madoc cairns
madoc.bsky.social
madoc cairns
@madoc.bsky.social
writer, editor at plough magazine, personalist, catholic.

awaiting the cossacks and the holy spirit
So much of what’s disturbing about politics currently - the nihilism, conspiratism, extreme (and delusional) confidence in state power, the weird racism, and most of all this mania for violence - leads back to the continual murder continually underwritten by our governments for nearly 2 years
September 11, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I’ve lost track of the number of unselfconsciously extreme arguments for the use of deadly force against civilians I’ve seen over the last year, largely from the right of centre but also from the left. Usually they’re distorted versions of rhetoric first posed by the Israeli govt & its apologists
September 11, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Imagine if Charlie Brown had hoes…
July 18, 2025 at 6:55 PM
You do realise that’s a more serious charge than the one they claimed to suspect him of?
July 15, 2025 at 11:19 PM
they make the arguments they do. what possible context could mean they are doing something quite different? I can't think of any - multiple unambigious assertions complete to themselves in this
July 15, 2025 at 10:45 PM
it's a cultural colonisation from the usa - "thin blue line" flag patch
July 15, 2025 at 10:44 PM
I think if you feel it's not possible to know what's going on in the video that's a comprehension issue at your end and not due to the editing. certainly what is clearly said is damning enough as it is
July 15, 2025 at 10:43 PM
you're not making a lot of sense i'm afraid. could you rephrase with a more conventional sentence structure so i can follow your argument better
July 15, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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July 15, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Palestine Action is the first large-scale direct action campaign in British history I can think of where a large majority of Britons share their aims and only a tiny majority those of the government
July 15, 2025 at 10:05 PM
45 sorry! But a month ago so probably not far off
July 15, 2025 at 10:01 PM
55 percent per yougov
July 15, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Well if a view led them to reasonably suspect you did in fact support Palestine action they would be obliged to take you in as a dangerous terrorist
July 15, 2025 at 9:49 PM