Mike Robbins's Blog - Posts Tagged "fascism"
So who are the English Defence League
Two extraordinary new books on the EDL, which many see as the embodiment of a new British fascism. Is it?
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Populism
Populism is not the same as fascism, but they have shared traits - not least in how they come about. Two books, one new and one older, that may help to explain. http://mikerobbinsnyc.blogspot.com/20...
Such Little Accident
Such Little Accident: British Democracy and Its Enemies
Sold well at first... but has now slowed down, and in any case the purpose of this essay was never to make money (the e-book's only 99p, anyway) but to stimulate debate about democracy in Britain. So if anyone wants to read this, please do let me know and I will send you an EPUB, MOBI or PDF. If you can review it on Goodreads/Amazon or post about it on Facebook, that will also be welcome, but I shan't expect you to; what I want is for this piece to make people think.
This is the blurb:
“When the people shall have nothing more to eat,” said Rousseau, “they will eat the rich.” But the rich are rather good at getting the poor to eat each other instead. In this provocative novella-length essay, Mike Robbins looks at how the British electoral system, social media, bullying by business, and a growing gap between rich and poor have led to deep fissures in British society. These have been exploited by those with an agenda of their own. As a result, democracy is now fragile. To repair it, we must look hard at the way information cycles through our society, and how our opinions are formed.
Sold well at first... but has now slowed down, and in any case the purpose of this essay was never to make money (the e-book's only 99p, anyway) but to stimulate debate about democracy in Britain. So if anyone wants to read this, please do let me know and I will send you an EPUB, MOBI or PDF. If you can review it on Goodreads/Amazon or post about it on Facebook, that will also be welcome, but I shan't expect you to; what I want is for this piece to make people think.
This is the blurb:
“When the people shall have nothing more to eat,” said Rousseau, “they will eat the rich.” But the rich are rather good at getting the poor to eat each other instead. In this provocative novella-length essay, Mike Robbins looks at how the British electoral system, social media, bullying by business, and a growing gap between rich and poor have led to deep fissures in British society. These have been exploited by those with an agenda of their own. As a result, democracy is now fragile. To repair it, we must look hard at the way information cycles through our society, and how our opinions are formed.
On whether he warned us: The legacy of Stefan Zweig
Stefan Zweig
Stefan Zweig was an Austrian writer from the 1920s and 1930s. Exiled by fascism, he committed suicide in 1942. Now liberals hold him up as a prophet of tolerance and internationalism. Why? And who was he really? A long hard look.
http://mikerobbinsnyc.blogspot.com/20...
Stefan Zweig was an Austrian writer from the 1920s and 1930s. Exiled by fascism, he committed suicide in 1942. Now liberals hold him up as a prophet of tolerance and internationalism. Why? And who was he really? A long hard look.
http://mikerobbinsnyc.blogspot.com/20...
