wow things are so bad even notorious racist Robin Yassin-Kassab thinks maybe Turkish mercenary jihadis went a little over the line https://t.co/VVMjwSpANi
— David Graeber (@davidgraeber) March 19, 2018
anyway, on a skim, al-shami's piece is just a recapitulation of the current anti-anti-imperialist arsenal: assad is both "genocidal" and "fascist," no elaboration given; leftists opposing invasion demonstrate "authoritarian tendencies" and also racism because uhhh; richard spencer, ann coulter, red-brown alliance; look at these numbers from SNHR; anti-imperialists don't have an authentic politics because it's just hydraulic opposition to US (an opinion so trailworn and hydraulically applied as to be completely worthless by its own standard)
that last point is funny because it's paired here with "they didn't complain when the US bombed Raqqa," which is one of those falsehoods that kinda takes the breath away. like, how can someone just blithely go around being that spectacularly wrong all the time, that shit would drive me nuts
she even entitled it "the 'anti-imperialism' of idiots" because, fuck it, you're just gonna be cribbing your whole piece from the cruise missile left anyway, may as well recycle titles, too
edit: no wait, not the latest; mehdi hasan's thing was just yesterday. i am not good with time this week
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ilmdge posted:hilarious they identified a prominent youtuber specifically when they decided to name names with the bots. like i know it's a propaganda campaign where anyone who disagrees with the official line becomes a bot, but accusing someone who has appeared on video for years of being one is just shooting yourself in the foot
i think you'll find that russian humanoid robotics technology is incredibly advanced, and therefore,
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Mehdi Hasan, beautiful soul, and his diatribe against the consequential Left
ilmdge posted:
pretty good except
War in Syria began as civil conflict — a dispute among Syrians. Soon after it turned violent, outside powers rushed in.
🤔
Quite the list of people begging the US for more military support here.
blue menthol has had his growing pains but his takedowns of liberals are always enjoyable
Leaked video of UN peacekeepers laughing and joking around as they knowingly send Syrian policemen to their deaths in an ambush in Golan in 2012. pic.twitter.com/wWdYp8oxHy
— Lina Arabi (@LinaArabii) April 28, 2018
shriekingviolet posted:a camp
tpaine....
These attacks havent got much burn in the news at all because Trump didnt tweet about them but theyre both bad signs, and the fact that nobody cares is also a bad sign
MAY 3, 2018 6:34 PM EDT POLITICSBY KYLIE ATWOOD / CBS NEWS
Less than two months ago the State Department hosted members of the White Helmets at Foggy Bottom. At the time, the humanitarian group was showered with praise for saving lives in Syria.
"Our meetings in March were very positive. There were even remarks from senior officials about long-term commitments even into 2020. There were no suggestions whatsoever about stopping support," Raed Saleh, the group's leader, told CBS News.
hmmm.... lmao
"Cartoon History Memes" more on point than Bellingcat
#BREAKING - First footage of explosions hitting #Israeli positions in #Golan. Warning sirens are active and civilians have been instructed to go to bomb shelters. pic.twitter.com/aPSmahrjgW
— SURA (@AlSuraEnglish) May 9, 2018
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Also, not sure about Russia getting involved Swampman, Netanyahu was just in Moscow like yesterday I believe. They’re probably staying out of this fight.
BREAKING: Israeli military says Syrian regime will face dire consequences if it responds to Israeli attacks
— The Spectator Index (@spectatorindex) May 10, 2018
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Dimashq posted:Look, a video of the settler colonial state of israel being shelled, enjoy: