Gretchen Cremer Brant
@cremerbrant.bsky.social
One bubble off plumb.
Reposted by Gretchen Cremer Brant
Every authoritarian movement starts with the same promise, (the same lie):
We'll protect you from them.
They make you afraid of "them" so they can control you. While your attention stays fixed on the threat they've invented, they quietly take your rights, your resources, your ability to fight back.
We'll protect you from them.
They make you afraid of "them" so they can control you. While your attention stays fixed on the threat they've invented, they quietly take your rights, your resources, your ability to fight back.
Authoritarianism: The Lie That Powers It
How they control you with fear and promise of protection
belib.org
August 10, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Every authoritarian movement starts with the same promise, (the same lie):
We'll protect you from them.
They make you afraid of "them" so they can control you. While your attention stays fixed on the threat they've invented, they quietly take your rights, your resources, your ability to fight back.
We'll protect you from them.
They make you afraid of "them" so they can control you. While your attention stays fixed on the threat they've invented, they quietly take your rights, your resources, your ability to fight back.
Re: Gaiman. I believe her. All of them.
January 14, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Re: Gaiman. I believe her. All of them.
Reposted by Gretchen Cremer Brant
The accusations stretch back decades and first became public last summer. Gaiman wrote, "I'm far from a perfect person, but I have never engaged in non-consensual sexual activity with anyone. Ever."
Neil Gaiman has responded to sexual misconduct allegations
The accusations stretch back decades and first became public last summer. Gaiman wrote, "I'm far from a perfect person, but I have never engaged in non-consensual sexual activity with anyone. Ever."
www.npr.org
January 14, 2025 at 8:56 PM
The accusations stretch back decades and first became public last summer. Gaiman wrote, "I'm far from a perfect person, but I have never engaged in non-consensual sexual activity with anyone. Ever."