term “inter-self alignment.” Further, the more two partners’ self-views aligned, the more they enjoyed their conversation and were inclined to interact again. This effect depended on both conversation partners becoming aligned. These findings suggest that the way we see ourselves is coauthored in the act of dialogue
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Miguel Afonso Caetano

"Nonpolitical", a new synonym for reactionary and fascist bullshit propaganda, disinformation, and blatant lies mixed with bad jokes:

"- We found 320 online shows — 191 right-leaning and 129 left-leaning — that were active in 2024 and covered news and politics and/or had related guests. These shows had at least 584.6 million total followers and subscribers.

- We found substantial asymmetry in total following across platforms: Right-leaning online shows had at least 480.6 million total followers and subscribers — nearly five times as many as left-leaning.

- Across platforms — YouTube, Rumble, Twitch, Kick, Spotify, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok — right-leaning online shows accounted for roughly 82% of the total following of the online shows we assessed.

- Comparatively, left-leaning online shows had nearly 104 million followers and subscribers across the eight platforms — nearly five times less.

- Nine out of the 10 online shows with the largest followings across platforms were right-leaning, with a total following of more than 197 million. The only left-leaning show among the top 10 was What Now? with Trevor Noah, which had 21.1 million total followers and subscribers across platforms.

- Our analysis — which looked entirely at shows with an ideological bent — found over a third self-identify as nonpolitical, even though 72% of those shows were determined to be right-leaning. Instead, these shows describe themselves as comedy, entertainment, sports, or put themselves in other supposedly nonpolitical categories.

- Out of 320 online shows, right-leaning programs categorized as comedy — 15 shows in all — had 117.5 million followers and subscribers, or 20% of the total following of all programs we assessed. This category included The Joe Rogan Experience, This Past Weekend with Theo Von, and Full Send Podcast."

mediamatters.org/google/right-

Media Matters for AmericaThe right dominates the online media ecosystem, seeping into sports, comedy, and other supposedly nonpolitical spacesAs Americans increasingly get their news from online shows and streamers, the influence of this media ecosystem becomes more prominent — and Media Matters has found that the most popular of this content is overwhelmingly right-leaning.In a new study, Media Matters assessed the audience size of popular online shows — podcasts, streams, and other long-form audio and video content regularly posted online. To do so, we gathered data on the number of followers, subscribers, and views across streaming platforms (YouTube, Spotify, Rumble, Twitch, and Kick) and social media platforms that are used to amplify and promote these shows (Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok). Apple Podcasts does not publicly provide follower counts on its platform, so it was not included in the audience data.This analysis was based on 320 online shows with a right-leaning or left-leaning ideological bent. We found that right-leaning online shows dominate the ecosystem, with substantially larger audiences on both politics/news shows and supposedly nonpolitical shows that we determined often platformed ideological content or guests.Key findings:We found 320 online shows — 191 right-leaning and 129 left-leaning — that were active in 2024 and covered news and politics and/or had related guests. These shows had at least 584.6 million total followers and subscribers.We found substantial asymmetry in total following across platforms: Right-leaning online shows had at least 480.6 million total followers and subscribers — nearly five times as many as left-leaning.Across platforms — YouTube, Rumble, Twitch, Kick, Spotify, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok — right-leaning online shows accounted for roughly 82% of the total following of the online shows we assessed.Comparatively, left-leaning online shows had nearly 104 million followers and subscribers across the eight platforms — nearly five times less.Nine out of the 10 online shows with the largest followings across platforms were right-leaning, with a total following of more than 197 million. The only left-leaning show among the top 10 was What Now? with Trevor Noah, which had 21.1 million total followers and subscribers across platforms.Our analysis — which looked entirely at shows with an ideological bent — found over a third self-identify as nonpolitical, even though 72% of those shows were determined to be right-leaning. Instead, these shows describe themselves as comedy, entertainment, sports, or put themselves in other supposedly nonpolitical categories.Out of 320 online shows, right-leaning programs categorized as comedy — 15 shows in all — had 117.5 million followers and subscribers, or 20% of the total following of all programs we assessed. This category included The Joe Rogan Experience, This Past Weekend with Theo Von, and Full Send Podcast.Right-leaning shows accounted for two-thirds of the total YouTube views on videos from channels affiliated with the shows we assessed — 65 billion views in total. Comparatively, left-leaning online shows totaled 31.5 billion total views.Right-leaning shows use Rumble to expand their audience — gaining millions of subscribers and billions of views for their content.
#Media#OnlineMedia#Podcasts
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Zhi Zhu 🕸️

