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That cat would remain our last proof that we were on the same planet as her, even as she sometimes glanced at us from above the fence without crossing it. — Read on http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02690055.2024.2315734

I don’t know that we can say with clarity that arguing for the application of the term “terrorist” to certain individuals is actually useful. Theirs and Ours: Terrorism’s “Inclusivity” Argument

Terrorists change. The terrorist of yesterday is the hero of today, and the hero of yesterday becomes the terrorist of today. This is a serious matter of the constantly changing world of images in which we have to keep our heads straight to know what is terrorism and what is not. But more importantly, toContinue reading “Terrorism: Theirs and Ours”

pretty turning onewhy must you go so early?your words are heavierrrr than any rubber bullet your words are weaponry heavy metaland youpretty turning onewhy must you go so early?

“In our struggle for the liberation of the Chinese people there are various fronts, among which there are the fronts of the pen and of the gun, the cultural and the military fronts. To defeat the enemy we must rely primarily on the army with guns. But this army alone is not enough; we mustContinue reading “Cultural Worker, Not A “Creative” | by Musa | Medium”

Former Kremlin advisor and election manager offers a unique account of the Russian leader’s ideological formation and worldview. A Soviet-realist analysis of the failings of the USSR and the actual motivations of the capitalist states. — Read on newleftreview.org/issues/ii88/articles/gleb-pavlovsky-putin-s-world-outlook

As pan-Africanist revolutionary Kwame Ture noted: “Our people who have never seen religion as the opium of the masses. That of course coming directly out of the European culture…[for Africans] religion & revolution go hand in hand…If one is truly religious, one must be revolutionary!” — Read on socialtextjournal.org/periscope_article/it-is-a-racial-religious-war-organizing-and-a-1492-transnational-movement-framing-are-missing-in-pro-palestinian-mobilizations/

Noam Chomsky recently took to the pages of The Intercept to give his blessing to the US military’s occupation of Syria, solidifying his support for the Pentagon after years of having done so in slightly more anguished terms. As far as the occupation, the only concession to what might once have been considered “Leftist” values…Continue reading “Noam Chomsky and the Compatible Left, Part I | Popaganda”

Burning the tents of the indigenous population has a long history in colonialism. — Read on http://www.juancole.com/2024/05/indigenous-population-technique.html