Monthly Shaarli

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February, 2020

CrimethInc. : Against the Logic of the Guillotine : Why the Paris Commune Burned the Guillotine—and We Should Too
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A christian critique of authoritarian revolution.

"For radicals, fetishizing the guillotine is just like fetishizing the state: it means celebrating an instrument of murder that will always be used chiefly against us."

Singling Out Crime 'Suspects' As Homeless Is A Media Double Standard That Unjustly Penalizes The Poor - The Appeal

"Leading with housing status for homeless people is a common trope in the news reporting business and one in urgent need of re-examining. In many cases, it is used as a rhetorical device to depict people experiencing homelessness as a threat to public safety, a common right-wing canard used to justify virulently anti-homeless policies and harsh policing of people perceived to be poor."

(If this sounds like an episode of Citations Needed, it is written by Adam Johnson)