'Bursts of authoritarianism'

The #UnitedStates is currently evolving into a #NetworkState, says a #military analyst who writes regularly on the subject.
thenerdreich.com/network-state

"Musk's actions... [are] the realization of a radical #ideology...

goal is to concentrate #power in the hands of #tech billionaires...

a foreign-born billionaire imposing a new form of governance without the consent of the #American people"

Text from article: I don’t see chaos when I examine Musk's actions. I see the realization of a radical ideology that a particular cadre of tech plutocrats have pushed for years. Not all of them call it the Network State, but many of them do. While some portray it as a path to decentralized governance, it's true goal is to concentrate power in the hands of tech billionaires and their systems. Just look at the news. While Robb appears to see Musk’s destruction as necessary, I find it virulently anti-democratic. Most Americans have never heard of the Network State. They certainly didn’t vote for it. Perhaps there's merit in having a public conversation about whether our nation is built to survive the 21st century. However, the idea of a foreign-born billionaire imposing a new form of governance without the consent of the American people seems immoral and risky.
#ElonMusk#Musk#Coup
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C.

The current ~~craziness~~ stupidity originating in D.C., resulting in the dumbest trade war in a century, does at least illustrate one thing that I think more people should reflect on.

Politics isn't a (meaningless...) team sport like football or hockey or whatever.

You shouldn't "pick a side" and then support everything that "side" does. You shouldn't automatically denigrate everything their opponents do.

You shouldn't assume that one side is "good", and the other(s) are "bad".

#Politics is #ideology to some extent, but it's also people, with all the messiness, squishiness, contradictions, and shades of grey that #people necessarily bring to the table.

You can generally agree with the #beliefs and actions of a political tribe, but be horrified by some of their positions or actions. Or just not be too enthusiastic about them.

The current situation shows this, to me, very clearly:

Justin #Trudeau, over the last few years, showed himself to be unprincipled in many respects, a hypocrite in others, and an aimless empty suit in yet more areas. I was disgusted with his performance, both as a political leader, and as our Prime Minister.

However... in this dumb dustup provoked by the USA's First Felon, he has obviously found something within himself that he has not shown us in a long time, if ever. He's showing resolve, #principle, the willingness to endure and suffer for the greater good, and an unwillingness to bow to evil.

It's okay to like him for this!

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Futurist Jim Carroll

"Some people are so caught up in the blindness of their ideology that they have lost their ability to see" - Futurist Jim Carroll

(Note: I've started two new websites in the last few days, all while pounding out hundreds of meters downhill at my ski club. The first, at volatility.jimcarroll.com, is a response to my belief that a global downturn is now inevitable. The second? It's a little more fun - it's at now.jimcarroll.com - and is simply a little Website about some things I'm doing ... now!)

The future belongs to those who see it coming.

But another side of this coin is that the future never belongs to those who refuse to see it coming.

When I say "Some people are so caught up in the blindness of their ideology that they have lost their ability to see," I'm speaking of a fundamental truth about innovation in our accelerating world. (You thought I was talking about something else. I am! The delusional insanity is real!)

There are a lot of people who refuse to see the reality of the future that is coming. They don't realize the errors of their ways (or the imperviousness of the cult of which they are a member) until it is far too late. It's a sad fact that in my 30+ years advising global organizations on future trends, I've witnessed a recurring pattern: those who cling to outdated thinking consistently miss the massive disruption happening right in front of them!

Here's the brutal reality: Your rigidity is your biggest innovation killer.

Has complacency become your comfort zone? In today's era of hyperchange, that's a death sentence for your organization!

What I see time and again is people waiting for clarity that might never come - waiting for perfect information in an imperfect world. Meanwhile, your competitors are shifting fast and stealing your future!

The path forward requires a radical mind shift:

- abandon short-term thinking and embrace longer transformational horizons
stop ignoring obvious trends that are causing massive upheaval

- break free from past success patterns that blind you to future opportunities
challenge EVERY assumption about where your industry is headed

- create a culture where inaction is the only unacceptable option

And please, banish the myth that innovation is only for "special people"! In today's world, everyone must be an innovator.

The future belongs to those who see it coming!

Oh, and on that other thing?

Let's just hope those people get some clarity before it's too late!

Futurist Jim Carroll coined this phrase while carefully responding to an inflammatory comment that he saw.

**#Innovation** **#Future** **#Vision** **#Disruption** **#Ideology** **#Change** **#Rigidity** **#Opportunity** **#Transformation** **#Clarity**

Original post: jimcarroll.com/2025/03/daily-i

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