Matthew Blakeway
@matthewblakeway.bsky.social
Author: The Logic of Self-Destruction; The Logic of Madness
It’s been the case for decades that the US has a police brutality problem without accountability. Politicians and rich white people turn a blind eye because they believe they benefit from the social control they think results.
In 2019, the rate of fatal police shootings in the US was 3.1 per million residents. By contrast, the rate in France was 0.14 per million, and in Germany, it was lower.
In Germany, police officers discharged a total of 85 bullets at people in the entire year of 2011.
In Germany, police officers discharged a total of 85 bullets at people in the entire year of 2011.
I’ve said it and I believe it is true
There is a willful forgetting and suppression of the memory of the hundreds of protests that shook this nation for the past decade and a half. So while Canadians and European laypeople whine “Americans don’t do anything,” the Americans are actively suppressed
There is a willful forgetting and suppression of the memory of the hundreds of protests that shook this nation for the past decade and a half. So while Canadians and European laypeople whine “Americans don’t do anything,” the Americans are actively suppressed
December 28, 2025 at 6:48 AM
It’s been the case for decades that the US has a police brutality problem without accountability. Politicians and rich white people turn a blind eye because they believe they benefit from the social control they think results.
A belief is a logical mechanism. It feels like a logical conclusion, but it actually a tautology. A brief explainer...
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November 25, 2025 at 8:23 AM
A belief is a logical mechanism. It feels like a logical conclusion, but it actually a tautology. A brief explainer...
youtu.be/NhOeCnPKVag
youtu.be/NhOeCnPKVag
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Boston's Mayor Wu playing with Yo-Yo Ma at Symphony Hall
November 23, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Boston's Mayor Wu playing with Yo-Yo Ma at Symphony Hall
Reposted by Matthew Blakeway
Opinion | I’ve dedicated my career to promoting free speech on college campuses. Here’s why the murder of a red state college dropout by another red state college dropout means it’s time to fire liberal professors in blue states.
September 15, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Opinion | I’ve dedicated my career to promoting free speech on college campuses. Here’s why the murder of a red state college dropout by another red state college dropout means it’s time to fire liberal professors in blue states.
Re: Charlie Kirk: trace 50 years of Islamic terrorism and it began with bombing Christians and Hindus. 30 years ago they bombed minority Muslims, such as Sufis and Ismailis. 15 years ago Sunnis bombed other Sunnis, and people outside that belief system couldn’t distinguish victim and perpetrator.
September 13, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Re: Charlie Kirk: trace 50 years of Islamic terrorism and it began with bombing Christians and Hindus. 30 years ago they bombed minority Muslims, such as Sufis and Ismailis. 15 years ago Sunnis bombed other Sunnis, and people outside that belief system couldn’t distinguish victim and perpetrator.
Send a saucy birthday card—Kier Starmer sacks you. Starve children to death and bomb hospitals—Kier Starmer welcomes you to Downing Street. He really is a moral midget.
September 11, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Send a saucy birthday card—Kier Starmer sacks you. Starve children to death and bomb hospitals—Kier Starmer welcomes you to Downing Street. He really is a moral midget.
Reposted by Matthew Blakeway
Reposted by Matthew Blakeway
It helps to point people toward trustworthy, accessible sources like Wikipedia, The Conversation, The Guardian, CBC, BBC, Bellingcat, not because they are always right but because they are self correcting
June 8, 2025 at 11:25 AM
It helps to point people toward trustworthy, accessible sources like Wikipedia, The Conversation, The Guardian, CBC, BBC, Bellingcat, not because they are always right but because they are self correcting
Why pretending to be happy will make you miserable. A short explainer:
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Pretending to be happy will make you miserable
YouTube video by Matthew Blakeway
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December 17, 2024 at 3:45 PM
Why pretending to be happy will make you miserable. A short explainer:
youtu.be/K76SDVfMf68
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Belief is a mechanism. It has nothing to do with truth... youtu.be/NhOeCnPKVag
A belief is a mechanism. It has nothing to do with truth
YouTube video by Matthew Blakeway
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November 12, 2024 at 8:37 AM
Belief is a mechanism. It has nothing to do with truth... youtu.be/NhOeCnPKVag
If you suppress your emotional behaviour and this becomes a habit, eventually you'll lose the ability to identify that emotion in yourself. A short video explainer: youtu.be/1DyUS_6Qzdc
Suppress emotional behaviour and you can't identify emotions
YouTube video by Matthew Blakeway
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November 11, 2024 at 6:29 AM
If you suppress your emotional behaviour and this becomes a habit, eventually you'll lose the ability to identify that emotion in yourself. A short video explainer: youtu.be/1DyUS_6Qzdc
There are four theoretical ways that a person can misunderstand an emotion. Each of these results from a different aspect of people manipulating their emotional behaviour. Real world understanding of emotion blends these with correct understanding to create a fuzzy amalgam. youtu.be/Y0PNUXmizHw
Four Possible Ways to Misunderstand an Emotion
YouTube video by Matthew Blakeway
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November 3, 2024 at 7:39 AM
There are four theoretical ways that a person can misunderstand an emotion. Each of these results from a different aspect of people manipulating their emotional behaviour. Real world understanding of emotion blends these with correct understanding to create a fuzzy amalgam. youtu.be/Y0PNUXmizHw
This explains a hypothesis of how personality disorder works as a mechanism. Two elements: a human can anticipate future emotions and calculates actions to create emotional outcomes; if a person suppresses emotional behaviour they lose the ability to identify the emotion. youtu.be/mindhhCsfAk?...
A hypothesis of the mechanism of personality disorder
YouTube video by Matthew Blakeway
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October 23, 2024 at 5:08 PM
This explains a hypothesis of how personality disorder works as a mechanism. Two elements: a human can anticipate future emotions and calculates actions to create emotional outcomes; if a person suppresses emotional behaviour they lose the ability to identify the emotion. youtu.be/mindhhCsfAk?...
Pretending to be happy will make you miserable: my first YouTube video...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=K76S...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=K76S...
Pretending to be happy will make you miserable
Pretending to be happy is a form of emotional inauthenticity. Authentic emotions direct you to what needs to be changed in your life.
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June 21, 2024 at 12:32 PM
Pretending to be happy will make you miserable: my first YouTube video...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=K76S...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=K76S...