Dan Fisher, Author at Uncommon Ground Media

Indonesia Relaxes Religious Requirements on ID Cards

November 10, 2017 | by Dan Fisher | 0 Comments

In a move that has earned praise from human rights activists, courts have struck down a law imposing a religious identity upon citizens of Indonesia. A law that required Indonesian citizens to have one of the country’s six main religions mentioned on their ID cards has been unanimously declared unconstitutional, discriminatory, and unjust by an […] Read more

Is Metamodernism the Answer to Postmodernism? – For a New Left

November 8, 2017 | by Dan Fisher | 12 Comments

Can Metamodernism, based in the exchange and continual revision of ideas, offer an alternative to the cultural problems of postmodernism and relativism? Read more

Harriet Harman Branded Offensive for Repeating Antisemitic Joke

November 4, 2017 | by Dan Fisher | 1 Comments

The Jewish Leadership Council demanded that Harriet Harman apologise for repeating an antisemitic joke as an example of objectionable humour live on air. Read more

Exposed: Jenna Abrams, Elaborate Russian Troll

November 3, 2017 | by Dan Fisher | 0 Comments

Popular alt-right blogger, Jenna Abrams, has been outed by the US Intelligence Committee as a creation of the Russian state-backed Internet Research Agency. Read more

‘Pedocriminal’ – Topless Feminists Protest Polanski Event

October 31, 2017 | by Dan Fisher | 0 Comments

‘Very Important Pedocriminal’ was the slogan painted on one protester’s back at the museum of cinema, Cinémathèque Française, as the venue attempted to host a retrospective of Roman Polanski’s cinema history. The 84-year-old French-Polish director’s films include Rosemary’s Baby, Chinatown, The Pianist and The Ghost Writer. Polanski had been invited to present his latest film ‘D’après […] Read more

The Butlerian Jihad – For a New Left

October 7, 2017 | by Dan Fisher | 1 Comments

The Butlerian Jihad is a nightmarish fusion of outdated modernism and unhinged postmodernism, born out of the struggles of the 20th century left. Read more

For a New Left | Dan Fisher

September 11, 2017 | by Dan Fisher | 4 Comments

The first article in the “For a New Left” series looks at how and why we should begin to rebuild and re-establish left wing values. Read more

Liberty, Equality and Security – They Must Stand Together or Fall

May 24, 2017 | by Dan Fisher | 0 Comments

Benjamin Franklin said “those that would sacrifice essential liberty for a little temporary security deserve neither liberty nor security.” John Adams echoes that “Those who trade liberty for security have neither.” Many today consider that liberty is a necessary trade off for security. I would go further, and argue that the supposed conflicts between liberty, […] Read more

Why We Must Guarantee the Right to Live Freely

May 1, 2017 | by Dan Fisher | 1 Comments

Lately, there has been some talk of a greater collaboration between progressives of various stripes from around the world. I wholeheartedly agree that more cooperation is necessary to fight back against reactionary forces across the globe. Nevertheless, there is often such a wide disparity of beliefs that it is hard to imagine more than the […] Read more

For the Rise of Extremes, Blame the Centre Ground

April 24, 2017 | by Dan Fisher | 0 Comments

Much has been said recently about the threat of populism on the right and the left. People have been calling for tolerance and freedom of speech – sentiments which I wholly agree with. When we tolerate people and their right to hold opinions however, it doesn’t mean we have to tolerate the opinions themselves. It means […] Read more