‘the state’s assumed position ... is itself what is contested’
This is a poignant dilemma, one i don't feel the Australian State if fully equipped to comprehend with or recognize at present, too self-absorbed in its own 'all-encompassing importance'; the ability to concede that the Australian State itself is conceptualized by some with regards to Indigenous affairs, not as the solution finder, but the problem.
he Australian Constitution no longer has any mention whatsoever ofIndigenous peoples, and activists see another opportunity for a watershed moment with theircampaign
Its possible. One discerns through the sociological imagination, the issue is soon to come to a head within politics in Australia; Indigenous Australian leadership is knocking on the door, and as education around the issue grows to reach more Australians, both Indigenous and non-indigenous, a 'watershed moment' is on the near horizon.
They are willing to co-exist with the structures they oppose, but by disengagingand providing meaningful alternatives, strive to eventually render such structures redunda
There is wisdom in this, be the change, before i challenge the systemic greed of capitalistic ideology, challenge the greed and obsessive desire for affluence and status within my own self, and teach and guide others in doing the same-this is basically how i interpret this whole non-hegemonic movement; accepting the realism of hegemonic neoliberal capitalistic structures which divide and oppress and the chances of actually living in a modern civilized society void of these structural realities- not likely, so getting creative and coming up with 3rd possibilities- was the prototypical commune kind of on this directory?
h did successfully gain state power, but then focused moreon retaining that power than enacting the intended social reforms (W
My point exactly, and although such phenomena main not be the exclusive analytical domain of sociology, namely why humans struggle to govern benevolently, though we cannot exclude historical precedence from analysis either; a history complete with political and social corruption across cultures.
Both antisystemic and integrationist approaches to social change face internal andexternal pressures which may dilute a movement’s success.
I appreciate this reality, different personalities, not everybody thinks black and white, some think of the grey too, we each bring our own unique perspectives and beliefs to analysis of social issues; within social movements we will never agree on every issue
Antisystemic approaches, on the other hand, are those which are known as radical orrevolutionary. They struggle against existing power structures, rather than seeking integrationwithin them.
yes and there have been several in the last three hundred, the French Revolution and the Communist revolution- what was interesting was that in pulling down an 'inferior social structure, deemed oppressive, and implementing the new foundations for new radical structures, it seemed humans polluted what were initially grand ideologies and theoretical manifestos, through their behaviour; which, without detouring from the issue too greatly, it is asked whether humans are capable of consistently living out the ideologies they create or are gifted with. Even the early church, supposedly established on pure fundemental altruistic ideology, was able to effectively corrupt itself from within- i argue radical new social structures must be backed by radically new human behaviour in order to establish true revolution- this is stating the obvious, and its no to be a pessimist, i think the Gugu Badhun manifesto with an emphasis on personal development in conjunction with radical conflict and reform is moving as near as possible to that third alternative sweet spot-still has to be enacted though
cording to Innis, media technologies alter “the structure of interest (the things thought about) by changing the character of symbols (the things thought with), and by changing the nature of community (the arena in which thought
This very concept- intrigues me, though i have not done anywhere near any breadth of research on the dynamics to present an argument, just intrigues me, do we experience constant social evolution with the increased technological evolution, or do we lose any pivotal aspects of comprehension or ' social aesthetics' from existing at the center of incredible technological speed- even, is technology an addiction where we can no longer see our systemic 'pace' insanity, or the greatest revolution which offers at our fingertips a voice in the arena and the means to have our voices heard and our wishes communicated with speed and efficiency; even, does technology, especially social media level and even out the playing field, politically and socially?
rther theorizes social acceleration and distinguishes between technological acceleration, acceleration of social change and acceleration of the pace of life. All three forms of social acceleration are interlinked. Hence, (media) technologies play a crucial role for the speeding up of society.
Yes i would agree, and am interested whether constantly increased efficiency leads to increased effectiveness of processing information, or whether we are caught on a merry-go-round of information which humans are able or unable to effectively keep pace with- i am interested with its effect on authentic social community.
e character and principles that guide dominant media technologies, namely the constant flow, immediacy and newness, have implications for our temporal experiences and meaning production.
Quite possibly. My interpretation here is. ' are we losing a vital component of how we process and reflect on information knowledge due to the speed with with media is bombarding the human senses? What is the true effect on our conscious individual and collective minds to have an overload of information constantly streamed to us?
. Over time, these varied political actors co-evolve media strategies and tactics in full awareness of one another’s existence.
