Tag Archives: authoritarianism

Vacation from world history

Posted on February 14, 2026 by borderslynn

Some extracts from the Guardian coverage of Friedrich Merz speech at the Munich Security Conference: Patrick Wintour in Munich Fri 13 Feb 2026 The US acting alone has reached the limits of its power and may already have lost its role … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged allies, authoritarianism, Chancellor Merz, climate change, democracy, elites, fossil fuels, humanity, Munich Security Conference, nuclear umbrella, power politics, renewables, ukraine, wealth | Leave a comment

Fear is the oxygen of authoritarianism

Posted on January 26, 2026 by borderslynn

I am reproducing this Substack I found analysing the Mamdani interview with Trump in November last year. It is a ‘a case study in how a bully behaves when he can’t rely on fear, and how a principled politician behaves … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged Alex Pretti, authoritarianism, Border Czar, border patrol, bully characteristics, Don Lemon, Equador, facial recognition, fear, federal immigration, Homan, ICE, inadequacy, judge Schiltz, Mamdani, Meta blocking protesters, Minneapolis, Mobile Fortify, Palantir tool ELITE, Palantir/Oracle database, politician characteristics, rebuke, Rubles, targetted, thug of thugs, Todd Lyons, Trump, weak character | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: authoritarianism

Vacation from world history

Fear is the oxygen of authoritarianism

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