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I’m trying to figure out something. If you want to see how it goes, check out thinkbowl.substack.com
After my recent visit to #Hungary, I couldn't stop thinking about how not dealing with a troubled past can lead to a horrible present. Not just individually but also collectively. That's why I truly hope #Ukraine will deal better with its trauma than Hungary ever did.
#politics #history #war
#politics #history #war
Ukraine, please be better than Hungary
Balancing nationalism and openness after an unfair treaty
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March 30, 2025 at 12:16 PM
“Being colorful (diverse) isn’t a value. Vomit is colorful too. 😎 That’s it.”
Tamas Deutsch, Member of the European Parlament from Hungary’s governing party after the government banned the #pride by changing the constitution. Not 1939, but 20-fucking-25.
#eu #europe #fascism #politics
Tamas Deutsch, Member of the European Parlament from Hungary’s governing party after the government banned the #pride by changing the constitution. Not 1939, but 20-fucking-25.
#eu #europe #fascism #politics
March 21, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Does it feel like some people are living in different realities, and they can't see what's going on? You're right. They do. Here's why 👇
#politics #media #usa #hungary
#politics #media #usa #hungary
Why people live (and vote) in different realities
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March 21, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Organized my thoughts (rant?) a little better on this #Hungary goes #Russia topic a bit better. 👇
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March 19, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Organized my thoughts (rant?) a little better on this #Hungary goes #Russia topic a bit better. 👇
substack.com/@thinkbowl/n...
substack.com/@thinkbowl/n...
Continuing the “I’m not homesick anymore” streak: I realized I didn’t travel to #Budapest but to #Moscow where they banned the #Pride to protect children. I mean, what happened in #Russia in the 2010s happens in #Hungary in the 2020s. It literally took 2 hours to be ready to go home to Berlin.
March 19, 2025 at 9:47 AM
To be clear, I’m all for families, children, education, healthcare. But this? What’s the message? The target group? Why is there more than any other ads combined? On an intl. airport in 5 languages, while the website is 🇭🇺 only (bar an 🇬🇧 1pager)? It makes 0 sense apart from spending taxpayer money.
Nothing cures home sickness like #Hungarian propaganda which starts at #Budapest airport with “family friendly” #billboards (happy, white, hetero, thank god!). Several languages for 0 reasons. In the city it continues with dubious gov. achievement ads. Billions spent on creating pseudo-reality.
March 19, 2025 at 9:05 AM
To be clear, I’m all for families, children, education, healthcare. But this? What’s the message? The target group? Why is there more than any other ads combined? On an intl. airport in 5 languages, while the website is 🇭🇺 only (bar an 🇬🇧 1pager)? It makes 0 sense apart from spending taxpayer money.
Nothing cures home sickness like #Hungarian propaganda which starts at #Budapest airport with “family friendly” #billboards (happy, white, hetero, thank god!). Several languages for 0 reasons. In the city it continues with dubious gov. achievement ads. Billions spent on creating pseudo-reality.
March 19, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Nothing cures home sickness like #Hungarian propaganda which starts at #Budapest airport with “family friendly” #billboards (happy, white, hetero, thank god!). Several languages for 0 reasons. In the city it continues with dubious gov. achievement ads. Billions spent on creating pseudo-reality.
This is one of the best episodes to date, with a really strong last third. So much of what I'm thinking about is there, with some very helpful arguments and ideas. Thank you,
@notalawyer.bsky.social and @michaelhobbes.bsky.social, you're doing an amazing job.
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@notalawyer.bsky.social and @michaelhobbes.bsky.social, you're doing an amazing job.
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Of Boys And Men
Podcast-Folge · If Books Could Kill · 06.03.2025 · 1 Std. 23 Min.
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March 17, 2025 at 9:31 AM
This is one of the best episodes to date, with a really strong last third. So much of what I'm thinking about is there, with some very helpful arguments and ideas. Thank you,
@notalawyer.bsky.social and @michaelhobbes.bsky.social, you're doing an amazing job.
podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/i...
