#CharacteristicsOfFascism

11. Disdain for #Intellectuals and the #Arts
"#Fascist nations tend to promote and tolerate open hostility to #HigherEducation and #academia. It is not uncommon for professors and other #academics to be censored or even arrested. #FreeExpression in the arts is openly attacked, and governments often refuse to fund the arts."

Fascism, Anyone? by Lawrence W. Britt published in 2003 by Free Inquiry magazine.

https://voxpopulisphere.com/2017/08/23/lawrence-britt-14-characteristics-of-fascism/
#USPol #DepartmentOfEducation #DEI #DumbingUsDown

Friendly reminder...

You can report censorship and attacks on your local library by right wing trolls here:

https://www.ala.org/tools/challengesupport

Here is a list of organizations that may also be able to help you/your community save programs and materials from the chopping block:

Freedom to Read Foundation
Little Free Library
Comic Book Legal Defense Fund
EveryLibrary Institute
PEN America
American Booksellers for Free Expression
The National Coalition Against Censorship

..........

Contact orgs that want to help. Archive media and information you enjoy or care about whenever you can.

#Freedom #FreeThought #FreeExpression #Save #Archive #FreedomtoRead #Fight #erasure and #revision.

It’s hard not to think our laws on speech in the U.K. aren’t broken when you read about prosecutions like this https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/greg-hadfield-ivor-caplin/ #freeexpression

On Instagram there is now #FreeExpression but you can't search the following terms:
#drumpf
#berniesanders
#queer
#obama
#voteblue
#dnc
#fucktrump (#fuckbiden remains unaffected)
#democrat“ (#republican remains unaffected)
#kamala
#prochoice
#constitution
#reproductiverights
#jan6th
#insurrection
#fascism
#liberal
#rightwing
#georgeconway
#domesticterrorist
#jacksmith
Other terms updatet here: https://www.reddit.com/r/de/comments/1i6gpto/instagram_unterdr%C3%BCckt_suchtreffer/

#Florida #Lawmakers Return to #Tallahassee with New #Bills to Undermine #BasicRights

#AntiLGBTQ bills would unfavorably impact #freespeech and #freeexpression, #freedomofthepress, young people’s use of #socialmedia and #LGBTQ+ #rights.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Florida #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Censorship #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

https://pen.org/florida-lawmakers-return-to-tallahassee-with-new-bills-to-undermine-basic-rights/

#SecurityForces in #Jordan #Target #LGBT #Activists as part of a #Systematic #Crackdown on #Organizing; Official #Intimidation, #Interrogations.

The #authorities in Jordan have systematically targeted #LGBTQIA #rights #activists and coordinated an #unlawful #crackdown on #freeexpression and #assembly around #gender and #sexuality, #HumanRightsWatch said today.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #MiddleEast #Jordan #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Homophobia #Transphobia

https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/12/04/jordan-security-forces-target-lgbt-activists

#Judge #upholds injunction on #Montana #drag #ban, saying it #targets #FreeExpression and #freespeech.

No #evidence before the court indicates that #minors face #harm from #drag-related #events or other #speech and #expression #critical of #gendernorms,” Morris wrote in his #ruling.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Montana #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate
https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/10/15/montana-drag-ban-blocked-free-speech/

#Jordan’s New #Cybercrime #Law is a #Disaster for #LGBT #people.

The #draconian new law will “#destroy all forms of #LGBT #expression online” and intensify “#interference in people’s #privatelives.”

#Vague #Provisions Threaten #FreeExpression Around #Gender and #Sexuality.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #MiddleEast #Jordan #Fascism #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia
https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/08/14/jordans-new-cybercrime-law-disaster-lgbt-people

Georgia National Guard Will Use Phone Location Tracking to Recruit High School Children

In The Intercept by Sam Biddle.

Federal contract materials outline plans to geofence 67 different public high schools throughout the state and to target phones with recruitment ads.

https://theintercept.com/2023/04/16/georgia-army-national-guard-location-tracking-high-school/

If you’re interested in #Asia, #SoutheastAsia, #literature, #books, #art, #politics, #geopolitics, #writers, #history, #HumanRights, #FreeExpression, #democracy, #IndependentPress, etc. I would just like to say that this month you can get 20% off a year’s membership of #MekongReview by using the promo code APRIL2023 and support our small literary magazine: https://mekongreview.com/subscribe/

Good news, we'll have a major letter signed by dozens of #LGBTQ #humanrights #privacy #digitalrights #civilliberties #racialjustice and #freeexpression organizations out on Monday opposing #KOSA the poorly named (and terribly drafted) "Kids Online Safety Act."

Top Democrats were trying to sneak it into a must-pass spending package. Hopefully this is enough opposition to stop them. HMU if your *organization* wants to sign on (not individuals at this time)