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Halal Certification Uproar: The Muslim Scapegoat as National Safety Valve

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• Moral Panics

Halal Certification Uproar: The Muslim Scapegoat as National Safety Valve

Some dero July 9, 2019 0

Debney, B. (2019). Halal Certification Uproar: The Muslim Scapegoat as National Safety Valve. In C. M. Hall,...

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Crisis-Afflicted Humanity is like an Alzheimer’s Patient Lost in the Forest

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Crisis-Afflicted Humanity is like an Alzheimer’s Patient Lost in the Forest

Some dero May 7, 2019 0

Originally published on Counterpunch. A couple of very useful quotes are attributed to Einstein. The first is...

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Christchurch, the White Victim Complex and Savage Capitalism

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Christchurch, the White Victim Complex and Savage Capitalism

Some dero March 19, 2019 0

The Christchurch atrocity is a result of the scapegoating dynamic of savage capitalism, built on a white...

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I think after almost 20 years I finally made sense of Mulholland Drive

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I think after almost 20 years I finally made sense of Mulholland Drive

Ben March 10, 2019 0

[Spoiler warnings] I think Mulholland Drive is a movie about how Hollywood seduces and destroys people. Betty...

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Is Politics Getting Worse, Or Are We Getting a Better Handle on How Bad It Has Always Been?

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Is Politics Getting Worse, Or Are We Getting a Better Handle on How Bad It Has Always Been?

Ben February 24, 2019 0

Originally published on Counterpunch. In assessing the present condition of things, the endemic corruption and open hostility...

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The rise of the far-right as a left fail

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The rise of the far-right as a left fail

Some dero January 25, 2019 0

If Trump exemplifies the use of scapegoats by the far right for the destruction of the country...

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Q&A Tweets

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Q&A Tweets

Ben April 23, 2018 0

Not honestly much a fan of managed debate. I collect Q&A tweets using my twitter account (periodically...

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Media Hype, Imaginary Hobgoblins: Malcolm And Peter’s Politics Of Moral Panic

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• Published Writing
• Writing

Media Hype, Imaginary Hobgoblins: Malcolm And Peter’s Politics Of Moral Panic

Ben January 4, 2018 0

Originally published at New Matilda, though they seem to have joined so much of the rest of...

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Corporate Magna Carta

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Corporate Magna Carta

Some dero October 10, 2017 0

Corporate Magna Carta The rise of corporate power since the end of the nineteenth century has brought...

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The Scare Cycle: Moral Panics and National Elections

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• Published Writing

The Scare Cycle: Moral Panics and National Elections

Ben October 6, 2017 0

Have an article on moral panics and national election cycles in the latest issue of Arena Journal,...

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