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Nutt LosEine kleine Kritik des heutigen Konservatismus<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9tW_zjM6lo" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9tW_zjM6lo</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DonaldTrump</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Revolutionen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Revolutionen</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EdmundBurke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EdmundBurke</a>

Bibliolater 📚 📜 🖋🔴 📖 **Reappraising a controversial figure: Ross Carroll’s Edmund Burke**Morien Robertson“_Burke was not just a thinker and writer, but a constantly active politician and agitator, who pushed for a variety of causes that might be called progressive, and admonished the failings of the British elite, particularly with regards to the colonial administration in India._”🔗 <a href="https://oxfordpoliticalreview.com/2025/03/24/reappraising-a-controversial-figure-ross-carrolls-edmund-burke/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://oxfordpoliticalreview.com/2025/03/24/reappraising-a-controversial-figure-ross-carrolls-edmund-burke/</a>. <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Conservatism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Conservatism</a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/EdmundBurke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EdmundBurke</a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Nonfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Nonfiction</a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Politics</a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/BookReview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BookReview</a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Book" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Book</a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a>

Wisdom in SpaceThe only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. -- Edmund Burke⬆ <a href="https://c.im/tags/Wisdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Wisdom</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Quotes</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/EdmundBurke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EdmundBurke</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Evil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Evil</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Good" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Good</a>⬇ <a href="https://c.im/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Photography</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Panorama" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Panorama</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Panopainting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Panopainting</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Flowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Flowers</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Junkyard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Junkyard</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Minnesota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Minnesota</a>

the roamer"Dined with him at the Ton, Billingsgate. At dinner time he was missed; and was found at a fishmonger's, learning the history of pickled salmon."Samuel Rogers, Tabletalk & Recollections, Edmund Burke chapter.Clearly, Burke was a Mastodonian before Mastodon.<a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/SamuelRogers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SamuelRogers</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/EdmundBurke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EdmundBurke</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/curiosity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#curiosity</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/MastodonCulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MastodonCulture</a>

the roamer"[Burke] in argument puts out his whole strength, but is ready to listen, and full of inquiry."Samuel Rogers, Tabletalk and Recollections.<a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/SamuelRogers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SamuelRogers</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/EdmundBurke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EdmundBurke</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/listening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#listening</a>

Wisdom in SpaceThe only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. -- Edmund Burke⬆ <a href="https://c.im/tags/Wisdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Wisdom</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Quotes</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/EdmundBurke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EdmundBurke</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Evil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Evil</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Good" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Good</a>⬇ <a href="https://c.im/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Photography</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Panorama" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Panorama</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Rainbow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Rainbow</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/MississippiRiver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MississippiRiver</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Iowa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Iowa</a>

Roman ALANUseless quote for 30 Jul:"The march of the human mind is slow."~ Edmund Burke, 1775<a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/UselessQuote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UselessQuote</a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/EdmundBurke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EdmundBurke</a>

Lorna PeelTwo gentlemen admire the statue of Edmund Burke outside Trinity College Dublin. c1870. The National Library of Ireland. No known copyright restrictions.<a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/EdmundBurke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EdmundBurke</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/TrinityCollegeDublin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TrinityCollegeDublin</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Dublin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Dublin</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Ireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Ireland</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/19thCentury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#19thCentury</a>

Christopher Stewart« He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves, and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper. »― Edmund Burke🔗 · <a href="https://poligraf.tumblr.com/post/722412286057332736/he-that-wrestles-with-us-strengthens-our-nerves" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://poligraf.tumblr.com/post/722412286057332736/he-that-wrestles-with-us-strengthens-our-nerves</a><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#quotes</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/EdmundBurke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EdmundBurke</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/antagonism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#antagonism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/teaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#teaching</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/skills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#skills</a>

Cass Flux📢 Let's talk about the Tyranny of the Majority 🗳️🔄! This concept warns us about the potential dangers in a democratic system where the majority can oppress the minority. 🌐 👤 Alexis de Tocqueville 📚, in his classic "Democracy in America" (1835), highlighted how majority rule can sometimes lead to the suppression of minority rights. Tocqueville admired American democracy but cautioned against this very risk. 🇺🇸⚖️ 👤 John Stuart Mill 🖋️, in his influential work "On Liberty" (1859), argued passionately for individual freedoms and protections against societal and governmental tyranny. Mill believed that safeguarding minority opinions is crucial to a just society. 🗽💬 👤 James Madison 📝, in Federalist No. 10 (1787), discussed the dangers of factions and the tyranny of the majority while framing the U.S. Constitution. He emphasized a system of checks and balances to mitigate these risks. 🇺🇸📜 👤 Edmund Burke 🏛️, a critic of the French Revolution, also spoke about the potential for majority rule to become oppressive. He advocated for representative government to protect against such dangers. 🇫🇷⚔️ 👤 Friedrich Hayek 📖, in "The Road to Serfdom" (1944), warned that unchecked majoritarian democracy could lead to totalitarianism. Hayek stressed the importance of individual freedoms and the rule of law. 🔒🌍 📘 Key Idea: Democracy must balance majority rule with protecting minority rights. Constitutions, laws, and institutions play crucial roles in ensuring this balance. ⚖️🏛️ 📅 Modern Context: Issues like civil rights, freedom of speech, and the rights of marginalized groups still reflect concerns about the tyranny of the majority. 🏳️‍🌈🗣️ 🌸 Analogy: Imagine a garden where the tallest flowers (the majority) overshadow the smaller ones (the minority). A good gardener (a well-functioning democracy) ensures all flowers get the light and space they need. 🌺🌼🌻 🔍 Real-World Example: The Civil Rights Movement in the U.S. showed how majority-supported segregation and discrimination needed significant legal and societal change to protect minority rights. ✊🏿📜 🔔 Reminder: Protecting minority rights ensures a more just and equitable society for everyone. 🕊️❤️ <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Democracy</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/TyrannyOfTheMajority" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TyrannyOfTheMajority</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/CivilRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CivilRights</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Freedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Freedom</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Justice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Justice</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/JohnStuartMill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JohnStuartMill</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/AlexisDeTocqueville" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AlexisDeTocqueville</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/JamesMadison" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JamesMadison</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/EdmundBurke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EdmundBurke</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/FriedrichHayek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FriedrichHayek</a> All right minded football fans should gather together and stand up for the rights of 'State Sponsored Teams' to operate as they choose to! <a href="https://beige.party/tags/EPL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EPL</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/LFC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LFC</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Soccer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Soccer</a>

