America as Zion, Will the USA Abandon Ukraine?, Europe's Farmers Are Simply Right, 'Stigmatized Turks of Balkan Descent', In Defense of Gone With the Wind
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I don't understand why Freddie, who is opposed to all forms of nationalism, seems to focus on Jewish nationalism so much. What about all the Arab and/or Muslim nationalism, why not focus on that at least as much, or even a little bit?
His 'modest proposal' has the great virtue of being an unusually honest expression of the Western leftist worldview. We should always pay attention when the left says the quiet part out loud, as they rarely do.
I feel like the Russians would be open to some kind of settlement. I doubt they want this war grinding on for the next few years. The problem though, is that I'm not sure the US is even in contact with the Russians? And they should assume the US will eventually screw them anyway. So maybe it makes for RU to keep pushing
If it's true that Ukr is sending women plucked off the street onto the battlefield, then it's clearly a dire situation. But Russia doesn't seem anywhere near rolling into Kiev. I think that's what it would take for the US to be humiliated.
Afa Israel Jews -> US, just to entertain the thought. I think that would be just as bad as importing millions of palestinian refugees. I'm not even one of those DA JOOZ! guys. It would simply be a different flavor of weird ethnic conflicts we already have and don't need more of. Imho.
I listened to your interview with Alex Kaschuta. Regarding Lubic, what was the motivation of Croatian communists in teaming up with Croatian nationalists in the late 80s/ early 90s? Just a pragmatic way to get out of Milosevic's yoke?
"Nationalism has been implicated in almost all of the great crimes against humanity in history." Except that internationalism (communism) killed more people in the 20th Century than all nationalisms combined - and it's not even close.
The Balkan Turkish issue is a really interesting one. I don't know if this is true, but I've heard (from Serbs) that Turkish basketball recruits very heavily from villages populated by Muslims from Serbia.
Nobody wants the poor Gagauz, it seems. If Moldova tries to ethnically cleanse them, which is always a possibility, I don't know where they could go.
"They do have a point: if the Ukrainian Army does collapse, the Russians can snatch a total victory instead of just a tactical one. That would definitely harm the USA’s standing globally. This is why it is in the USA’s strategic interests to not allow this to happen"
How did hanging on for as long as possible work out in Afghanistan?
You mention that many on one side of GOP are being called “Putin admirers”. Is there truth in this? Can we attempt to take a neutral examination of this?
The truth is many on the right feel they have lost their country. Their enemies own the institutions. They have seen protests, like the farmers, only slow down this rot, but never actually stopping it or reversing course. They can create a fervor which will stop one government anti disinformation group, lead by a singing authoritarian, but they know 10 other secret groups with the same purpose are popping up in other bureaucracies and ngo‘s. The list could go on and on.
I’m convinced many on the right would prefer a strong man of some sort, either that be from reading moldbug’s writings or just because they see no other option. Someone to just “do what it takes”. On the world stage there is not many people that fit this archetype, but one stands taller than the rest: Putin.
Doesn’t a recent poll in the uk even reflect this admiration?
Hey I am still angry that Hitler didnt pack up all the Jews and send them to Madagascar like his original plan before Goebels got involved, could you imagine Africas resources both natural and human with that sort of management class on the periphery, the human growth potential would be immense.
Anyway “liberal” journalist and “nationalist” dictator both talking about moving Jews around like they are some unfashionable furniture you found at your dead grans house is exactly how I expect the the world to work in 2024..
I have a humbe suggestion: how about we stop burning our food and increase food prices through the coercion of mixing ethanol into our fuel? This is even leading to european countries buying up African land hindering their food security. Black lives matter?
I too respect Freddie’s abilities as a writer, but Christ Jesus, the underlying notion that conflict is somehow a product of the nation-state is a hell of a strange reading of basically any book, fiction or non-, ever written.
Freddie De Boer's suggestion is creepy, petty and sophomoric and is of interest only as an example of how very limited Left wing thinking about history and politics has become.
The Israelis are fine where they are, where they belong through both right of conquest (the universally valid foundation of politics) and through folkloric/cultic connection dating back to the Bronze Age.
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Fuck Freddie.
