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davel , 11 months ago to worldnews in Canada’s speaker resigns after inviting man who fought in Nazi unit to Zelenskyy visit

It’s not just a Ukrainian & Canadian problem. Gabriel Rockhill: The U.S. Did Not Defeat Fascism in WWII, It Discretely Internationalized It

davel , 11 months ago to worldnews in Canada’s speaker resigns after inviting man who fought in Nazi unit to Zelenskyy visit

It’s almost as if reality has a well-known Russian propaganda bias.

davel , 11 months ago to worldnews in Canada’s speaker resigns after inviting man who fought in Nazi unit to Zelenskyy visit

Maybe they were hoping corporate media wouldn’t notice or wouldn’t cover it, and that social media algorithms would squelch it if anyone outside corporate media noticed it. Maybe the lower house speaker was the designated fall guy as a plan B.

davel , 11 months ago to worldnews in Canada’s speaker resigns after inviting man who fought in Nazi unit to Zelenskyy visit

How did the decision makers who set this stunt up think it was going to play out?

davel , 11 months ago (edited 11 months ago) to worldnews in What U.S taxpayers are getting for their money in Ukraine

First of all, we’re not getting jack shit: capitalists in the military-industrial complex are. And second of all, that’s not how US federal taxes work.

Edit: And third of all, Ukraine isn’t getting any of this for free but as lend-leases which their people will be paying off for generations while living under neoliberal austerity measures.

davel , 11 months ago to memes in Don't ask

And obviously the English language Wikipedia is generally going to have an anglo-Atlanticist point of view, as virtually all L1 English speakers and most many L2 English speakers do.

davel , 11 months ago to memes in Don't ask

It’s not unreasonable to have skepticism of ProleWiki.

You might think Wikipedia lacks ideology or bias, but in my opinion it tends to have a Global North/Atlanticist bias. This is probably because of the place of its birth and the people who created it, like American libertarian Jimmy Wales, and the people who have managed it, like Katherine Maher, who has worked for National Democratic Institute and the Atlantic Council, and currently works for the U.S. State Dept.

davel , 11 months ago to memes in Just a tiny bit spicy

I ordered the only non-spicy dish on the menu and it wasn’t spicy ★☆☆☆☆

davel , 11 months ago to memes in Don't ask

In contrast, when’s the last time you met someone who knew of “Bikini” as anything other than swimwear?

Not sure as it seldom comes up in conversation, but I knew.

davel , 11 months ago to memes in Just a tiny bit spicy

NO RAGRETS

davel , 11 months ago to memes in Just a tiny bit spicy

Spicy… pad thai 🤣 I said my tapioca pudding wasn’t spicy last time.

davel , 11 months ago to memes in Don't ask

It’s just weird that nuclear bombs came to your mind, but somehow the nuclear annihilation of two civilian cities was less salient to you than uninhabited islands.

davel , 11 months ago to memes in Don't ask

My fellow American, no u.

davel , 11 months ago to memes in Don't ask

No you see it was just a few bad apples.

davel , 11 months ago to memes in Don't ask

1989 Tian’anmen Square riots

The 1989 Tian’anmen Square riots (天安门事件) were a CIA-backed attempt at a color revolution against the People’s Republic of China in 1989. Reservations over Deng Xiaoping’s reform and opening up policies sparked peaceful protests, which the CPC negotiated with, but soon a foreign-funded faction of students joined the protests and, due to their promotion by Western media, took over the protests and took them in an entirely different direction than what was originally envisioned.

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As the protests were winding down and many protestors went home, the Chinese government sent unarmed PLA troops the clear the square of remaining protestors as the Beijing police was overwhelmed due to their sheer numbers throughout the city. On June 2, rioters burned and lynched unarmed soldiers trying to enter the square. The troops were initially unarmed, but were given weapons on June 3 after the students took some soldiers hostage. They were blocked from entering the square by crowds armed with petrol bombs, iron clubs, and Molotov cocktails. The rioters destroyed over 400 vehicles and destroyed a convoy of over 100 vehicles in western Beijing.

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The riots in Beijing resulted in approximately 300 total deaths, including 36 students, 10 PLA soldiers, and 13 police officers. All of the deaths occurred outside of the square itself.