Reflections on the Prisoners of Imperialist Propaganda
1/5. The compatible left intelligentsia is often critical of capitalism while condemning the anti-imperialist struggle, leaving ppl bereft of a clear project (other than an imaginary "Third Way").
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2. The "Neither Washington Nor Tehran" message, signed by stars of the imperial theory industry, could not have come at a better time: support for the war on Iran is flagging, the US is losing & many are becoming anti-imperialists. Written in English, it was addressed to the West
Ghent have suspended Cofnas to investigate his promulgation of racist pseudoscience, not for 'whistleblowing'. Academics defending Cofnas with the principle of 'free speech' represent a fundamental flaw in our culture. Basically, it's the refusal of the liberal-conservative mainstream to believe they're the subjects of ideology. Allowing an unproven position to be aired until verified or debunked is epistemic humility in a process of good-faith institutional pragmatism. Invoking the principle of free speech to allow an already debunked position with proven harmful practical consequences to be presented as science is misapplied moral absolutism. This misapplication is in bad faith, tacitly supporting an invalid, harmful flat-earth position simply because it opposes another position they dislike - they are captured as negative bad-faith actors by their own ideology. Put simply, for those who aren't friendly racists themselves, Pinker and his hard-of-thinking crew of bad-faith moralists have befriended Cofnas simply because he's their enemy's enemy.
it's actually pretty insane how the deranged obsessive Hasan Zio-rage migrated from lunatic podcaster Ethan Klein to now the entire liberal media and political class, and all because the Zionist Israel lobby that owns them wants to turn him into a litmus test for any anti-Israel sentiment
@oliver_dan4311@aaronjmate Two separate issues. Russia has no incentive of invading Europe, but striking a factory is another ballpark.
It is not true that drones are “more of an irritation”. They are currently the best weapon in a war scenario, able to destroy tanks for a fraction of their cost.
@jamesthemime@ggreenwald@tjb61 Yes he did, as he usually does. Trump is a liar. In ant event, Democrat candidates (Biden/Harris) were even more pro-war than him on the issue and made it clear through their campaigns. This is true even if you want to ignore it.
@oliver_dan4311@aaronjmate The incentive is to destroy the factories where the drones Ukrainians use are made. No incentive to attack other parts of NATO. Use your common sense.
@jamesthemime@ggreenwald@tjb61 It did “turn out to be” that way, since Democrats were gloating about how pro-war they were and could eventually be. Trump —and the extreme right wing in US— were against the continuation of the Ukraine Disaster. This is what happened, you don’t have to like it.
@ggreenwald@tjb61 Chomsky noted the irony that Trump was indeed the “antiwar candidate” in 2024. It turned out to be bullshit, but throughout 2023-24, the Dems were indeed more pro-war than Republicans, and some of them still are. It’s a failure of US politics, not proof that any party is “right”.
What Hasan says about how the claim and perception that all Jews support Israel will contribute to antisemitism and cause blowback is an undeniable truth. What would make his statement problematic would be saying that all Jews deserve blowback. He’s not saying that. Anyone who genuinely cared about Jewish safety would recognize that since the majority of the world oppose the war crimes Israel is committing, the more Jews speak out against Israel, the safer we will be. It’s of course a moral issue to speak out. But ironically the Jews who get called self-loathing are making the world safer for Jews. The Zionists are making it more dangerous.
Breaking: The US has just 41 days of crude oil inventory left, the lowest level in half a century.
Trump continues to gaslight the American people that the US is squeezing Iran, but the truth is Iran is winning the war and squeezing the US by controlling the Strait of Hormuz.
Robin D. G. Kelley has withdrawn his name from that disgusting vile Guardian imperialist genocidal war laundering "open letter", and says that he was lied to about what would be in it and that its origins are "shady". We need to know who were behind this depraved propaganda
If you're an academic (and can prove it with an ORCID), consider signing a petition protesting the University of Ghent's suspension of a postdoc for exposing academic misconduct, a blatant violation of academic freedom (as always, regardless of your agreement with all of the whistleblower's views). https://t.co/bkZ98z609Q https://t.co/UrjFnA93Sk