Tag Archive for ‘politics & history’
Fascist Cultural Co-optation: A Curious Example
With a few strokes of the pen, you can turn your cultural heritage into supporting your fascist agenda.
A Few Words on the Politics of Combating Extremism in Germany
There are three intrinsically distinct challenges for combating extremism in online media, and Germany is probably going to drop the ball on all three of them.
Basically, There Are Two Kinds of Hillary Haters
Welcome to the Paranoid Circle of Delusions and the Deplorable Steam Train.
#GamerGate Isn’t Over But
We should keep our defenses up but not let GamerGate eat up our time and energy anymore. Now is a better time than ever to develop great games that make a difference.
It Feels Like It’s About Time to Say Goodbye to the Concept of “Comment Sections” for Good
Three reasons to axe “comment sections” from the internet forever.
The “Actually, It’s About Ethics in Journalism!” Game
Please note: You might not be able to sign out again. Ever.
Brianna Wu Is Third Woman Since August to Be Driven From Home by Death and Rape Threats for Views on Gaming
I like to thank Elizabeth Simins for providing this article’s headline for free.
Buffet Democracy: Take What Pleases the Powerful, Throw Out the Rest with the Trash
Seriously, you needn’t look any further than this.
Resolutions / Vorsätze
Für das Jahrzehnt. Nichts für Zaghafte. / For the Decade. Not for the faint-of-heart.
Transparenzgesetz: Große Mehrheit im Parlament für »Staats-Bierdeckelreform«
Apropos GEZ, GEMA, LSR, Telekommunikationsgesetz, Hartz etc. etc.
Where @astefanowitsch Gets It Right (Again), or: The Logic of Dominant Discourse
The discourse about power within every discourse about gender is moved squarely into the dominant discourse’s blind spot by the latter’s own operational logic.
Going Into Politics? You Might Want to Rethink that Undead Dreadlord of Yours
Except, of course, you’re on a Pirate ticket: then it’s not only okay, but expected.
What If
“It will be a great day when our schools get all the money they need and the air force has to hold a bake sale to buy a bomber.”
Battlezone Democracy
When Financial Markets and Political Leaders duke it out like Gojira and King Gidora, no wonder Democracy looks like Tokyo in a monster movie.
Der diskrete Charme des Totalitären
“Extremism is so easy. You’ve got your position, and that’s it. It doesn’t take much thought. And when you go far enough to the right, you meet the same idiots coming around from the left.” —Clint Eastwood
Verschwörungstheorien sind das Opium des Volkes (It’s Systemic, Stupid!)
Unsere globalen Misere ist ebenso systemisch bedingt wie unsere sich vierjährlich offenbarende Unfähigkeit, sie im verfügbaren demokratischen Prozeß zu lösen.
A Pound of Flash
Luckily, no civilized government we know of would be stupid enough to ever go and try such a thing!
Wait, Does Anyone Really Think Milton Friedman Would Approve of This Utter Wreckage?
If we don’t wake up from the pipe dreams of ”Rational Expectations” and “Efficient Markets,” we can all kiss our collective ass goodbye.