In an age of anxiety & inequality, if humane, inclusive & populist politics isn't there, the xenophobic one will be strong. Always happens.
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I hope it's a wake up call. Historical analogies to this day—anxiety, tech transition, global upheaval, elite failure—are not comforting.
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The goal of the EU project was to avoid another ethno-supremacist backlash fueled by economic & social anxiety. Last one almost did us in.
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Yep. Exactly the point I made on my NYT op-ed on Trump (http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/31/opinion/campaign-stops/adventures-in-the-trump-twittersphere.html …). And that the fire can burn us all. https://twitter.com/squarelyrooted/status/746276263942295552 …
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Cameron (who deserves own chapter in the great book March of Folly) wanted to engineer a controlled fire. Nope.pic.twitter.com/Jr0XDU8hpz
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Lord Ashcroft
Dividing lines: multiculturalism, immigration, social liberation, feminism, environment, globalization, internet...https://twitter.com/lordashcroft/status/746284427165184000 …
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Financial Times
States in the United States that receive most from the Federal government also vote on an "anti-government" line.https://twitter.com/ft/status/746291798700597248 …
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Tom Steinberg
It's the filter bubble PLUS connecting everyone. Groups reinforce internally AND ALSO encounter, fight one another.https://twitter.com/steiny/status/746352702284771329 …
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Chris Hayes
We either develop a politics of multiculturalism that's about solidarity & respect, not ethnic food, or we go down.https://twitter.com/chrislhayes/status/746181566351679492 …
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Sayeeda Warsi
The "leave" vote as an ugly backlash to the elite mangling of the refugee crisis, and anxieties fueling xenophobia.https://twitter.com/sayeedawarsi/status/746721412942073857 …
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted My Life My Say
If true, young people did not vote. Voting has limited power in politics, but that certainly exceeds... not voting.https://twitter.com/mylifemysay/status/746740337331343360 …
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agree 500%
@zeynep Youngs in UK were "betrayed" as much by their peers as from their elders. No, more, because.. http://stop.zona-m.net/2016/06/on-brexit-young-people-betrayed-by-their-elders-and-voting …0 replies 0 retweets 1 likeThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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