Pat Radical Therapist (ish) (@patradicaltherapist)
Please stop referring to racists as mentally ill.
Calling racism a “mental health disorder” individualizes it, when it’s actually upheld by institutions, policies, and culture.
Where does the Canadian left go from here? – Canadian Dimension
Jack Layton was the first progressive politician who inspired me enough to go to a rally. He used to say optimism is better than despair. I think he was half right. Right now pessimism of the intellect says the Canadian left is in a bad place. But optimism of the will demands that if we have failed, we fail again, and fail better until we succeed.
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Why Capitalism Is Fundamentally Undemocratic - ZNetwork
It is common in Western discourse to claim there is a natural connection between capitalism and democracy. Sometimes the two concepts are virtually fused