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KISSENGER IS DEAD
  • You guys aren't going to believe this, but I called it. I felt it in the winds a few weeks ago that Kissinger would die before the year was out, and the winds told me the truth. Not the exact date mind you, and he was bound to die eventually, but still.

  • Israel's Final Solution
  • Alright, but we still remember all the shit that happened to the indigenous people at the hands of European settlers, and more importantly, so do the indigenous peoples of the world. That's not going away, even if the liberal consensus is that it's all in the past and we should forget about it. This is all part of a historical process, and history doesn't end once the liberals say it does. It's all cause and effect. What I don't like about this post is that it's just handwringing about the state if things, thereby implying that these struggles are, in fact, in the past. If this is all going to be forgotten, then why do we bother talking about it? We should be documenting and discussing precisely so that it doesn't get forgotten.

  • Israel's Final Solution
  • But it's not framed that way, and a lot of children won't see the similarities. I may not have, once upon a time, as critical thinking isn't encouraged at school. There are many things I think about in relation to economics and foreign and domestic policy which I had to have pointed out to me by more experiened leftists. This frustrates me, as I should have been able to spot these glaring double standards and errors by myself; it also makes me worry about the children of today, who may go their entire adult lives without encountering anything which intellectually challenges them.

  • Israel's Final Solution
  • I disagree. The only people who will think like this are liberals, and who gives a fuck what they think? Libs gonna lib, as they always have. Left-wingers (some of them, at least - I assume there were some who thought differently) have always been critical of colonialism and imperialism - Marx wrote scathingly about atrocities committed by the British against the Chinese and Engles had some thoughts about the English occupation of Ireland, for example. If it seems as though no-one cared about the Aboriginal Australians or the First Nations people, it was very likely because not as much was known about them; there were only so many socialist thinkers at the time, and they were probably more preoccupied by potential revolutions going on closer to home.

    However, the surviving indigenous peoples of America and Australia certainly won't forget what happened to them, or what is still happening to them. The palestinians have the support not just of white European and American leftists like myself, but broadly of the Muslim diaspora community on those continents and the people of the Islamic nations surrounding Palestine. I know I certainly won't forget what Israel has done, nor will I ever think it was justified. And what happens when Uncle Sam finds it inconvenient or impossible to stand up for Israel anymore? I don't know for sure, but it will probably involve a lot more killing.

  • What do you folks think blowback s5 should be about?
  • Balkans would be interesting. Some Mujahideen fighters were actually sent there by the US to stir up trouble, but they were stabbed in the back and forced to either return to their countries of origin or be arrested. I've heard (though unfortunately, I can't for the life of me think where) that this was one of the real reasons for 9/11 - Bin Laden was pissed off that the CIA fucked him and his friends over.

  • Average day in Ukraine
  • I think expat communities have something to do with it. I was listening to a podcast about modern reactionaries and nazis the other day, and they did an episode about Slavic Native Faith. The Ukrainian brand was started by a Ukrainian, but took off in the States long before it gained a foothold in the motherland.

  • One of my fav YT channels posted Ukrainian Gov propaganda

    Right, so there's a YouTube channel I like called Overly Sarcastic Productions. I'm sure many of you are familiar with them - they do a few different series, including History Summarized, a show which goes through the history of countries, empires, cities, etc.

    The other day, they put up a video about Kyiv. The video was unusually jingoistic and anti-Russian; they don't normally pick sides in their content (but then, I guess most of the time they aren't talking about current events). On top of this, they spent quite a while equating the people of the Kievan Rus with the modern State of Ukraine, which some more historically-minded people in the comments section had a problem with. A few other people called them out for the petty anti-Russia stuff, but most either agreed with it or didn't seem to mind.

    Anyway, I saw it on my subscription feed earlier, and noticed that it had a fundraiser. I found the links in pic rel in the bio.

    Long story short, it turns out they the video was literally a piece of Ukrainian-government-sponsored propaganda. BraveVoices is some sort of content hub which encourages people to repost their pre-prepared videos about Ukraine or use their stock footage in original content. From their website: >Ukraine's bravery and resilience in defending against the Russian invasion continue to impress.

    >However, global attention to the war is waning, and fatigue from Ukrainian news growing. New media and formats are crucial to keep Ukraine on the agenda and maintain global support for its fight for freedom and democratic values.

    Their Content page ends with the following:

    >Promote the UNITED24.MEDIA on YouTube

    >1.Encourage your audience to subscribe our channel using the handle @United24.media

    >2.Mention the United24.media channel in your Instagram story or YouTube video and tag it in the description

    >3.Promote specific content from the United24.Media channel in descriptions to your videos.

    >4.Add videos from United24.Media to end screens of your videos.

    But what is UNITED24? UNITED24 is "the fundraising platform of Ukraine", according to its website.

    The video ends with a call for people to donate to UNITED24 and subscribe to BraveVoices, as requested on the BraveVoices website.

    They also offer to bring people to Ukraine, which... yeah, I'm happy not getting hit by a kalibr, thanks. I think it's to make content about Ukraine, but I'm not sure who would take them up on that offer (who am I kidding? There are influencers who would jump at the chance).

    Oh yeah, the other link is just some kind of charity established in 2014 and based in the US, which isn't suspicious at all. Probably just a money making venture, but who knows.

    Either way, this has actually quite upset me. I really liked that channel, and now they've literally just become a propaganda outlet, lying to people en masse.

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    ‘We Cannot Win’ Says Top Russian Commander
  • Seems as though he's saying basically what most Hexbears are saying: that Ukraine is unstable, and without Western support it will fall. All Russia needs to do is hold out until the West gets bored or pivots to Taiwan, which is easier said than done, admittedly, but is possible.

  • Libs of Lemmy: I Won't Lie...

    This is definitely me when I'm not parroting state propaganda!

    --- This is part 1 of our new Libs of Lemmy series. If you wish to contribute, just make sure you include Libs of Lemmy in the title. An award* will be presented for capturing the biggest lemmy lib, so get posting!

    NSFW spoiler

    *one-way ticket to official CCP cbt + milking dungeon

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