The eternal Assad curse

they're gonna feel average, all right

back when i was in college i remember having to take legal/law philosophy classes where this was actually talked about A LOT in a similar vein. this isn't something which young kids should really be doing for homework due to the complexity of the topic and historical context needed for this to be seen as abstract more than western propaganda, but in an actual academic environment i think it's interesting question for academic debate or legal theory if phrased better. often mentioning this topic spurred into really bloodthirsty conversations about moral relativism vs universalism for example. while i don't think anyone should or could call imperialism "good", if you're just talking within the confines of academia it can be a good springboard for interesting discussions.

stay strong comrades stay grounded and calculated

The contents of OPPOSE BOOK WORSHIP and COMBAT LIBERALISM need to be microchipped inside the brains of every Westoid tbh

you da goat

Anybody got any reading on the reversal of indigenization in the USSR and their reversal to Russifiication?

Tbh if the reversal of indigenization and some other very dumb policies on culture never happened in the USSR I think the West woulda had a lot less soft power

For all his faults, Mengistu never repressed religion in Ethiopia, now it wasn't the same as in the USSR where in Tsarist Russia the Church was much more of a political force so it was definitely to be expected during the civil war and even later on, but I still think they went further than they had to

wow gyazo really f***s up an image

Read aflaq religion and economics if you can find it translated from Arabic

What's it about?

The basic synopsis is it’s a reflection on the place of religion through human economic evolution and then a kind of retrospective on the place of religion in Marxist societies given by the time Aflaq was writing it there had been lots of socialist countries. He mentions the USSR stuff you’re talking about (iirc). Even if you don’t agree with it it’s an interesting perspective since it’s coming from the Middle East where the intertwining of (direct) religion is much more influential than the west

this is what frustrates me about teaching kids heady concepts at a young age

not even ideological opposition per se, but please teach them to write first bc still at my big age i see that most people can't but expect to be able to formulate coherent opinions about these concepts

Most people are used to (even subconsciously) education being propaganda or being presented an opinion they must accept because of how absolutely devastatingly broken western education is. Thus when it comes to this type of formulation, people can only imagine education at all within the dichotomy of “accept the propaganda” or “angrily reject the propaganda”. The idea of topical engagement or detached academic debate is virtually unknown among younger people because of how our system propagandizes

haz in the news again

Lmfaoooo

didnt read this bullshit but

Haz is the guy who runs the Bruh Moments Twitter account apparently? Is that actually true or just a Twitter lie

Adam something should rly just shut up about international politics and just talk about urban planning or whatever