I don't understand why Freddie, who is opposed to all forms of nationalism, seems to focus on Jewish nationalism so much. What about all the Arab and/or Muslim nationalism, why not focus on that at least as much, or even a little bit?
A great storm is brewing that will upend everything
Yugoslavia would still exist if all the Croatians, Slovenians, Bosnians and Albanians went to Germany!
His 'modest proposal' has the great virtue of being an unusually honest expression of the Western leftist worldview. We should always pay attention when the left says the quiet part out loud, as they rarely do.
I feel like the Russians would be open to some kind of settlement. I doubt they want this war grinding on for the next few years. The problem though, is that I'm not sure the US is even in contact with the Russians? And they should assume the US will eventually screw them anyway. So maybe it makes for RU to keep pushing
If it's true that Ukr is sending women plucked off the street onto the battlefield, then it's clearly a dire situation. But Russia doesn't seem anywhere near rolling into Kiev. I think that's what it would take for the US to be humiliated.
Afa Israel Jews -> US, just to entertain the thought. I think that would be just as bad as importing millions of palestinian refugees. I'm not even one of those DA JOOZ! guys. It would simply be a different flavor of weird ethnic conflicts we already have and don't need more of. Imho.
Cass Sunstein, of all people, wrote a defense of GWTW in 2015. Sorry about paywall. https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/07/gone-with-the-wind-confederacy/398663/
I listened to your interview with Alex Kaschuta. Regarding Lubic, what was the motivation of Croatian communists in teaming up with Croatian nationalists in the late 80s/ early 90s? Just a pragmatic way to get out of Milosevic's yoke?
"Nationalism has been implicated in almost all of the great crimes against humanity in history." Except that internationalism (communism) killed more people in the 20th Century than all nationalisms combined - and it's not even close.
The Balkan Turkish issue is a really interesting one. I don't know if this is true, but I've heard (from Serbs) that Turkish basketball recruits very heavily from villages populated by Muslims from Serbia.
Nobody wants the poor Gagauz, it seems. If Moldova tries to ethnically cleanse them, which is always a possibility, I don't know where they could go.
"They do have a point: if the Ukrainian Army does collapse, the Russians can snatch a total victory instead of just a tactical one. That would definitely harm the USA’s standing globally. This is why it is in the USA’s strategic interests to not allow this to happen"
How did hanging on for as long as possible work out in Afghanistan?
You mention that many on one side of GOP are being called “Putin admirers”. Is there truth in this? Can we attempt to take a neutral examination of this?
The truth is many on the right feel they have lost their country. Their enemies own the institutions. They have seen protests, like the farmers, only slow down this rot, but never actually stopping it or reversing course. They can create a fervor which will stop one government anti disinformation group, lead by a singing authoritarian, but they know 10 other secret groups with the same purpose are popping up in other bureaucracies and ngo‘s. The list could go on and on.
I’m convinced many on the right would prefer a strong man of some sort, either that be from reading moldbug’s writings or just because they see no other option. Someone to just “do what it takes”. On the world stage there is not many people that fit this archetype, but one stands taller than the rest: Putin.
Doesn’t a recent poll in the uk even reflect this admiration?
Hey I am still angry that Hitler didnt pack up all the Jews and send them to Madagascar like his original plan before Goebels got involved, could you imagine Africas resources both natural and human with that sort of management class on the periphery, the human growth potential would be immense.
Anyway “liberal” journalist and “nationalist” dictator both talking about moving Jews around like they are some unfashionable furniture you found at your dead grans house is exactly how I expect the the world to work in 2024..
I have a humbe suggestion: how about we stop burning our food and increase food prices through the coercion of mixing ethanol into our fuel? This is even leading to european countries buying up African land hindering their food security. Black lives matter?
I too respect Freddie’s abilities as a writer, but Christ Jesus, the underlying notion that conflict is somehow a product of the nation-state is a hell of a strange reading of basically any book, fiction or non-, ever written.
Freddie De Boer's suggestion is creepy, petty and sophomoric and is of interest only as an example of how very limited Left wing thinking about history and politics has become.
The Israelis are fine where they are, where they belong through both right of conquest (the universally valid foundation of politics) and through folkloric/cultic connection dating back to the Bronze Age.