https://twitter.com/nationalizethis/status/935753530215976961
Substitute “centre-right neoliberal” for “moderate”, as usual.
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Y’all familiar with Zheng He? Handy for understanding the differences between Chinese and European imperialism.
(jumpy animation warning)
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Some of those folks are a bit more forgiving of Khadafi’s flaws than I am, but it’s a worthwhile thread.
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…and American imperialism.
You get two types of empires: conquest-based (pre-20th C Britain/Russia/Spain/USA, Nazi Germany) and tribute-based (Delian League, Zheng He’s China, modern USA).
The first goes in for conquest and colonialism, the second for hegemonic dominance and tribute.
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Back onto British imperialism:
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And then when people wonder why it’s hard for people like me to say “yeah, I’m atheist”, it’s because of shit like this. Not the priest. The litigious, vexatious assholes who splatter the rest of us who couldn’t care less.
This is why when I criticise religious stuff I try to specify what flavour of which I speak. I have a problem with controlling, fascist, supremistic fundamentalism, regardless of what the dressing is. And why I refer to these kinds of assholes as “atheist fundamentalists”. I would rather see efforts focused on things that do promote religious superiority, not stupid shit stunts like this that only damage the credibility and image of everyone else who just don’t happen to believe in a god, gods, or afterlife.
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Headline of the week:
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Looks like the DSA-LA problems are finally shaking out:
https://twitter.com/lanadelraytheon/status/936157299499864064
I’m getting caught up on This American Life where Breeze Brewin’ talked about a certain very popular show from the late 70s and early 80s, and how he was such a big fan of the show and owned the General Lee as a kid. I know after the Charlestown shootings a lot of companies made the press cancelling their sale of things like the General Lee:
So I was curious:
I don’t have any proof that the production has been started again, but all the outlets banning confederate iconography are still selling some of the more iconic ones.
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Wait… it’s NOT Florida?
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I’m tempted to say that someone should do a Dukes of Hazzard parody with the Confederate symbols replaced with Swastikas. But the modern American right would unironically enjoy that, so no.
There’s still some value in Grant and Sherman for counter-propaganda, though…
The whole Dukes of Hazzard thing makes me think of media from The Man in the High Castle.
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Take what Diaz says here and apply it to Cold War USA.
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Instead of hanging out the window with a Bow and Arrow, maybe he could use a Flame Thrower?
