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  • Darkmatter2k [none/use name]
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    4 years ago

    I've given up on engaging with NPCs / libs, as long as their material conditions afford them the option to ignore foreign policy, you will get nothing but horrible takes from them.

    Had a discussion with a co-worker about Afghanistan, pointed out all the failures, we've been there for 20 years, Taliban is completely dominating, now produces 92% of all heroin, more money spent on Afghanistan than on the marshal plan after ww2 etc. etc.

    Only response was: "but have you seen how they treat women"

    100% propaganda lib brained, It wasn't even an original response, just a received opinion from the human rights industry, no critical thought.

    It's impossible to discuss foreign policy with these individuals, they simply don't care, they just want an out so they can go back to brunch, discuss sports or celebrity gossip and so on.

    • Parysian [they/them]
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      4 years ago

      What benefit does the US get from the war in Afghanistan? Seems so pointless, even from an imperial perspective.

    • Gonzalothot [none/use name]
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      4 years ago

      The human rights industry now plays an integral role in manufacturing consent for Western imperialism. Ever wonder why the positions of Western human rights organizations like Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International seem to suspiciously align with US foreign policy?

      • https://www.jacobinmag.com/2014/06/human-rights-watchs-revolving-door/
      • https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/cifamerica/2010/dec/31/human-rights-imperialism-james-hoge
      • https://thegrayzone.com/2020/04/08/billionaire-human-rights-watch-sanctions-nicaragua-venezuela/
      • https://thegrayzone.com/2019/11/20/human-rights-watch-bolivia-coup-massacre/
      • https://thegrayzone.com/2019/08/25/deaths-for-dollars-nicaraguas-human-rights-organizations/
      • https://thegrayzone.com/2019/06/14/syrian-network-for-human-rights-opposition-snhr/
      • https://thegrayzone.com/2020/02/28/us-oas-nicaragua-political-prisoners-murder/
      • https://thegrayzone.com/2018/08/31/human-rights-watch-hrw-praises-extreme-war-hawk-john-mccain/
      • https://thegrayzone.com/2017/12/11/human-rights-watch-honduras-venezuela-kenneth-roth/
      • https://thegrayzone.com/2019/06/12/venezuela-opposition-human-rights-regime-change/
      • https://www.counterpunch.org/2015/11/27/the-ideology-of-humanitarian-imperialism/
      • https://monthlyreview.org/2008/09/01/humanitarian-imperialism-the-new-doctrine-of-imperial-right/
      • https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2017/05/18/wels-m18.html
      • https://monthlyreview.org/1998/03/01/human-rights-imperialism/
      • http://www.kropfpolisci.com/humanitarian.imperialism.bricmont