Relatedly, "Receiving abuse from a political faction isn't an excuse for turning against that faction's goals" & "Political factions inflicting abuse on people never turns them against their goals" are 2 distinct propositions that are frequently conflated
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Disinformation and grievance narratives
Synthese - Disinformation is often defined as misleading content intended to instill false beliefs. But this definition is too narrow. We need to focus instead on its broader epistemic effects....
Resisting Racial Capitalism: An Antipolitical Theory of Refusal
An Antipolitical Theory of Refusal
Left & Right: The Psychological Significance of a Political Distinction
This book brings together for the first time an updated, revised collection of influential essays and articles that capture some of the most exciting scientific and scholarly contributions to the topic ...
When is Political Violence Justified
What the Liberal Tradition Says on the Subject
Pluralistic: Post-political (09 Jul 2026) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
There's plenty of reasons to be skeptical of centrists who bemoan "political polarization" and call for a politics that abandons the "tribalism of left and right."
“It is a racial war:” Analyzing the violent rhetoric of active club members on X - Institute for Strategic Dialogue
ISD research revealed that some members of US-based Active Clubs are using X accounts to call for violence against targeted communities.
Political Fairytale
Why is centrism failing so badly? Because at its heart is a mistaken idea of how politics works.
Alienation, Idealization, and Modeling
Models allow us to expose, explore, and excavate our assumptions. This is especially true for the sorts of assumptions that concern scholars of marginalization and resistance, who aim to show how ...
Beyond the Petrostate: Ecuador's Left Dilemma - Dissent Magazine
In Ecuador, to oppose resource extraction is to be an enemy of the state.
The thinking style that makes people vulnerable to extremism | Psyche Ideas
The people most drawn to ideological thinking and authoritarianism aren’t aware of what makes them so susceptible
When Do Parties Lie? Misinformation and Radical-Right Populism Across 26 Countries - Petter Törnberg, Juliana Chueri, 2026
The spread of misinformation has emerged as a global concern. Academic attention has recently shifted to emphasize the role of political elites as drivers of mi...
🧵 Democracy feels like it's in a rough state at the moment across the globe, and we hear various explanations, like polarisation, extremism, disinformation, and loss of trust. But what if those explanations are mainly symptoms and we've been trying to treat them rather than the underlying causes?
