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it helped provide an excuse, sure, but it had no causal relationship. people bent over backwards trying to make a connection between bin laden and hussein the whole time it was ramping up and even then, even the people on board the revenge train didn't buy that.
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Antifa Turkeesian posted:Good Tony’s in the lodge and he can’t leave. Write it in your diary.
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Flesh Forge posted:it helped provide an excuse, sure, but it had no causal relationship. people bent over backwards trying to make a connection between bin laden and hussein the whole time it was ramping up and even then, even the people on board the revenge train didn't buy that. The American public didn't give a poo poo about whatever fig leaf the politicians offered as an excuse. We just wanted to kill brown people. And we did! ![]()
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just ten years ago half of the chattering class was convinced we were engaged in a civilizational war on Islam, and now where are they?
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all those stories about no-go zones and roving bands of muslims, the imminent takeover of sharia law. so many hot takes lost in time now, like tears in rain.
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2001-2005 was by far the craziest political atmosphere in my lifetime, 2016-2020 has nothing on it
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Pener Kropoopkin posted:just ten years ago half of the chattering class was convinced we were engaged in a civilizational war on Islam, and now where are they? they found out Islam shares a lot of common heritage with the Greco-Roman and Judeo-Christian tradition. That culture can be enlisted in the common struggle against the collectivist and Confucian civilization centered in China.
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Pener Kropoopkin posted:just ten years ago half of the chattering class was convinced we were engaged in a civilizational war on Islam, and now where are they? Clash of Civilizations is still a foundational text for political science curriculums lol
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Atrocious Joe posted:they found out Islam shares a lot of common heritage with the Greco-Roman and Judeo-Christian tradition. That culture can be enlisted in the common struggle against the collectivist and Confucian civilization centered in China. Oh yeah. Afghans are literally the sons of Bactria.
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https://twitter.com/almcdermid/status/1429260783997886467?s=19
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Are we supposed to blame the Chinese for that?
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Pener Kropoopkin posted:Couldn't have happened without it. come hell or highwater, bush jr was going to get revenge on saddam for his dad
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drkhrs2020 posted:40 nations, coalition of the willing buddy
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F Stop Fitzgerald posted:2001-2005 was by far the craziest political atmosphere in my lifetime, 2016-2020 has nothing on it American Idiot is a modern classic
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F Stop Fitzgerald posted:2001-2005 was by far the craziest political atmosphere in my lifetime, 2016-2020 has nothing on it 01-05 was the high of getting absolutely hosed up on nationalism and jingo, 16-20 was the crash and hangover
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Ghost Leviathan posted:01-05 was the high of getting absolutely hosed up on nationalism and jingo, 16-20 was the crash and hangover 31-35 is when we discover the regular poo poo isn't getting us high anymore so we'll either need to double the dose or find something harder.
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beautiful.
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Wow Can't believe Xi is an anarkiddy
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Flesh Forge posted:people still think the US invasion of Iraq had something to do with Al Qaeda and 9/11, to this day lol I mean, it did. The leaders of the US cynically used Al Qaeda and 9/11 to dupe tens of millions into supporting their naked war of aggression through what is still the largest disinformation campaign in my lifetime, and possibly history. They suffered no consequences. Pener Kropoopkin posted:just ten years ago half of the chattering class was convinced we were engaged in a civilizational war on Islam, and now where are they? Judging by op-eds on Afghanistan they are currently calling for continuing the war on Islam.
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Sure, but it's the other half doing it now.
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Replies are turned off lol https://twitter.com/BoozeAndFagz/status/1429591203486523393?t=J5rViXzB5fRKrF4vAmULGw&s=19
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Jose posted:Replies are turned off lol Thanks for your concern for the community, @fagz
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Somebody pointed out in the Afghanistan thread that being gay was illegal in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.
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tokin opposition posted:Thanks for your concern for the community, @fagz Pretty clear from context this dummy is British, where a fag is still a commonly used terms for a cigarette. Apologies if I'm missing some sarcasm, I just woke up, it's early, and ![]()
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Fuckin' lmao, yeah, WHAT ABOUT THOSE AMERICAN WORKERS?? This dude is like a micron away from getting it.
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american workers aren’t xi’s problem lol
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wonder what kinda person would write something like this, let's take a look Capitalism is the problem. Historian, US Foreign Policy #NavyVet #ClimateAction #BLM #TransAlly Queer, anarchist, painter and poet. every loving time lmao
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https://twitter.com/paulmasonnews/status/1429730852485963779?s=20
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right wing populism acts against fascism????
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Fighting fascism with fascism lmao
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please knock Mom! posted:right wing populism acts against fascism???? doesn't say who "we" is in that sentence, maybe it's the royal we of the author
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Colonel Cancer posted:Fighting fascism with fascism lmao you know the old saying, "fight fire with gasoline" or whatever
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Flesh Forge posted:you know the old saying, "fight fire with gasoline" or whatever Hitler did kill Hitler so maybe they're onto something
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Colonel Cancer posted:Hitler did kill Hitler so maybe they're onto something Unfortunately, Hitler also killed the guy who killed Hitler
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please knock Mom! posted:american workers aren’t xi’s problem lol Imagine having the gall to tell a guy already responsible for lifting over a sixth of the human population out of poverty and beyond to do more while doing not a drat thing yourself.
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gradenko_2000 posted:Unfortunately, Hitler also killed the guy who killed Hitler Yeah but he also killed that guy too.
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Sounds like this Hitler fellow killed a lot of people, some of whom were very bad. Guess history will be the judge of him.
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https://twitter.com/bum_o_tron/status/1429761274758447110 lmao
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Flesh Forge posted:you know the old saying, "fight fire with gasoline" or whatever The firewall is on fire!
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https://twitter.com/NRO/status/1429916364345692161?s=20
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