Thinking about #Ideology plays a role in shaping society as it provides a framework for understanding the world and determining values, beliefs, and principles that guide behaviour and decision-making. By understanding a society’s #mainstreaming ideologies, we can better understand its political, social, and cultural institutions, as well as the motivations behind various actions and decisions.…
A little about #openweb projects, the Fediverse
The Federated Web, or #Fediverse, is a decentralized #openweb project that allows people to communicate and share content across different servers. * Decentralization: In a centralized platform, all data is stored and controlled by a single entity, which can lead to issues such as censorship, data breaches, and loss of control over data. In a…
Worshipping the #deathcult for the last 40 years has led us to this mess.
There has been a rise in far-right and fascist ideologies in many countries around the world in recent years. This is characterized by anti-immigrant sentiment, racism, xenophobia, nationalism, and a disregard for democratic norms and institutions. Far-right and fascist movements have gained traction, in response to perceived threats to cultural and national identity, as well…
Lets look at non #mainstreaming ideas – Anarchism
Anarchism seeks to abolish forms of government and hierarchy, and to create a society based on voluntary association and mutual aid. * More direct democracy: Anarchism advocates for direct democracy, where decisions are made by the people involved, rather than by a representative or governing body. * Greater freedom: Anarchism seeks to maximize freedom, by…
A look at the good side of European progressive “modernism”
Benefits of European social democracy: * Reduced income inequality: Social democracy aims to reduce income inequality through policies such as progressive taxation, wealth redistribution, and investment in public goods and services. * Improved standard of living: Social democracy prioritizes investment in education, healthcare, and social safety nets, which improve the standard of living for all…
Criticisms of capitalism and its digital children the #dotcons
Criticisms of capitalism: * Income inequality: Capitalism leads to greater income inequality, as those who own capital and assets are able to accumulate wealth at a faster rate than those who rely on wages. * Exploitation: Capitalism results in the exploitation of workers, who are paid low wages, work in poor conditions, and have limited…
What is wrong with worshipping a #deathcult
#Neoliberalism is an economic and political ideology that advocates for free market capitalism and limited government intervention in the economy. Some criticism: * Income inequality: neoliberal policies lead to greater income inequality, as the wealthy are able to capture a larger share of the economic gains and the less well-off are left behind. * Financial…
Please share this #openweb project widly thanks
The #OGB is focused on decentralized and autonomous models of governance for the #fediverse and #openweb groups. It aims to resist the imposition of traditional top down power structures and promote social change and challenge by involving community members in decision-making and empowering them to shape their “producer” communities. The project will leverage existing open-source…
Story about our EU outreach
Mastodon is a free, #4opens, decentralized microblogging platform that is part of the #Fediverse. The outreach of these technologies to the European Union started as a way to promote alternative models of the internet that were more inclusive, equitable, and empowering for users. The EU was seen as a natural fit due to its commitment…
Talking about the #indymediaback project
Q. A few comments on your excellent video. Your page layout is driven by desktop. Nowadays, people think mobile first. The rollback: an interesting idea. A. Yep it’s the #nothingnew part of the project, the original IMC was ripped apart buy internal arguments and bad process, so we are rebooting the project before this happened…
A look at the recent history of radical grassroots activism
#ClimateCamp was a radical grassroots direct action movement to directly challenge #climatechaos and raise awareness about climate change and advocate for solutions to mitigate its effects. The movement was made up of a loosely organized network of activists who used a diversity of tactics to achieve their goals. Climate Camps were established in many countries.…
Post-modernism is a dead philosophy that still rules the #mainstreaming
A. Post-modernism is a dead philosophy that still rules the #mainstreaming Q. Zombie ideology A. Then we are zombies… Q. Speak for yourself 🤣 I’ve rejected post modernism in its entirety. I’m interested in natural law now. Processes that also hold true outside of human consciousness. A. that’s just what a zombie would say https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postmodernism…