Call me naive, but I increasingly suspect that much of today's "left" is not antiwar on principle. Rather, it's anti-American war because, in its view, America (not just the government) is rotten to the core: bourgeois, racist, patriarchal, heteronormative, blah,...
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Israel Attacks Nablus in Widescale Raid, Protracted Assault Expected
Israeli forces launched a large-scale raid on the city of Nablus in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday. At least two Palestinians were killed, with many more injured by tear gas, gunshot wounds, and physical assaults.
GOP Rep Introduces Resolution Labeling ‘Free Palestine’ Slogan as ‘Anti-Semitism’
Colorado GOP Congressman Gabe Evans introduced a non-binding resolution on Friday that labels ‘Free Palestine’ as “an antisemitic slogan.” The bill seeks to limit immigration of people who oppose Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestine and Tel Aviv’s genocidal...
Israel Threatens Aid Flotilla Will Not Be Allowed to Dock in Gaza
Tel Aviv has threatened that the Gaza Freedom Flotilla will not be allowed to approach the besieged coastal enclave, according to The Jerusalem Post. A civilian activist group is sailing a ship to Gaza as Israel continues its genocidal starvation campaign against the...
Paine on War
"It may with reason be said, that in the manner the English nation is represented, it signifies not where this right resides, whether in the Crown, or in the Parliament. War is the common harvest of all those who participate in the division and expenditure of public...
DHS Revokes Visas of Over 1,500 Students, None Charged With Any Crimes
In recent weeks, more than 1,500 international undergraduate and graduate students from over 240 colleges have had their J-1 or F-1 visas revoked by Washington without notifying students or their respective universities. The revocations mean the students will not be...
Blood Meridian: War Is God? Ep. 281
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIfNHpItYR8 Sharing my thoughts on Cormac McCarthy’s Blood Meridian. Vital Dissent website Join my email list and become a premium member: http://www.vitaldissent.club Vital Dissent Merch 10% off with code VD10 Show notes: Support...
US B-52 Bombers Fly Over Nine Countries in the Middle East
The US conducted a major flyover of bombers and fighter jets over nine countries across the Middle East, in a show of force against Iran and its allies. The Central Command (CENTCOM) mission, included aerial refueling drills and live munitions drops. CENTCOM chief...
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Domestic Imperialism: Nine Reasons I Left Progressivism
Imagine the Catholic Church (or any person or group of people) doing what the government does every day: Everyone who doesn’t give the Catholic Church 25% of his annual income every year will be put in jail. If he resists the Jesuit officer, the officer has the right...
Diary of a Psychosis: How Public Health Disgraced Itself During COVID Mania
FOREWORD BY JAY BHATTACHARYA, MD, PHD Diary of a Psychosis is different from all other books on Covid: it traces the development of the government response as it happened, bit by bit, and subjects it to relentless scrutiny: did any of it do any good? It thereby...
Last Rights: The Death of American Liberty
Americans today have “freedom” to be fleeced, groped, injected, harassed, surveilled, vilified, disarmed, beaten, detained, and maybe shot by federal agents. From hapless homeowners hit by SWAT raids to pandemic lockdowns pointlessly paralyzing lives, government...