Misunderstandings of recent history make it harder for Ukraine to win. When we draw the wrong lessons from the past, we give ourselves an excuse for inaction in the present. 8/10
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Israel bombed Damascus the Capital city of Syria yesterday. No outrage from usual quarters.
No sanctions will follow, no punishment and in fact there's nothing wrong .
Make no mistake, the horrors we’re seeing in Shanghai are the consequence of sustained, ruthless, inhumane, totalitarian rule.
Because, fundamentally, that’s what Zero COVID is.
Remember that next time someone suggests mandating *anything* as “basic public health.”
Every Black male stereotype acted out for the world to see by the biggest Black male movie star in American history: violent, overly emotional, lack of impulse control.
And every Black person in media will be making excuses for this.
Just sad, man. Sad.
An unpopular take: when the dust settles, Russia will be found to have conducted a military campaign where assiduous compliance with the law of war was the norm. Ukraine, on the other hand, will be the subject of numerous war crimes investigations.