@notalawyer.bsky.social and @michaelhobbes.bsky.social, you're doing an amazing job.
podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/i...
Fascism and populism are a match made in spin doctor heaven, but they aren't necessarily connected. However, they both work perfectly on the broken workers of late-stage capitalism and post-communism.
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#politics #capitalism #communism #usa #europe #germany
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#politics #capitalism #communism #usa #europe #germany
East meets West: The broken dreams that feed the far-right
Late-stage capitalism and post-communism are unified in fascism
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March 14, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Fascism and populism are a match made in spin doctor heaven, but they aren't necessarily connected. However, they both work perfectly on the broken workers of late-stage capitalism and post-communism.
open.substack.com/pub/thinkbow...
#politics #capitalism #communism #usa #europe #germany
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#politics #capitalism #communism #usa #europe #germany
Sometimes, I feel like I'm lagging behind the news with Think bowl. Two weeks ago, I felt I was too late to the game with this post about #Musk, #Trump, #Tesla, #Nasa, and #corruption, but then they came once more and made me relevant again. Thanks, I guess...?
Expensive eggs, growing inequality, and corruption aren’t side effects. They’re the goal
On why a bad economy, and stupid policy serve the far-right
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March 13, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Sometimes, I feel like I'm lagging behind the news with Think bowl. Two weeks ago, I felt I was too late to the game with this post about #Musk, #Trump, #Tesla, #Nasa, and #corruption, but then they came once more and made me relevant again. Thanks, I guess...?
I started experimenting with turning my Substack into a podcast for the TL;DR;LI (too long didn't read listened instead) crowd. The first episode about why #fascism is so attractive and how it's taking over #politics is now available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
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Fascism (sadly) is simple enough to feel great again
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March 7, 2025 at 10:22 AM
I started experimenting with turning my Substack into a podcast for the TL;DR;LI (too long didn't read listened instead) crowd. The first episode about why #fascism is so attractive and how it's taking over #politics is now available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
open.spotify.com/episode/3KQj...
open.spotify.com/episode/3KQj...
Sadly, he does. It's just a new business. It's called corruption and selling cars and space rockets to the government. (And potentially robots at some point.)
And shamelessly plugging in my Substack, where I talk about this exact issue: substack.com/@thinkbowl/n...
And shamelessly plugging in my Substack, where I talk about this exact issue: substack.com/@thinkbowl/n...
March 7, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Sadly, he does. It's just a new business. It's called corruption and selling cars and space rockets to the government. (And potentially robots at some point.)
And shamelessly plugging in my Substack, where I talk about this exact issue: substack.com/@thinkbowl/n...
And shamelessly plugging in my Substack, where I talk about this exact issue: substack.com/@thinkbowl/n...
Sometimes, my solutions scream professionalism. 🎙️
(I'm also teasing the launch of the Think bowl podcast with this mysterious post.)
(I'm also teasing the launch of the Think bowl podcast with this mysterious post.)
March 6, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Sometimes, my solutions scream professionalism. 🎙️
(I'm also teasing the launch of the Think bowl podcast with this mysterious post.)
(I'm also teasing the launch of the Think bowl podcast with this mysterious post.)
For a long time, I couldn’t understand why far-right governments weren’t doing a better job with social security and economic policies.a I get it now: it wouldn't do them any good as they thrive on inequality and corruption.
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#layoffs #socialsecurity #government
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#layoffs #socialsecurity #government
Expensive eggs, growing inequality, and corruption aren’t side effects. They’re the goal
On why a bad economy, and stupid policy serve the far-right
open.substack.com
February 28, 2025 at 1:23 PM
For a long time, I couldn’t understand why far-right governments weren’t doing a better job with social security and economic policies.a I get it now: it wouldn't do them any good as they thrive on inequality and corruption.
open.substack.com/pub/thinkbow...
#layoffs #socialsecurity #government
open.substack.com/pub/thinkbow...
