🧵I am not a Nazi historian and contemporary movements are more my beat. But here's a few prominent allies to National Socialism off the top of my head who are are either POC or Hispanic (Spain has white people, yes) to emphasize how out-of-touch this line of thought is.
And while I'm pissed off & on my soapbox I'll say that campaign finance is the root of ALL OF THIS
If you don't think that decades of rot & regulatory impotence isn't fully traceable back to money in politics I have a railway bridge to sell you
Publicly funded elections NOW!
“Forking out £140 just so you can hold in your hand a Potter novel that makes no reference to the woman who invented and wrote that entire world – that’s some serious commitment to cancel culture.”
Say it louder for the people in the back. Madness. https://t.co/l3np3XbySj
"There is a deep human need for beauty, and if you ignore that need in architecture, your buildings will not last, since people will never feel at home in them"
- Sir Roger Scruton
Today marks 3 years since the passing of this great man
The older I get, the more convinced I am that the true measure of success a person can have is the amount of kindness they show to others. Oh, and a beautiful personal library.
So if they both muster knights and archers in their respective dukedoms then advance at similar speeds, the battle will take place somewhere on the northern fringe of London, maybe in car park at the Waltham Cross Homebase
WINTER FOLKLORE IN COSTUMES - A thread
Europe loves its folk festivals and Charles Fréger has lovingly photographed the most striking winter folk costumes - a delight to behold. Let me know your favourites & share your own!
1. Austria
@hailey_beaupre I took the theory and found it pretty easy (use one of the official apps to study!) and I’m practicing for the practical and that’s a while different beast. Practice roundabouts, mirror checking, and paying attention to speed limit!
Forced birth that endangers the mental or physical health of the mother in a country that doesn’t ensure mandatory maternity leave or affordable healthcare is beyond despicable. #RoeVsWade