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cargo cult posted:realism neorealism post structuralist? not that i know what much of that poo poo means far right wingers like Russia now because it’s run by a far right strongman
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BrutalistMcDonalds posted:oh yeah well i think the chemical warfare denialists are trying to square a contradiction. first of all, they (a) don't believe the U.S. should go to war in syria, at least more than it already has, and they also (b) accept the view that using chemical weapons is verboten and would perhaps justify an intervention. so there's some cognitive dissonance there that resolves itself by concocting these false-flag stories. the idea of chemical weapons being a red line is extremely arbitrary. the us has used chemical weapons (napalm, white phosphorous, agent orange) on civilian populations quite frequently since vietnam, and nobody has tried to ground our airforce to prevent further attacks on civilians. most nations routinely use chemical weapons (tear gas) on their own civilians. how is this legal? the us has had a huge hand in writing and interpreting these treaties, so incendiary weapons are considered distinct from war-gasses like chlorine, despite the fact that both chlorine and white phosphorous create toxic fumes that burn people's lungs from the inside. tear-gas manufacturers were able to insert a passage into the league of nations anti-chemical weapon resolution that explicitly allowed for the use of irritant gasses against civilians, but not soldiers. calling for a preemptive strike on assad for killing a few dozen people in an illegal manner while we aid our saudi allies in starving tens of thousands of people in yemen is pure legalistic hypocrisy. also, US entry into WWI was purely about protecting the investments of US war profiteers and was a terrible idea that stoked decades of white nationalism both in the US and abroad. the allies and the entente both used chemical weapons extensively, so the war propaganda in the us focused more on unrestricted submarine warfare, which violated the rules of warfare at the time. it is worth noting that the germans were forced into this measure due to the british creating Q ships (warships masquerading as civilian shipping that attacked german subs when they attempted to evacuate the crew safely), which also was a violation of the rules of warfare, but the british propaganda that flooded the US omitted this. the idea of "international law" has nothing to do with protecting people's lives, but is entirely about protecting the interests of dominant nations and classes.
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# ? Apr 11, 2018 08:43 |
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I'd rather be one of the gassed people in Ghouta than an emaciated, dysentery-ridden Yemeni child dying in their own filth.
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# ? Apr 11, 2018 11:04 |
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# ? Apr 11, 2018 11:17 |
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420 Gank Mid posted:Putin protect his small Assad son look at that loving horse god drat amazing
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# ? Apr 11, 2018 12:15 |
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GoluboiOgon posted:...law has nothing to do with protecting people's lives, but is entirely about protecting the interests of dominant... classes. Ftfy
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# ? Apr 11, 2018 12:49 |
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Best Friends posted:far right wingers like Russia now because it’s run by a far right strongman Except in eastern europe where their far right wing governments hate russia
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# ? Apr 11, 2018 12:56 |
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so did posters itt tick off all these yet or is there one or two left standing, still https://twitter.com/luke_j_obrien/status/984035209019523074
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# ? Apr 11, 2018 13:01 |
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Bulgogi Hoagie posted:so did posters itt tick off all these yet or is there one or two left standing, still It was all of us
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# ? Apr 11, 2018 14:01 |
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https://twitter.com/1marchella/status/983099132515565574?s=21 show your faces, cowards
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# ? Apr 11, 2018 14:56 |
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cargo cult posted:i just dont get why everyones at least performatively convinced that This Is The BIg One. trump tweeting about his bigger and better working button was at least as volatile and nothing came of that either. to say nothing of the fact that nothing happened after we kind of blew up that syrian runway either. whatever i guess because Trump is the reality TV president, and one of his few skills is getting people real hyped for a bunch of dumb bullshit that turns out to be absolutely nothing
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# ? Apr 11, 2018 15:27 |
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https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/984022625440747520?s=21 hello
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# ? Apr 11, 2018 15:50 |
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Bashar Al Assad the Gas Killing Animal from Parts Unknown
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# ? Apr 11, 2018 15:51 |
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really queer Christmas posted:how the gently caress is tucker Carlson the voice of loving reason
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# ? Apr 11, 2018 16:07 |
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comedyblissoption posted:this is probably what chomsky means by the irony of conservative media generally being allowed more journalistic freedom while liberal media (e.g. NPR) is more tightly controlled Never knew he said that but it feels true
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# ? Apr 11, 2018 16:23 |
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chomsky discusses it here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXh1_ubCQAI
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# ? Apr 11, 2018 17:32 |
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The only reason Tucker Carlson is against invasion is because he is part of the alt-right (((globalist conspiracy))) Alex Jones crowd. They honestly believed that Trump is some Illuminati-destroying Hero, and are now feeling betrayed by him as they realize that no, he is just a shithead who loves neoconservatism (something they should have realized by his cabinet and VP picks).
