The nuclear fatwa drives me crazy. Astagfurallah, this is an issue of anhilation against your people, under such a circumstances it’s absurd to issue such a general statement regarding a defensive deterrent.

The reformists as a whole are so naive about reproachment with the west and its mind boggling to me. How is it that the principalists, literal conservative islamists, are more rational on the topic of geopolitics but can’t figure out that insane morality laws aren’t worth defending and only delegitmize their leadership to the public.

I’m not going to say Iran should respond with full force. They are a country if 80 million people, so I feel restraint is a fair response to the bloodthirsty imperialists. However if you are going to show restraint then why can’t you take safer approaches to geopolitics and domestic matters.

Speak for yourself. The Bat Boy truther community will not be silenced no matter what “Big Moth” says about us.

It also results in destroying the trust of Taiwan’s partners: seeing this as an American,

Fuck off! Seeing this as an American my response is that the US government needs to fuck off and stop interfering as if it’s any of our business.

you can only conclude that you must operate under the assumption that any exchange of classified materials, operational details, or strategic assessments with the government in Taiwan will be on Xi Jinping’s desk before the meeting ends. It effectively neutralizes any meaningful defense cooperation.

US: “We want to put missles on an island right next to you.”

PRC: “We don’t want you to do that. Especially since you’ve threatened to nuke us before and have historically done things like this to prepare for am invasion.”

US: “China’s not allowing our mutual defensive cooperation!”

PRC: “you basically fund and puppeteer the DPP to do your bidding even at the expense of average Taiwan residents.”

US: “We are going to bomb every Taiwanese semiconductor factory and plunge the global economy into ruin for our political aims!”

PRC: “…”

PRC: “you still want to buy the MAGA hats?”

US: “Hell yeah brother!”

I am very surprised this change honestly. Perhaps it has something to do with Venezuela’s recent shift towards a commune based people’s democracy? Or is it a signal that China is shifting its international policy? Has the CPC determined that the current state of things requires a more proactive policy rather then their current model.

I’m doubtful of eitheir honestly. I may just not be as informed on other similar arrangements the PRC has. I’m quite sure that the PRC still doesn’t and won’t seek hedgomony as they’ve stated numerous times. However if the global south wants to increase these sorts of measures then I’d assume China would oblige for the sake of maintaining relationships.

If more parts of the global south see these kinds of developments as necessary for win-win diplomacy/mutual development, then I’d imagine China would shift their current policy to accommodate, ironically.

Hmmm an era of undue Western intervention replaced by an era of requested Chinese defense would be quite a poetic development indeed. Though this single interaction is much too little to base such a large assumption on.

Anything is better then Shiite dogs apparently. Even when your not fighting shias.

I have many more pictures but I am not sure how to post them. If anyone has a way for me to dump all my screenshots in case the post gets taken down then please tell me.

I think we are currently between he denial and anger phases. I think the last step will be bargaining instead of depression personally.

I’m half joking, as obviously applying a concept like the stages of greif to an entire soceity isn’t a very good idea.

Yes CA gives significantly more money then it receives to the federal government. Further more the state produces the most amount of agriculture for the rest of the country.

Of course California politicians are spineless neoliberal cowards who will fold to pressure without needing to, so none of that matters. This state is infuriating in both the common attitude and political reality.

I should feel good about this but all I can notice US how utterly cooked Germany must be. It’s embarrassing that such a state of affairs is allowed to exist.

Sunni Arabs, unfortunately, in many cases would give up their sovereignty to destroy Shiites and “persian imperialism.”

It’s utterly ridiculous anyone ever thought that Jolani was going to be anything but a puppet to Zionists. Will the Syrian public do anything to restore some semblance of sovereignty, I highly doubt it (besides Alawites and other minorities).

And parts of the diaspora, who I’ve come to loathe, spare nothing in their smears at Assad even while Jolani does even worse. The crime if an Alawite having power in a Sunni country is a demographic nightmare. A sin of all sins worth fighting at all costs.

Why are Arabs like this. Why are we such a pathetically impotent people outside a few exceptions. Why can we not avoid falling for the most obvious political traps. Why is there so much pride in our identity when we’ve been nothing more than dogs for the west, yet any expression of pride by Iranians is seen as arrogance and chauvinism.

Such a deplorable state of events.

This post got me thinking. You know how China describes Mao as 70% good 30% bad, and iirc describes Stalin as 60-40.

I wonder what the score would be for Trotsky. Most would argue more heavily for the bad category obviously but I do wonder if a quick estimation could be given for Trotsky’s contributions. His role during the revolution is clearly important however his factionalism completely destroyed any positives he may have aided.

This isn’t to rehabilitate him obviously, it’s more just a little musing I decided to commit to text.

No I just didn’t really know what other term to use (they call themselves a media guy but that’s not very descriptive).

Apologies if it comes off as derogatory, ant suggestions to what I could change it to?

Yes that would likely weird out a socialist org. Though if PSL is near by then perhaps sign up to their email list so that your updated on local action. From there you can interact with other comrades in person.

That’s about all the advice I have.

Have you tried looking for socialist organizations that may exist in your area? Any of them, even groups like CPUSA or a DSA chapter if your in the US?

Any actvist organizations as well may work.

That’s the best advice I can give really unfortunately.

It may allow for US student movements to mount pressure if their own I believe. At least I’m going to get the ball rolling on it.

Unless any actual action occurs from thus group I’d probably consider it an entirely online phenomenon.

I can’t describe how angry this article makes me. With every passing line, every passing fact, every passing thought in my brain as I read on, I gain a level of fury bubbling under the surface.

It’s cold as well. I’m not screaming or yelling or lashing out, I’m simply stewing on this reality. I’m not going to perform any adventurist nonsense but I can see how this article could send a non-marxist over the adventurist edge.

As a Shia Muslim growing up, we questioned the concept of hell. It’s existence, it’s necessity, it’s potential for shaping behavior. I’d always held to some degree that I was against the concept. People are a result of their circumstances, and therefore I had felt it odd to judge what was a likely learned behavior.

But today and likely many days before that I’ve come to the conclusion that the concept of Hell is an act of kindness. A kindness to victims who’s tormentors shall never fully outrun their deeds. Call me metaphysical but I can not care less, I want a hell to exist, and its denizens are described plainly in this article.

My optimism comes from a will to see the zionist tumor on this earth be eradicated in every form. I’m commited that by the end if my life, out of spite and love, that Israel will be but a matter of history.

As much as I fall into despair about the state of the western left. I must say that other members of the youth’s firm pro-palestinian stance gives me breadth of hope that good things are on the horizon. Perhaps that’s just a distraction from my anger, but it’s good enough I feel.

Would be cool if they did more than “slam” perhaps “sanction” or “stop trading”. I understand why China doesn’t but I’m also pretty confident in the fact that few countries in the global south would blame them for cutting off a Pariah state.