Yes i agree, this is why to underestimate each other, not in a malicious sense, but in an intellectual sense. Our most outstanding feature as a species is our intelligence, our most recognizable cultural behaviour is disagreement- a paradox?
Of particular importance to most populists is the ability to demonstrate to their supporters their regular physical presence ‘on the ground’,
Bit general, don't know if this is in fact true, especially for a leader who may be charismatic yet not physically imposing, or perhaps not as much of a physical presence as a political rival.
ad, social media are an integral part of the total media system. Chadwick (2017) has theorised the emergence of ‘hybrid media systems’ that encompass legacy and social media. This is the simple but powerful cybernetic notion (Craig, 1999)
Of course it is, though media in the 80's flowed one way, social media opened up hybrid communication. It does give anybody the platform to use to their advantage- i argue it differs considerably.
First, populists are hardly the only political actors who are social media savvy
Simple, yet important distinction, social media is simply the canvas now, where a lot of human conflict is played out. It has always been played out. It probably always will.
Sovereignty, it is claimed, resides exclusively in God, and, by extension, in his temporal deputies: to wit, the ulama. (Afrachteh, 1981: 193; my emphasis)
This might not have had to have been pointed out with such authority if man had not done such an atrocious job of government, but since this is not the case, then even as pure concept, sovereignty obviously lies with God- one thing man can't blame God for is the running of government, and man's record has been critiqued enough i think, to get the message.
The eventual winner, Emmanuel Macron, presented himself as a political outsider but was, in fact, closer to the French establishment than he cared to admit.
Very Julius Caesar-like; if you wish to be a politician, be the shrewdest!!
urato takes issue with simplistic dismissals of populist leaders and their voters, for example, Hillary Clinton’s ‘basket of deplorables’ label to refer to Trump supporters.
Yes this in important in these discussions in social science now- to not consider one side right and noble, the other foolish and deplorable, within conflict, to underestimate one another, hmmm, not wise.
‘cultural backlash thesis’ trumping economic concerns.
I would say this was similar in freedom rallies with regards to vaccine mandates. People were giving up their economic security, it was certainly a cultural issue.
destabilised cultural identity.
I like this, let us humans take responsibility rather than an ideology.
He then warns against rash dismissals of populists like Trump or
Certainly wouldn't dismiss Trump as anything, he made it to the white house, God only knows how. All he lacked was an army as demented as himself, but he was never such a leader as to be followed by the United States army.
Gerbaudo identifies an ‘elective affinity’, that is, a strong match, between social media and populism, with social media providing an ideal platform ‘for the populist appeal to ordinary people against a liberal establishment
Must agree, social media is just that, and the storming of the capitol in the U.S.A last year is evident proof that social media is a vehicle par excellence in marshalling social movements.
Laclau does not consider populism as a negative phenomenon, but considers it essentially redeeming of democracy, offering a route to popular mobilisation. But many elements of the current manifestations of populism are certainly disturbing, including the increased incivility and polarisation, rejection of pluralism and cosmopolitanism, and the cynical attitude toward truth that ch
True, conspiracies are rampant at present in society- we need to trust too, or leadership becomes futile. There must be a return to respect for people in authority- not concessions, not a lack of accountability, but respect
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They should not be undermined, though the media shoots from the hip- when leaders are elected, it is important to keep them accountable- Trump said a lot of spupid things in a stupid way, yet he was still the president- media plays an increasing role in the disrespect of political leaders- facts and 'opinions should be neatly divided- it is still often bullying, just cause its polititians- we love to character assassinate, soon a culture will exist where we automatically assume the worst of people, especially polltitians
y ‘guerras mediáticas’ – ‘media wars’ – in which the populist leader enters into conflict, rhetorically and often materially as well, with the traditional media, and tries to build media institutions of his or her own. Elements of this are common in other cases of populism too – with Netanyahu in Israel (Peri, 2004Peri, Y. (2004). Telepopulism: Media and politics in Israel. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press. [Google Scholar]), for example, or Orb
Its better than being pimped and defamed by it.
new media technologies are often used against established media and those media often lose power and autonom
Optimistic patterns which point to more authentic media
When we carry out a civic act, it is enough for us to speak to the whole country by radio and not a single Argentine will be remain unaware of what we have to say. Before this was impossible
The increase of forms of hypocrisy, for ethically, a true civil act is done, if not in quiet, than with the desire to avoid the spotlight, less civility be 'weakened' through people-pleasing politics
The media acquire greater authority to define social reality and condition patterns of interaction … Media have become an integral part of other institutions’ operations, while also achieving a degree of self-determination and autonomy which forces other institutions … to submit to their logic.
