Attempts to Muzzle BDS Are Essentially Fascist in Nature

I doubt that most people understand the pernicious nature of the Israeli-instigated assault on the BDS movement. It is certainly legitimate for people to disagree on whether boycott, divestment, and sanctions against Israel is something they support, but the actions of New York Governor Cuomo (with other states threatening to follow) and, perhaps, language in the Democratic Party platform, are explicitly fascist in nature because they try to control what people think and how we exercise our democratic rights. I am not exaggerating. If you have any concern for civil and democratic rights, you need to investigate these dangerous trends and take a stand. Supporters of Israel are unable to defend the apartheid state with rational arguments so they are resorting to very heavy-handed and openly fascist tactics to suppress dissent. That cannot be tolerated.

The European Union's "New Clothes"

In all the discussions I have so far seen on the Brexit vote, there is something obvious missing. Why have we seen no thoughts on whether there is something wrong with the European Union and what might be done to change it, to make it more democratic, more responsive to the needs of most people, less dominated by the wealthy and powerful corporations, and so forth? Perhaps austerity needs to be imposed at the top of the economies instead of at the bottom. It seems obvious to me that these are legitimate concerns of British voters, even though leaving the EU per se does not directly address them. It is also clear to me that these are essentially the same issues raised by the malicious TPP, TTIP, and similar "trade" treaties, which surrender control over our governments and our lives to corporations. These are also the issues raised by the Sanders campaign and likely the issues, however distorted and malformed, that motivate support for Trump. It's obvious that the EU is dysfunctional if we look at its inept and heavy-handed handling of the Greek crisis and similar crises in the wings to erupt. Rather than rail at British voters, perhaps the economic and political underpinnings of the current global economic system are what need to be examined and radically transformed. Is the emperor, indeed, wearing any clothes?