Trump said starting a war w Iran would be a political stunt. 2016, he said he could shoot someone and not lose voters. The question isn’t what Trump believes. The question is what you will tolerate. Prove him wrong. #SacredRebellion #PoliticalMemory #NoMoreWars #FaithAndPower #HoldLeadersAccountable
The Iran–Contra Affair reveals how power, legality, and political memory operate under pressure.
History often remembers what is convenient — not what is complete.
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#IranContra #ColdWarPolitics #USHistory #ExecutivePower #PoliticalMemory
For decades, the bloc that benefits most from democracy keeps flirting with those who’d dismantle it. Stability for some means struggle for others. Liberation can’t rely on fair-weather allies. We build beyond permission—power that can’t be vetoed. ✊🏾 #PoliticalMemory #BuildBeyond
Much like Team Labour who blocked women in Glasgow from getting a fair adequate wage compared to their male counterparts. Labour spent £2.5 million at court to stop them. It then cost Scotland when Labour lost power.
#PoliticalMemory
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Lindsey Graham in 2016: “If we nominate Trump, we will get destroyed… and we will deserve it.”
Nine years later: insurrection, indictments, and a party in chaos. He was right — and now they pretend he never said it.
#GOP #Trump #Receipts #Accountability #PoliticalMemory
Short-term thinking won’t save you. Businesses, news outlets, and politicians backing Trump now – what happens when the tide turns? Do they really think the public will forget their silence or complicity?
#ChronicShortTermism #PoliticalMemory
Screenshot of article front page. Title: “Rekindling the Rage”? Anniversaries of the Dismissal and the Politics of Commemoration. Author: Joshua Black, Western Sydney University. Abstract: The dismissal of the Whitlam Government on 11 November 1975 has retained a prominent place in the Australian political and commemorative calendar. The occasion has been opportune for much-hyped revelations about the crisis itself and for discussions about the past and future of Australian democracy. But anniversaries of the Dismissal can tell us more about Australia’s political culture than we have so far recognised. Drawing on press coverage, published literature, personal and official archives and the much remarked-upon Palace Letters, this article examines the public storytelling and commemoration of the Dismissal from 1976 onward. I argue that anniversaries disclose as much about Australia’s changing political culture as they do about the history of the constitutional crisis itself. The stories that Australians tell each other on 11 November reflect the changing personalities, ideologies, social and intellectual trends, and political priorities of public life. By revisiting the histories of protest, publishing and performance that occur each year on 11 November, this article illuminates the shifting politics of memory in Australian society and brings new meaning to the “millions of words” written and spoken about the Dismissal.
More from 49.1: Black examines how the ways that the anniversary of Whitlam's Dismissal is commemorated, reported, and discussed over time illustrate Australia's changing political culture and the shifting politics of memory.
#Whitlam #auspol #politicalmemory #OzStudies
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