True, which can very easily cloud objectivity, and produce bias
neoliberalism has produced resentment and atomisation that open the way for the mobilisation of racist and xenophobic forms of identity. Demmers and Mehendale (2010Demmers, J., & Mehendale, S. S. (2010). Neoliberal xenophobia: The Dutch case. Alternatives: Global, Local, Political, 35, 53–70. doi: 10.1177/030437541003500103 [Crossref], [Web of Science ®], [Google Scholar], p. 68) argue about the Dutch case,
Yes, though not too different from the 'bourgeoisie' and the rising up of the proletariat in the French Revolution- there is nothing new under the sun
During the campaign and since Trump’s election there has been a surge of hate crimes against various ethnic, religious and national minorities, and a re-emergence into public discourse of open forms of racism marginalised after the Civil Rights movement.
Yeah, though i argue politically correct democracy didn't solve racism,.just put a bandaid on it- but Trump did not help- not part of solution, part of problem
In this sense, the rise of populism in many parts of the world can be seen as a product of neoliberalism –
yES, THOUGH I WILL ARGUE IT IS ALSO IN RESPONSE TO THE VANILLA FROSTED POLITICAL CORRECTNESS WHICH HAS GONE TOO FAR- YES, THE WEST DID WELL TO RE-EVALUATE AND REDIFINE ITS ETHICS, THOUGH THERE IS TOO MUCH ' OPINIONISM' TOO, LET A LEADER LEAD.
he Trump and Sanders movements in the United States clearly were rooted in the historical context of growing inequality,
Growing inequality??? 60 Years ago Yanks used to treat blacks like vermin, and lynch them for their skin colour-, 60 years ago women were ordered around by men like maids, and misogyny was stock-standard communication in large parts of inequality- if inequality continues to increase this is mostly economic; snobs and self-righteous 'elites'- an elite can be broad- they speak 'equality' in public, but privately i argue they detest the idea.
Populism arises, according to Laclau, when a large number of demands accumulate which are not satisfied, and a political leader or movement is able to construct an equivalence among them, portraying them in terms of the opposition b
yes true, or, in the case of Julius Caesar- the archetype populist polititian, it also arises when one revolutionary pulls their cards and says they arwe full of shit, greedy, competitive children- i argue populism does not necessarily manipulate democracy's unavoidable imperfection
Populism is in this sense a fundamentally ‘anti-establishment’ discourse, even if it is quite possible for populist discourses to be appropriated by those in power. This idea of populism
Yeah, though much more i argue; there have been incredible leaders in history who were populist and pro-establishment; it is just impossible to be liked by leaders- i argue that populism can spill into anti-establishment, though it is also charasmatic., charisma is important too for populism
All of these things,
Well, it is a long shot to call the press a 'friend' of the people- they are amoral and don't give a damn about raising people up or destroying them; not all, but that is the whack; and as fo Trump's controversy, i'm anything but 'pro-Trump' but i would rather a politician who is transparent, albeit idipotic- don't worry, plenty of polies are agressive behind close doors with women, or wish to be, plenty are racist, plenty want to be the 'top dog, though remember the vocation- they are masters at hiding it.
Most of the community leaders and many of the academics studying polyamory are women
NOT ANY MORE!!
evealed that Christian women who support same-sex marriage between queer, monosexual cisgender people denied the possibility of bisexual and transgender identity (e.g. “There is no in between,” p. 942). This erasure is multiplied for bisexual trans
Wow, so christian woman will surrender the strong Biblical claim-as anyone who knows any fraction of theology states- that same-sex intercourse is an abomination to 'God', then continue to claim this or that must stay. I would possibly prefer a Margaret Court- as in at least she stands for what she believes, even if it is discriminating. If we as society abolished Same-sex relationships as incurring the wrath of God, then let go entirely.- This defeats the purpose of equality- we are all equal, however we express our sexual varieties
. Strategic passing is referred to as stigma concealment, which can protect queer people from discrimination and violence (Frost, 2011Frost, D. M. (2011). Social stigma and its consequences for the socially stigmatized. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 5(11), 824–839. Retrieved from http://doi.org.elibrary.jcu.edu.au/10.1111/j.1751-9004.2011.00394.x. [Crossref], [Google Scholar]) and has been reported as a tactic employed by bisexu
Yes, and this just adds to the dilemma. And to give an ignorant person an opportunity to even imagine that they are 'more man' or 'more woman' because they follow the 'gender norm rules' with more 'RIGIDITY'. Please!!!!
