I agree. Would slightly characterize them differently though.
First off never knew why or can't remember why Ben Norton left. But, understood it was on bad terms.
Both Doug and Max flirt with social conservatism to different degrees. Max trys to court the traditional working class to a flaw likecwithbthe truckers but does still do good anti imperialist politics whereas Doug is in a post modernist trap that idealizes the perfect revolutionary subject to the point of inaction and pacifistity (revolutionary defeatism as a form of anticommunism). Sublation has been repeatedly bad, radlib outrage on foreign affairs from Ukraine to Palestine, albeit with critique but, ultimately falling on the wrong side of the debate, imo. At best sublation can provide an interesting critique of the left from "the left" but they somehow critique both, the academy and PMC (most of which I agree with) but when it comes to actual third rail issues - condoming hummus or condoming putler as a war criminal, not participating in the new cold war - are somehow always defaulting to the empire's interest, shows that they aren't that good
Is that the vampire council from the Strain??
Wake up Maggie
Jezza redemption arch take my energy!!
Thought on this too. I don't know about EU post nord stream but the US could certainly begin this or even outsource it to a close allie. The old arsenal of democracy troupe. Certainly seems doable with enough state subsidies in the US anyways.
Russia has exercised the war with much more restraint than the US in any war and especially Isreal indiscriminately bombing Gaza today... also found it interesting lately to see interviews from the female prisoners exchanged in Gaza.
Glad to see we finally got our shit together.
Seeing how Obama was totally cool with Sisi's junta mowing down hundreds of Muslim Brotherhood supporters when they stitched up Morsi.. How would Egypt react differently in the current crisis in Palestine? Would Turkiye be a more influential player in this scenario?
There's definitely evidence of them shitting mine, the bois at Langley did a forensic examination of the skid stains and borscht doo doo ass is typical KGB bullshit
The bloomer vs doomer is a little comical and you're right, in that being unrealistically optimistic is stupid and dangerous. That's not exactly what's playing out here. The US is waning in influence in the ME and globally. Iran has become a almost totally self sufficient regional power. The entity discredits itself daily celebratingremoved, torture, murder and terrorism. While it's western patrons pile on ideological contradictions (as we're allegedly againstremoved, torture, murderand terrorism). The long term trends are not in the imperials favor as I see it. They are trying to pick a fight on their terms. A tactical victory today can also be a strategic defeat tomorrow. Imagine a producing economy in the global south utilizing this electronic terrorist attack because the imperial core imports everything, would expose such a national security risk we would have to abandon neo colonialism and do the old school occupation colonialism.