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# ? Apr 11, 2018 17:46 |
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Bip Roberts posted:Reason is being anti-war, which he isn't. Irrationality is denying that Assad dropped the gas despite contrary evidence. ...where is this evidence?
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# ? Apr 11, 2018 17:58 |
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Main Paineframe posted:because Trump is the reality TV president, and one of his few skills is getting people real hyped for a bunch of dumb bullshit that turns out to be absolutely nothing The IC is even better than him at this.
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# ? Apr 11, 2018 18:01 |
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viral spiral posted:...where is this evidence? https://www.bellingcat.com/news/mena/2018/04/11/open-source-survey-alleged-chemical-attacks-douma-7th-april-2018/
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# ? Apr 11, 2018 18:21 |
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https://twitter.com/MattBruenig/status/984123625157652493
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# ? Apr 11, 2018 19:03 |
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a state using its vast, unequal power to punish and control its citizens? unheard of, surprising, astonishing, im a very serious leftist thinker btw
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# ? Apr 11, 2018 19:10 |
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# ? Apr 11, 2018 19:17 |
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https://twitter.com/BBassem7/status/984084552015474688 Lindsay Graham next to bring the curse upon his own head
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# ? Apr 11, 2018 19:37 |
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pretty sure grahams called for the death of every significant world leader since he was like 4 years old
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# ? Apr 11, 2018 19:50 |
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I'm always sad when I'm reminded that Lindsey Graham is a total monster with real power besides besides being an entertaining as hell dorky fop.
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# ? Apr 11, 2018 19:55 |
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may the Assad Must Go Curse make Lindsey Graham’s proclivities public
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# ? Apr 11, 2018 20:01 |
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https://twitter.com/MazMHussain/status/984131163408216065?ref_src=twcamp%5Ecopy%7Ctwsrc%5Eandroid%7Ctwgr%5Ecopy%7Ctwcon%5E7090%7Ctwterm%5E3
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Pener Kropoopkin posted:may the Assad Must Go Curse make Lindsey Graham’s proclivities public
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# ? Apr 11, 2018 20:35 |
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cargo cult posted:Isnt this problematic 🤔 yes. for Lindsey Graham.
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# ? Apr 11, 2018 20:37 |
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https://twitter.com/GrrrGraphics/status/984148779405160448?s=19
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# ? Apr 11, 2018 21:03 |
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cargo cult posted:https://twitter.com/MazMHussain/status/984131163408216065?ref_src=twcamp%5Ecopy%7Ctwsrc%5Eandroid%7Ctwgr%5Ecopy%7Ctwcon%5E7090%7Ctwterm%5E3 yet a lot of that "emancipatory left" supports assad because they see the only alternatives as jihadists
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# ? Apr 11, 2018 21:04 |
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suck my dick benny actually please never bring your clammy face within viewing distance
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# ? Apr 11, 2018 21:06 |
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guess not all the openly anti-Semitic Garrison cartoons were fakes
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# ? Apr 11, 2018 21:21 |
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nice of him to include the iranian tulip
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# ? Apr 11, 2018 21:48 |
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Also thats the first ben cartoon that criticizes trump
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# ? Apr 11, 2018 21:53 |
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Sheng-Ji Yang posted:yet a lot of that "emancipatory left" supports assad because they see the only alternatives as jihadists thats what ophthalmologists are for, yes
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# ? Apr 11, 2018 22:04 |
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Cool that the alt-right is eating itself, not cool that we are on the brink of murdering thousands of innocent people.
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# ? Apr 11, 2018 22:29 |
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Frijolero posted:murdering thousands We got an optimist here.
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# ? Apr 11, 2018 22:32 |
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Frijolero posted:Cool that the alt-right is eating itself, not cool that we are on the brink of murdering thousands of innocent people. that's one hell of a lowball estimate
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