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(32,046 posts) Tue Oct 14, 2025, 02:24 PM Oct 14

Mia Farrow's reposts David Brooks' on Bluesky [View all]

David Brooks:

â€˜Will enough Americans rise up to reverse the tide of populist authoritarianism? The Filipinos did it under Marcos. One morning the autocrats woke up and were no longer in control; the marchers were. That needs to happen here. â€˜

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— Mia Farrow (@miafarrow.bsky.social) 2025-10-14T14:55:08.173Z

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Mia Farrow's reposts David Brooks' on Bluesky [View all] red dog 1 Oct 14 OP

David. The problem is... lame54 Oct 14 #1

Only foolish people tuned him out 'years ago.' He (as do many) changes and grows. elleng Oct 14 #3

He helped create this but... lame54 Oct 14 #4

Did you click on the link and read the Atlantic article? red dog 1 Oct 14 #6

Compassionate Conservatism is infinitely more paltable than MAGA. DemocratSinceBirth Oct 14 #21

Not only has he mellowed some, but the key is that intelligent thoughtful people can make us think. Bernardo de La Paz Oct 14 #5

Thanks elleng Oct 14 #8

The problem is that people don't read anymore, unless it is in a meme. Bev54 Oct 14 #17

But WE read. WE are reading it. Some among us attack us for reading it and thinking about it. How dare we! . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 14 #19

Thanks, Bernardo Hekate Oct 14 #31

And aren't the Marcos back? nycbos Oct 14 #2

Isn't tRump back? Bernardo de La Paz Oct 14 #7

Yes, they are. The current president of the Philippines is the son of Ferdinand Marcos. red dog 1 Oct 14 #9

I've been to the Philippines. My partner is from there. I was there for Christmas. DemocratSinceBirth Oct 14 #23

Ugh...sweet f-ing lisa marie... maspaha Oct 14 #10

Mia Farrow self-owns. (Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is the current President of the Philippines) Celerity Oct 14 #11

That doesn't invalidate Brooks' (Farrow's) point. There are two phases. Bernardo de La Paz Oct 14 #15

It was a poor, poor example. nt Celerity Oct 14 #25

"Don't throw out the baby with the bath water" red dog 1 Oct 15 #38

Brooks has a "no atheist in a foxhole" epiphany and runs Gaugamela Oct 14 #12

It's a pet peeve of mine, but "right-wing populist" is an oxymoron William Seger Oct 14 #13

IIRC, populist movements are inherently neither left nor right. They take on the coloration of their current leaders. Hekate Oct 14 #30

I can agree with that, but I don't call them populists unless they actually oppose the oligarchs William Seger Oct 14 #34

Populists and Progressives were in alliance at the end of the 19th/beginning of the 20th century Hekate Oct 14 #32

So we need roughly 2 million people to protest for 3 days. Then if we take back the power we need chowder66 Oct 14 #14

The Philippines had about 42 million people in 1980, versus 342 million Americans in 2025 Hekate Oct 14 #33

It was mostly held in metro Manila. chowder66 Oct 14 #35

Possibly I need to clarify. In order to reach a proportionate number of people, America needs a lot more than 2million Hekate Oct 14 #36

The "IRC", the Interconnected Resistance Coalition. I like it. I'll sign up! We'll do coordinated boycotts, general Exp Oct 14 #16

The enemy of my enemy is my friend 2na fisherman Oct 14 #18

+1 red dog 1 Oct 15 #37

Yup. Joinfortmill Oct 14 #20

Republicans need to be barred from Independence Day celebrations until they renounce trumpism. SleeplessinSoCal Oct 14 #22

David Brooks, way late as usual. Paladin Oct 14 #24

I agree Skittles Oct 14 #27

I loves me some Mia Skittles Oct 14 #26

A lot of you won't want to hear this. So saddle up. Justice Brandeis Oct 14 #28

Here's the meat of it, and he is not wrong... Hekate Oct 14 #29