The Ottoman Empire existed, you do realize?
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And lets not forget shit like the CIA overthrowing attempts at democracy.
And of course the UN partitioning Palestine to create Israel.
And all the fucking oil wars.
That this isn't going to work and will probably make things worse.
It's also less capable than human moderators so...
A comforting lie.
The IMF loots countries that take loans and in contrast China forgives loans. The reason Africa is aligning more with China is because they're getting a better deal. If they really were just the same as the West then China wouldn't be winning the continent.
No one ticks most of the boxes for me! The best I can do is vote for the lesser of two genocides.
I'd rather die.
@[email protected]’s #1 suggestion for leftists is… killing themselves.
That's a fucking lie, I didn't suggest anyone do this. For some more context:
Bushnell's sacrifice was so fucking brave and should be honored, which is why PFLP and Hamas both made statements of support. It's the highest form of protest and the only single act of protest that has ever accomplished anything in history. How dare you say his sacrifice was in vain?
That's not a suggestion. That's a fact. No other protest will ever matter the way this does. Rest in power Aaron Bushnell.
I'm too scared to die, but I also know that's the only thing I could ever hope to do that would ever matter. I'm nothing compared to that.
Maybe I deserve to die. I've spent my entire life supporting the empire with my labor and consumption and taxes. My inaction kills thousands and what do I fucking do about it? Whine? I'll never accomplish a fraction of what Bushnell did. I'm worthless.
I will say that soup kitchens are good but they can never accomplish anything beyond feeding people.
But I'm not going to performatively suggest doing something that doesn't matter. What else you got? Petitions? Marches? 🙄
There was a 100+ year period of relative peace and prosperity after the conquest of Constantinople, just like today where Western Europe has had a period of peace and prosperity after the defeat of Nazi Germany. The revolts began when the Ottoman Empire entered stagnation and decline because of warfare with Europe. It has nothing to do with ethnic and cultural conflicts, it's all economic and political and it always has been. The ethnic and cultural dimensions of the conflicts are merely set dressing for deeper structural causes of war.
Now that we have entered our own period of stagnation and possible decline, be prepared to live in Interesting Times.