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Catherine Meissner

@catmeise.bsky.social

Love to read and travel. Believe in unconventional ways, creativity and the universe.

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Oliver Nachtwey@onachtwey.bsky.social · 2y ago

Jahre lang wurden nun in einer konservativ-rechten Diskursformation "linke" Identitätspolitik und Feminismus als Abschied von Meinungsfreiheit, Aufklärung, Partikularismus, Zerstörung des Abendlandes, demokratischer Öffentlichkeit, usw. dämonisiert. Das Ergebnis: totalitäre Sprachkontrolle.

The Words Federal Agencies Are Discouraged From Using Under Trump

Federal agencies have issued guidance to employees on hundreds of terms to limit or avoid using. An analysis of government websites shows many of the same words being removed.

nytimes.com

Catherine Meissner@catmeise.bsky.social · 2y ago

I told my son today that yes, watching the news these days is frightening and frustrating. But the least we can do is not turn away. We have to witness, be aware of what's happening and talk about it. I truly believe that each of us can make a difference!

Auschwitz Memorial@auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 2y ago

Auschwitz was at the end of a long process. It did not start from gas chambers. This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder. Auschwitz took time.

A bird's-eye view of a former Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp showing a wide dirt pathway flanked by parallel rows of barbed-wire fences. Groups of visitors walk along the path, surrounded by the remnants of brick structures and barracks, now reduced to foundations. Green grass contrasts with the somber history of the site, as the path leads toward a guard tower in the distance.