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[Athlai]

New subforum created, no doubt causing mayhem for posters who don't use "new posts"

 

[indiaholic]

What do you guys make of the wiki tribune idea?

 

[Spikey]

have we found Jono yet

 

[Spark]

a momentous day in the history of cricket web dot net slash forum

 

[Spikey]

threads to be created

animal news thread
food news thread
Official Fascism Discussion Thread

also the obit thread should be moved over

 

[Athlai]

threads to be created

animal news thread
food news thread
Official Fascism Discussion Thread

also the obit thread should be moved over

This is a suspiciously good idea.

 

[duffer]

have we found Jono yet

Serious question; where is he?

 

[Magrat Garlick]

What will we talk about in off topic now?

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Official Fascism Discussion Thread

This message is hidden because watson is on your ignore list.

 

[Spikey]

What will we talk about in off topic now?

all pizza all the time

 

[Spark]

threads to be created

animal news thread
food news thread
Official Fascism Discussion Thread

also the obit thread should be moved over

What will we talk about in off topic now?

This actually is something we (meaning the mods) need to think about, because as I was going through the first few pages of OT to move threads here, there's a number of threads where I couldn't decide if they should end up here or not (ie whether they're the sort of thread which should be created here from now on). Would like feedback on this before I do.

 

[Furball]

OT should have its rules relaxed.

 

[Burgey]

Serious question; where is he?

Newly married and living the dream with Richmond 5-0 to start the season.

 

[Burgey]

New subforum created, no doubt causing mayhem for posters who don't use "new posts"

I confess to never having used the "new posts" feature.

 

[Athlai]

I confess to never having used the "new posts" feature.

New Posts or Quick Links -> Todays Posts forever
Clicking on subforums never

 

[Spikey]

Newly married and living the dream with Richmond 5-0 to start the season.

please do not joke about this

 

[watson]

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Here is some breaking news for the bigoted and the ideologically blinkered.

Nationalism is Rising, Not Fascism

Recently, there have been a number of articles and statements asserting that fascism is rising in Europe, and that Donald Trump is an American example of fascism. This is a misrepresentation of a very real phenomenon.

The nation-state is reasserting itself as the primary vehicle of political life. Multinational institutions like the European Union and multilateral trade treaties are being challenged because they are seen by some as not being in the national interest.

The charge of a rise in fascism comes from a profound misunderstanding of fascism. It is also an attempt to discredit the resurgence of nationalism and to defend the multinational systems that have dominated the West since World War II. 
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Nationalism is the core of the Enlightenment’s notion of liberal democracy. It asserts that the multinational dynasties that ruled autocratically denied basic human rights. Among these was the right to national self-determination and the right of citizens to decide what was in the national interest.

The Enlightenment feared tyranny and saw the multinational empires dominating Europe as the essence of tyranny. Destroying them meant replacing them with nation-states. The American and French revolutions were both nationalist risings, as were the risings that swept Europe in 1848. Liberal revolutions were by definition nationalist because they were risings against multinational empires.......

Nationalism Is Rising, Not Fascism | The Huffington Post

 

[Athlai]

Okay

 

[the big bambino]

Passive aggressive smiley needed right now.

 

[Burgey]

Just copy and paste zorax's avatar.