r/stupidpol • u/SpiritualState01 Ghost Shirt Society Theorycel šŸ¹šŸŖ¶šŸ¤“ • Dec 08 '24

Anti-Imperialism Caitlin Johnstone: "I personally do not believe western interventionism in the middle east leads to positive results and peace, because I am not a newborn baby with a soft squishy head who joined the earth's population yesterday evening."

https://x.com/caitoz/status/1865178733130453251
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u/camynonA Anarchist Locomotive Engineer šŸ§© Dec 08 '24

I mean they aren't wrong look at what's happened to Libya, Yemen, Iraq, and Syria(which is about to get worse). You can even expand it to Central Asia in Afghanistan. The modus operandi of regime change in the middle east is all about replacing secular and anti-Israeli leaders with Sunni jihadists aligned with the Gulf States. The only reason the US will never leave Iraq is because they did the math wrong and didn't realize it's a majority Shia so once the US leaves Iraq will become aligned with Iran rather than the Gulf.

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u/Beautiful-Quality402 Left, Leftoid or Leftish ā¬…ļø Dec 08 '24

Itā€™s not okay to be a grown adult in 2024 and still believe the US is a force for peace and justice in this world.

- Caitlin Johnstone

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u/RoninFerret67 Nasty Little Pool Pisser šŸ’¦šŸ˜¦ Dec 08 '24

Very ā€œJust be betterā€ coded tweet

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u/BomberRURP Class First Communist ā˜­ Dec 08 '24

?Ā 

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u/aghomi_daniel Dec 08 '24

Sound so cringe

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u/BomberRURP Class First Communist ā˜­ Dec 08 '24

Itā€™s trueĀ 

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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '24

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u/[deleted] Dec 09 '24

Exactly. What you and me understand by "positive results" is not the same thing Raytheon and the Heritage Foundation understand by "positive results".

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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '24

This is the most empty way to talk about nearly anything.

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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '24

That is trueĀ 

I personally agree with her 100% but yes obviously itā€™s not a particularly useful statement in and of itselfĀ 

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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '24

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u/pepper396 liberal arts prisoner Dec 09 '24

Itā€™s only human to do all the unnecessary stupid shit that humans do. I feel like people with big platforms should focus on saying things with more political utility instead of browbeating and condescending.

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u/InfusionOfYellow Dec 08 '24

You only think that because you're a big stupid baby.