#layoffs #socialsecurity #government
BTW, the #CDC layoffs are perfectly aligned with what I'm talking about in the post below... People who don't understand scientific methods (or decide to ignore them for political gain) will do stuff like this.
It’s easy to feel as though the world is becoming anti-intellectual and anti-science. But why is this happening? Because science is confusing, religion and pseudo-science, on the other hand, are very comforting. More on Substack 👇
#religion #science #politics
#religion #science #politics
Faith Over Facts: Understanding the Shift to Anti-Intellectualism
Witnessing policy changes in the US, it’s easy to feel as though the world is becoming anti-intellectual and anti-science. But why is this happening?
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February 15, 2025 at 6:55 AM
BTW, the #CDC layoffs are perfectly aligned with what I'm talking about in the post below... People who don't understand scientific methods (or decide to ignore them for political gain) will do stuff like this.
It’s easy to feel as though the world is becoming anti-intellectual and anti-science. But why is this happening? Because science is confusing, religion and pseudo-science, on the other hand, are very comforting. More on Substack 👇
#religion #science #politics
#religion #science #politics
Faith Over Facts: Understanding the Shift to Anti-Intellectualism
Witnessing policy changes in the US, it’s easy to feel as though the world is becoming anti-intellectual and anti-science. But why is this happening?
substack.com
February 14, 2025 at 11:49 AM
I decided to implement a biweekly schedule for my Substack, which means that next week I’m posting another longform about #education (ofc the Department of Education is mentioned) and the rather disturbing phenomenon of anti-intellectualism.
February 7, 2025 at 9:35 AM
I decided to implement a biweekly schedule for my Substack, which means that next week I’m posting another longform about #education (ofc the Department of Education is mentioned) and the rather disturbing phenomenon of anti-intellectualism.
She wasn’t just a woman, she had alien-like intelligence! Bam 💥
Seeing what’s going on with #nasa and other government agencies deleting information, I think it’s time for the left to start speaking in conspiracy theorist lingo: “they don’t want you to know,” “the government is trying to censor and hide this information, but…” We know it fucking works.
February 6, 2025 at 6:35 AM
She wasn’t just a woman, she had alien-like intelligence! Bam 💥
Seeing what’s going on with #nasa and other government agencies deleting information, I think it’s time for the left to start speaking in conspiracy theorist lingo: “they don’t want you to know,” “the government is trying to censor and hide this information, but…” We know it fucking works.
February 6, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Seeing what’s going on with #nasa and other government agencies deleting information, I think it’s time for the left to start speaking in conspiracy theorist lingo: “they don’t want you to know,” “the government is trying to censor and hide this information, but…” We know it fucking works.
In the last few days, I have deleted all my Meta accounts, including Instagram, WhatsApp, Facebook, and Messenger. It might not be a lot for them, losing one user, but at least I know I can vote with our wallets, data, and time every single day.
February 3, 2025 at 2:40 PM
In the last few days, I have deleted all my Meta accounts, including Instagram, WhatsApp, Facebook, and Messenger. It might not be a lot for them, losing one user, but at least I know I can vote with our wallets, data, and time every single day.
Seeing the shitshow that’s going on in the #US and #Canada, I feel like I should mention for the record that the topics my posts on Substack aren’t about being soft on far-right leaders. They must be opposed. I write about what to do with voters, so their eyes are opened and not alienated further.
February 2, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Calling them names is going to be (and probably always was) counterproductive. It’s a pretty tough situation, naming the leaders what they are, but not calling the voters what they voted for. I hope it’s not an impossible task, tho.
I think it already is.
But seriously. Don’t call them names. We want the door open for them when they realize the mistake they made.
We are for a better America. Not a vindictive America
But seriously. Don’t call them names. We want the door open for them when they realize the mistake they made.
We are for a better America. Not a vindictive America
Hey Mark do you think voters remorse will ever hit the magat crowd
I Doubt It
I Doubt It
February 1, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Calling them names is going to be (and probably always was) counterproductive. It’s a pretty tough situation, naming the leaders what they are, but not calling the voters what they voted for. I hope it’s not an impossible task, tho.