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Toby Buckle @polphilpod.bsky.social · 5h

yeah, we've both noted how quickly & enthusiastically much of the elite are folding

Toby Buckle @polphilpod.bsky.social · 5h

while this doesn't reflect well on any of us, the concerned centrist shtick is more of a top-down thing, no?

like weiss is a corporate decision, each new 'quirky free thinkers' outlet gets millions in seed funding, but idk if there's any great popular demand for what they're pushing

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Toby Buckle @polphilpod.bsky.social · 1d

manosphere: modern women will submit to a boss, but not a husband

me: agree actually, employers do have too much power

manosphere: that's not what i meant

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Patrick Samphire 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @patricksamphire.bsky.social · 1d

"the dynamic that defines reactionary centrism: the right must be understood, but never blamed. The left can be blamed, but need not be understood."

What is a reactionary centrist, and does the UK have them?

A term favoured by US progressives can help us understand Britain’s drift to the right

www.prospectmagazine.co.uk

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Toby Buckle @polphilpod.bsky.social · 20h

maybe like some sort of monthly round up? quick Q&A with me, a bonus question I ask all the guests, something quick & fun, idk . . .

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Toby Buckle @polphilpod.bsky.social · 20h

that's a great idea, not sure how it'd work for podcasts tho

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Toby Buckle @polphilpod.bsky.social · 21h

trying to *gain* supporters here

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Toby Buckle @polphilpod.bsky.social · 21h

i do have a bit of bonus content for subscribers, but generally i want to keep the show free

any other thoughts?

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Toby Buckle @polphilpod.bsky.social · 21h

any suggestions for what i could offer for rewards for patreon supporters?

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Toby Buckle @polphilpod.bsky.social · 1d

we're just determined to speedrun this aren't we

Ian Fraser @ianfraser.bsky.social · 1d

Flailing Tory leader Kemi Badenoch’s latest “idea” is a Trumpian immigration hit squad, vowing to deport 150,000 a year. There’s no credible plan for where the deported people would go, how treaties would be upheld, or how overstretched institutions would cope.

The Guardian view on the Tory conference: history’s revenge on Conservatism | Editorial

Editorial: Speeches from the conference floor reveal a party out of ideas. Its leadership team is mistaking slogans for policy and nostalgia for purpose

www.theguardian.com

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Toby Buckle @polphilpod.bsky.social · 1d

manosphere: modern women will submit to a boss, but not a husband

me: agree actually, employers do have too much power

manosphere: that's not what i meant

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Toby Buckle @polphilpod.bsky.social · 1d

but to end on a note of consensus, i'm intrigued a number of left commentators (see also @wildlystrollingben.bsky.social ) have engaged with this in depth

i think we're all kinda seeing the same thing, even if we disagree on how to frame the divides

www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/mapping

MAPPING THE ANTI-TRUMP COALITION

I share a new political spectrum for the anti-trump coalition and use it to think through questions like: Why did the democtratic vote decline from 2020 to 2024, what's gone wrong for liberal messagin...

www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com

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Toby Buckle @polphilpod.bsky.social · 1d

it also depends on what i'm writing, the question of my 'democratic tea party' article is 'what could the left do better?' so that's what it focuses on

the question of this one is 'what could institutional liberalism do better?' if you want my take on that

newrepublic.com/authors/toby...

Toby Buckle

Toby Buckle is a former political activist and campaigner, host of the Political Philosophy podcast, and editor of What is Freedom? He podcasts and writes on U.S. and U.K. politics, liberalism, ideolo...

newrepublic.com

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Toby Buckle @polphilpod.bsky.social · 1d

2. i don't think it's fair to say i don't treat mainline liberals (hillary, bien etc) as having agency

i have plenty of critiques of the party, but i think the left can conflate having *different* critiques, with always defending them no matter what

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Toby Buckle @polphilpod.bsky.social · 1d

i think if you're gonna make 'be more egalitarian' your main solution to beating fascists, you need to show your working a bit more - from my perspective its mixed

with that said, if the right strategic path is unclear, you might as well go with the better policy! so we're agreed there

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Toby Buckle @polphilpod.bsky.social · 1d

where we perhaps differ is i think the anti-establishment left can just assume that a more egalitarian policy offer is the 'one weird trick' to winning elections & . . . idk

individual policies poll well, but i'm not sure the data competitive generals supports that

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Toby Buckle @polphilpod.bsky.social · 1d

sean is writing a philosophical critique of my work, if of interest -

i won't do a full rebuttal, but two quick points to clarify my own views & i think this argument would be stronger for responding to:

1. i agree the dems should be more economically left & oppose crimes in GAZA

Sean Daniel Johnson @seandanieljohnson.bsky.social · 1d

My more to say is here (or some of it at least): open.substack.com/pub/seandani...
Also thank you @polphilpod.bsky.social for sharing my previous post. Know we disagree when it comes to the matter of agency but I appreciate your thoughts and time on the subject.

Agency and the Matter of Trump

The First of my Replies to the Political Philosophy Podcast by Toby Buckle

open.substack.com

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Toby Buckle @polphilpod.bsky.social · 1d

you'd think the US would be a cautionary example, & yet . . .

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Toby Buckle @polphilpod.bsky.social · 1d

we're just determined to speedrun this aren't we

Ian Fraser @ianfraser.bsky.social · 1d

Flailing Tory leader Kemi Badenoch’s latest “idea” is a Trumpian immigration hit squad, vowing to deport 150,000 a year. There’s no credible plan for where the deported people would go, how treaties would be upheld, or how overstretched institutions would cope.

The Guardian view on the Tory conference: history’s revenge on Conservatism | Editorial

Editorial: Speeches from the conference floor reveal a party out of ideas. Its leadership team is mistaking slogans for policy and nostalgia for purpose

www.theguardian.com

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Toby Buckle @polphilpod.bsky.social · 2d

also why i don't get too hung up on "did sjws use alienating language?" debates

could messaging have been better, sure. would that've stopped this tidal wave of hate, absolutely not

ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 7d

"In 2012, 60 trans-related articles were published by Britain’s media. By 2022, it was more than 7,500, according to figures from Trans Media Watch. The media is not responding to public rage against vulnerable minorities; it is helping to create it." www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/709...

What is a reactionary centrist, and does the UK have them?

A term favoured by US progressives can help us understand Britain’s drift to the right

www.prospectmagazine.co.uk

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Toby Buckle @polphilpod.bsky.social · 2d

coming up on the podcast:

- new 'writing the bible'
- @profyolonda.bsky.social on bioethics
- deepra das acevedo on tenure
- @podmalm.bsky.social on immigration politics
- @goodlawproject.org on trans rights in the uk

links to follow/ subscribe -

www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com

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Toby Buckle @polphilpod.bsky.social · 2d

for example, there's *definitely* a need a cleave some centre-right voters off the fascist side & maybe someone more centrist is better messenger, i can see that

but at least i'm trying to make a case!! reactionary centrists don't want to do the work themselves, just judge the people who are

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Toby Buckle @polphilpod.bsky.social · 2d

like, the way i write seems to resonate with some, but there's plenty of people & groups out there other will be better placed to reach than me

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Toby Buckle @polphilpod.bsky.social · 2d

& different ways of framing it will resonate with different audiences - reactionary centrists seem to think there's some perfect messaging & if we can find it (& force everyone to use it) we'll win

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Toby Buckle @polphilpod.bsky.social · 2d

like, is your time better spent writing endless articles policing liberals' language that only really serve to get on everyone's nerves

Or just arguing for what you believe in?

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