Because bisexuality is ambiguous and imperceptible, some may view bisexual people as double agents, blending into the queer world at will while benefiting from the advantages of a heterosexual façade. Th
Interesting argument; possibly.
Stereotypes associated with bisexuality include promiscuity, indecisiveness, attention seeking, and untrustworthiness (Eisner, 2013Eisner, S. (2013). Bi notes for a bisexual revolution. Berkeley, CA: Seal Press. [Google Scholar]; Mohr & Israel, 20
wow, this is interesting, seeing that adult heterosexual relationships have(statistically, not comparing), in the last 50 years also had quite an amount of- 1. Promiscuity and 'adultery, indecisiveness, as in swapping partners, including husbands/wives quite rapaciously.
To evaluate the causal effect of gender and the physical state of a room on individuals’ judgments of the occupants’ moral character (Hypothesis 2), we average five items. Each item is measured on a 0–100 scale. These items ask, “How ____ is Jennifer/John,” with one item each for responsible, hardworking, considerate, likable, and neglectful. We reverse code neglectful so that higher values represent more positive judgments, as is true for the other items. The five items produce a Cronbach’s α of .896.Perceived Social Consequences
It fascinates me that society in the last 150 years, really embraced secularism and became highly suspicious of organized religion, yet we are still obsessed with morality- an ignorant view of morality, Although not religious, i would far prefer certain Christian dogmas( a couple) where it is assumed humans are morally bankrupt from birth- we seem incapable of 'living and let live.', AND CONSTANTLY COMPETE,;; With all the joy and excitement in life that can be experienced??? Why? And the depths of malice to which people will go.
As such, men, as well as women, may be penalized for messiness: While messy women may be penalized because they are violating the prescriptive expectation that they ought to be clean, messy men may be penalized because they are activating the
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This perception—that beliefs in women’s greater responsibility for housework are widely shared by others—may be powerful enough to affect individuals’ behavior.
Definitely, and it begins at the top, observe the ways in which our political leaders brook no hesitation in taking any small details of another politicians details to use it against them- we want to talk about the optimistic ideal of gender freedom and a new epoch in human history- my goodness, we have so far to go. Violent, violent stereotypes
hers, whereas a man may actively avoid too much or certain types of housework to evade being labeled as less masculine (Brines 1994; Carrington 2002; Tichenor 2005).
Now i am finally understanding how epic gender structures are, how insidious. Even to minute details, like was living with couple of good mates in Cairns for a month on break, and even down to television(don't watch much), they would watch 7 mate all day all men shows, i was like why, if you are attracted to women would you not watch media with women, not judgementally, but curiously? Even the t.v they watch is scripted. So i watch bold and Beautiful in front of them all.Lol Yet if i was not strong of build and masculine qualities also to a degree, they would completely shoot from the hip to the depths of ignorant bigoted comments
Another approach suggests that individuals are routinely held accountable to gendered norms via social interactions (B
Yes and shame seems to be the weapon of choice; We may not see a gender transgressor blasted on a Current Affair, yet we shame. I am gender fluid, though this is the only forum i have ever shared this. Not gay, attracted my whole life to woman, yet also have an identity which is completely comfortable strongly visualizing and acting out in my imagination occasionally a woman, even writing narrative occasionally as a woman. BECAUSE SHAME WAS SUCH AN ENORMOUS WAY CERTAIN FAMILY MEMBERS AND SOCIAL CIRCLES punished anyone who transgresses, i keep it very private. Not bi-sexual, though easily go into a very feminine role occasionally when completely at ease and feeling safe, still comfortable with my manhood. I am 41 and have never shared this, ever even with my ex-wife, mother, certainly not dad. IT is predictable with any thing taboo, instinctively reacting with shame, things they are frightened of. So i keep it private, and find consolation in one individual who i admire from history on a huge scale, who also did this. Gaius Julius Caesar. I am never ashamed of it, but it is like, " why tell people', Society has changed a great deal yet, the extreme misogyny nearly all the men in my huge family lived by in the 80's and 90's scarred me. Scarred me very deeply
ors, they are able to navigate the social world and avoid the negative consequences of violating gender norms.
These negative consequences, they say so much more about those who wish to punish then those who violate. It seems that since the beginning of time there has existed a collective part of society wishing to 'punish' . This is not leadership but something ugly.