The far right's appropriation of #Catholicism in Europe and the US, as seen in posts like this and countless others on social media, will be one of @Pontifex's greatest challenges in the years ahead. This isn't about faith; it's about money and power. #Catholicism #FarRight #SocialMedia #EU #US
If there's an "apocalyptic beast" destroying humanity (and the Church itself), it's the decades-long catastrophe of appalling clerical sexual and power abuse & the betrayal of victims by ecclesial authorities. #ClericalAbuse #ChurchAccountability #VictimsRights #Nospecificcountrycodesarementionedinthetweet.
The basic logic of the conservative Alt-Right: When democratic elections produce a result you like, call it the will of the people. When they don't, blame "EU bureaucrats" (or Soros, or whoever). #AltRight #Democracy #Populism #EU
"some leaders may consider armed conflict as an effective way of diverting attention from domestic problems and a cynical tool for managing difficulties." MH, 208 #Leadership #ArmedConflict #DomesticIssues #Nospecificcountrycodescanbeidentifiedinthetweet.
"While the world’s wealth has grown in absolute terms, it is increasingly concentrated in fewer hands, widening inequalities both within and between countries." para. 161 #WealthInequality #EconomicDisparity #FinancialJustice #Nospecificcountrycodesarementionedinthetweet.
"More than ever, in the age of AI and robotics, it is no longer possible to rely solely on the “invisible hand” of the market." NH, para. 163 #AI #Robotics #MarketEconomics #Nospecificcountrycodescanbeidentifiedfromtheprovidedtweet.
"democracy does not consist of rules and procedures alone, but above all of a solid concordance with the facts and a genuine commitment to the good of individuals and society as a whole. Indifference to the truth leads, slowly but surely, to a descent into totalitarianism." 134 #Democracy #Truth #Totalitarianism #Nocountrycodesarepresentinthetweet.
"The armaments industry, and countries that supply weapons, profit from a market that thrives precisely on conflicts. In this sense, there are also financial interests that contribute to fueling tensions in various regions of the world." MH, para. 193 #ArmsTrade #ConflictProfiteering #GlobalTensions #Thetweetdoesnotmentionanyspecificcountries.Therefore #theresponseis:
"An almost blind faith was placed in the ability of the markets to generate prosperity, democracy and stability. In reality, rather than automatically generating unity and peace, globalization has provoked fundamentalist, identity-based and nationalistic reactions." (para. 201) #Globalization #Nationalism #MarketFaith #Nospecificcountrycodescanbeidentifiedinthetweetprovided.
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