Dan Fisher, Author at Uncommon Ground

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Indonesia Relaxes Religious Requirements on ID Cards

November 10, 2017 Dan Fisher 0

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

philosophy, postmodernism, metamodernism, left-wing

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

November 8, 2017 Dan Fisher 12

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

Harriet Harman Branded Offensive for Repeating Antisemitic Joke

November 4, 2017 Dan Fisher 1

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

Exposed: Jenna Abrams, Elaborate Russian Troll

November 3, 2017 Dan Fisher 0

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.

‘Pedocriminal’ – Topless Feminists Protest Polanski Event

October 31, 2017 Dan Fisher 0

‘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

The Butlerian Jihad – For a New Left

October 7, 2017 Dan Fisher 1

The Butlerian Jihad is a nightmarish fusion of outdated modernism and unhinged postmodernism, born out of the struggles of the 20th century left.

For a New Left | Dan Fisher

September 11, 2017 Dan Fisher 4

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.

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

May 24, 2017 Dan Fisher 0

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

Progressives Must Guarantee the Right to Live Freely

May 1, 2017 Dan Fisher 1

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

For the Rise of Extremes, Blame the Centre Ground

April 24, 2017 Dan Fisher 0

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