tonyannett.bsky.social
Economist. Social Democrat. Ex-IMF (including speechwriter to Managing Director). Author of “Cathonomics: How Catholic Tradition Can Create a More Just Economy.”
👤 Joined on 05 October 2023
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@tonyannett.bsky.social'Socialism has its roots in liberal thought, and socialism without...[liberal influence]...is a socialism that abandons freedom and democracy and accepts authoritarianism as a valid principle of governance' (Edward Bernstein, "Evolutionary Socialism").
Show PostCrazy idea: Democrats should defend immigration and immigrants, run on the idea that immigrants make America great, and stop Homer Simpsoning themselves into the shrubbery every time Republicans try to demagogue it.
Show PostWe're planning a public execution. We only admit white "refugees" from a former apartheid state. Our domestic security service uses white nationalist messaging. And the president routinely appears to encourage or endorse violence against his opponents & the media. Nothing subtle or complicated here.
Show PostThe Supreme Court literally implied that he is immune to any kind of legal limit - or sanction, at least.
Show PostCardinal McElroy at Mass for World Day of Migrants and Refugees: “Most deeply, we remember the undocumented, whose time on the cross stretches onward. They know the peril, the fear, the overwhelming sadness that dawns upon them because of the policies of our government.”
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