Coach Pāṇini ®It’s like a never-ending Burkean loop<a href="http://inaniludibrio.com/2024/03/01/its-like-a-never-ending-burkean-loop/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">http://inaniludibrio.com/2024/03/01/its-like-a-never-ending-burkean-loop/</a><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/EdmundBurke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EdmundBurke</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#history</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/rhetoric" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#rhetoric</a>

Lorna PeelTwo gentlemen admiring the statue of Edmund Burke outside Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. c1870. The National Library of Ireland. No known copyright restrictions.<a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/EdmundBurke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EdmundBurke</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/TrinityCollegeDublin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TrinityCollegeDublin</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Dublin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Dublin</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Ireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Ireland</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/19thCentury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#19thCentury</a>

Roman ALANUseless quote for 20 Jan:"Terror is not always the effect of force, and an armament is not a victory.If you do not succeed, you are without resource; for, conciliation failing, force remains; but, force failing, no further hope of reconciliation is left."~ Edmund Burke, 1775<a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/UselessQuote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UselessQuote</a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/EdmundBurke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EdmundBurke</a> Link to source: <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/5655" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/5655</a>

World History EncyclopediaEdmund Burke (1729-1797) was an Anglo-Irish statesman and political thinker. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#History</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/EdmundBurke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EdmundBurke</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/HistoryFacts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HistoryFacts</a> <a href="https://www.worldhistory.org/Edmund_Burke/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.worldhistory.org/Edmund_Burke/</a>

Petrichor ᚄᚔᚅᚐᚁᚆᚃᚒᚔᚂ<a href="https://spore.social/@wtsparrow" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@wtsparrow</a> A lovely example of Sheridan defusing poor <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/EdmundBurke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EdmundBurke</a>'s drama-queening. (Is there a statue of Sheridan in Dublin? I can't think of one, though Burke has his in front of Trinity.)

Irish Philosophy<a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/DublinLights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DublinLights</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/EdmundBurke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EdmundBurke</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/OliverGoldsmith" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OliverGoldsmith</a> silhouetted against the <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Trinity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trinity</a> frontage. <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/TCD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TCD</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Christmas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Christmas</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Dublin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Dublin</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/December" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#December</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/photo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photo</a>

Andrew Shields"Jetzt müsste, wie meist am Ende einer Kolumne, irgendein hoffnungsvoller Abschlusssatz folgen. Leider fällt mir gerade keiner ein.” <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Republik" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Republik</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/DanielStrassberg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DanielStrassberg</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/RechtePolitik" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RechtePolitik</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/EdmundBurke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EdmundBurke</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/FriedriechNietzsche" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FriedriechNietzsche</a> <a href="https://www.republik.ch/2023/12/19/konservativ-revolutionaer" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.republik.ch/2023/12/19/konservativ-revolutionaer</a>

Mapio CymruTONIGHT Saturday 30th September 7:30pm'Price of Change', a play by Vic Mills as part of a series of events celebrating the life of polymath <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/RichardPrice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RichardPrice</a> in <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Blaengarw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Blaengarw</a>, see:<a href="https://openstreetmap.cymru?h=51.62615623092187&ll=-3.590662479400635&ch=16&p=1&t=7.30pm%2030.9.23%20'Price%20of%20Change'%20" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://openstreetmap.cymru?h=51.62615623092187&ll=-3.590662479400635&ch=16&p=1&t=7.30pm%2030.9.23%20'Price%20of%20Change'%20</a>with music by Steve Preston Supported by Awen Cultural Trust Sponsored by Bridgend County Borough Council<a href="https://toot.wales/tags/DrRichardPrice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DrRichardPrice</a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/EdmundBurke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EdmundBurke</a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/BenjaminFranklin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BenjaminFranklin</a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/MaryWollstonecraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MaryWollstonecraft</a>

Irish PhilosophyBurke among the flowers <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/tcd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tcd</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/EdmundBurke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EdmundBurke</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/WildFlowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WildFlowers</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Dublin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Dublin</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/photo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photo</a>

helicesUse of <a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/force" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#force</a> alone is but temporary. It may subdue for a moment; but it doesn't remove necessity of subduing again <a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/EdmundBurke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EdmundBurke</a>

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