Willow

[Rukshan Fernando @therealrukshan]

Every few weeks I have to listen to white ethnonationalists’ struggle sessions in Australia. I treat them no differently from Aboriginal “always was, always will be” struggle sessions. I do find it extremely difficult to stomach the strong, confident white people I once knew become shadows of leftwing Aboriginal activists, but it could be temporary phase.

Both groups, of course, include people who make coherent arguments based on their worldview, and at heart I understand their grievances and issues. Yet both also have individuals who have drifted into the same identitarian nonsense, a hallmark of left-wing politics. At its core, it’s the same thing: people seeking race-based outcomes, welfare, and scapegoats.

This was never really a feature of the traditional right, it is the woke elements who have taken it in this direction. I don’t support mass immigration or multiculturalism, and I’d like to see Australia deport illegal immigrants and impose much stricter conditions for entry and citizenship. Personally, I prefer a Western outlook and want Australia’s heritage preserved by maintaining a majority population with ancestral links to its founding.

That said, the majority of these people keep voting for their own demographic demise, while the remainder are increasingly adopting a victim mentality that is eroding any realistic chance of change.

In the midst of all this, I take it in, do what I can to shift people toward political positions that can realistically slow the decline, and then get on with my life. I don’t even see my battles as being with white people who simply don’t like me, just as indigenous activists don’t really factor into the equation. My real battles are with the white people who view me as a victim, and with the immigrants who exploit that mindset to usher in something completely different from the Australia I love.

It’s complex, I will be hated by both sides, called a race traitor by one and told I will be deported by another. It is what it is.

[Sean Welsh @SeanGWelsh]

Definitional Obfuscation
Both-Sides Equivocation
Emotional Deflection
Moral Framing
Straw Manning
Historical Revisionism

What so-called #AIAlignment in #ChatGPT #Claude and #Grok boils down to.

From @quillette

Artificial Barriers to Intelligence https://t.co/R96SPz1Gpn

[William Meijer @williameijer]

Low-corruption countries are most susceptible to Wokism because performative victimhood only works on populations with a universal sense of justice and morality

[Bari Weiss @bariweiss]

"A lot of people woke up on October 7 as liberals and went to bed as conservatives. What changed?"

@KonstantinKisin on the day the delusions died.

Must-read:

https://t.co/4ocA720BtL

[Dr. Nick Coatsworth @nick_coatsworth]

Ok well this is a little concerning in the Terms of Reference. Check out this exclusion:

"The following areas are not in scope for the Inquiry:

Actions taken unilaterally by state and territory governments"

That's pretty much everything they did......

#Auspol2023 #COVID19

[Michael Shellenberger @shellenberger]

Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook has independent fact checkers, is open to all perspectives, and doesn’t interfere in elections.

But a new investigation found Facebook is funding activists demanding censorship of their enemies during a national referendum.

https://t.co/iWCRyxsO6M

[Darren Chester MP @DarrenChesterMP]

Go your hardest #istandwithdan loyalists. This narcissistic bully has diminished Victoria’s reputation on a global scale & won’t accept any responsibility. Gutless Labor MPs are too afraid to challenge him. No-one believes he will deliver any of his promises to regional Victoria.

[Katherine Deves 🇦🇺 @Katherine_deves]

Remember this guy @elonmusk ?

He wrote an article in @Quillette

https://t.co/AiTRcGvr8l

[Matt Walsh @MattWalshBlog]

110 million views and a 120 thousand retweets. Incredible.

[Senator Matt Canavan @mattjcan]

Alice Springs already has two Aboriginal MPs. They have both warned about the impact of removing alcohol restrictions. They have both been ignored.

What good will a Voice be if the Govt does not even listen to the elected Indigenous MPs we have today?

https://t.co/nfMaNBvR0X

[Matt Taibbi @mtaibbi]

1. Thread: THE TWITTER FILES

[Willow @titwilo]

@mjrowland68

[Marise Payne @MarisePayne]

Anthony Albanese and Labor backed tax cuts for millions of Australians before the election. Now it appears they are preparing to walk away from that promise.

Australians who work hard, take extra shifts, or earn pay rises or promotions should be rewarded, not penalised.

[Hank Meyer 🇦🇺 @HankMeyerNAPP]

Great line from Ian Cook “This is not a stunt and it’s not about revenge,” Mr Cook said. “After three years of seeing first-hand how corruption is devastating Victoria, I can’t sit by and let Daniel Andrews pretend that he is fit for public office.” #sackdanandrews

[Willow @titwilo]

@rickygervais

[Tansu Yegen @TansuYegen]

We don’t deserve Dogs 🐕 🤎

[Konstantin Kisin @KonstantinKisin]

Why Intelligent People Believe and Spread Lies About Race

https://t.co/aKXAhingDx

[David Littleproud MP @D_LittleproudMP]

No policy & no detail. In just 2 minutes here's why Australian agriculture can't afford to risk Labor.

[Willow @titwilo]

@AlboMP 🤡

[Daniel Weil @Daniel_Weil]

Old enough to remember “$1.3 billion for 4000 ICU beds”…

[Michael Bang Petersen @M_B_Petersen]

Today, Denmark lifted *all* restrictions, while cases are soaring.

The international reaction: Disbelief.

I am leading the largest Danish project on pandemic behavior & I am advising the gov.

Here is why Danes are still supportive. And what may be learned from this.

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