School Me On This Russia/Ukraine Kerfuffle

[wavycrocket]

One thing K-12 education has absolutely failed at (on purpose) has been to accurately teach what the American political system was like at the onset of WWII. There were lots of well-known Nazi sympathizers in this country, and if it weren't for the attack on Pearl Harbor, we probably wouldn't have entered that war.

I point this out because right now, media figures want to treat the rise of fascism as a new development in American politics when it has always been there. It's just that the proper retelling of American politics up to the 1920s-30s was at odds with the post-WWII picture of America as a global defender of democracy and human rights.

No one should be surprised by the likes of Carson, who are now repeating pro-authoritarian rhetoric: they've always been here.

Yup. They never went anywhere.

The exact same **** they saying and doing in this video…they are saying and doing 80 years later

 

[shogun]

Funny because a lot of the people who cry about freedom to not wear masks and refuse to get vaccinated also love the gop clowns that support dictatorship and fascism.

 

[heelsandeers]

The Plot Against America is definitely worth a watch for those who haven't seen it (HBO)

 

[finessence]

One thing K-12 education has absolutely failed at (on purpose) has been to accurately teach what the American political system was like at the onset of WWII. There were lots of well-known Nazi sympathizers in this country, and if it weren't for the attack on Pearl Harbor, we probably wouldn't have entered that war.

I point this out because right now, media figures want to treat the rise of fascism as a new development in American politics when it has always been there. It's just that the proper retelling of American politics up to the 1920s-30s was at odds with the post-WWII picture of America as a global defender of democracy and human rights.

No one should be surprised by the likes of Carson, who are now repeating pro-authoritarian rhetoric: they've always been here.

America sure loved itself some Benito Mussolini

 

[finessence]

Nixon too (and a whole of others from all sides of the political spectrum)

Stone cut his teeth on Watergate. Which would’ve been ignored if a black security guard didn’t step up, and the gop back then at least stood up somewhat. All the same players and their relationships today. It gets convoluted, but it’s all there. In plain sight.

A lot of this Pretty much goes back to the late 60s/70s….and you know what shift happened then to cause the reaction. You can easily trace a line from 1954 Brown v Board to the civil rights movement and the backlash to that, that’s corrupted politics at every level. And it’s the same exact players. Every single time. Like 75 years and running. Really even longer than that tbh

Some good threads on this too.







It’s really a long winding project with roots in racism. And Russia…with Putin himself being a white nationalist…also have ran a long project courting the gop and white supremacist in the us and Western Europe post colonialism. The macro is really easy to see. But people misunderstand it.

Fool really owed someone 20 MILLION and was trying to leverage the whole situation, smh.

 

[Rootin4EverybodyBlack]

Funny because a lot of the people who cry about freedom to not wear masks and refuse to get vaccinated also love the gop clowns that support dictatorship and fascism.

Well because it’s not really about “muh freedums”, it’s really just about white supremacy. They’re cool with a dictatorship as long as it means minorities are at the bottom.

 

[wavycrocket]

Fool really owed someone 20 MILLION and was trying to leverage the whole situation, smh.

Manafort is a SICK dude. Horrible person. Career international criminal in the worst way….that’s been called upon by dictators all over the world for the last 40-50 years. Would’ve been able to retire as an all time global criminal under the radar….but his last job to cover his *** was hot boy Trump .

He lucky they didn’t tell the full story, and trump didn’t get indicted because of the doj memo…that eventually led to his pardon. But he still had to sit down for a lil bit.

Read up on Manafort when you get a chance. Roger Stone and Roy Cohn as well. Some really terribly interesting people.

 

[elpablo21]

 

[frankmatthews]

Welp

 

[WASPS ANDD ASPS]

Did Putin run outta *****es to **** ?

That ***** just gotta be bored

 

[tay1]

China and Taiwan may be the next situation

 

[LA Diggler]

Imagine waking up to this

 

[ShoeGod1423]

Ukraine already reporting hundreds of deaths and military installations being hit by rockets.. **** is getting crazy..

 

[htg designs]

Its gettin real.
Ukraine is under marshal law.

 

[$tacy]

And we’re off

 

[elpablo21]

 

[letsgetit22]

This **** so confusing and wild. Why Russia always ******* with people though?

 

[ShoeGod1423]

Looks like Ukraine shot down 5 Russian aircraft and a helicopter.. gonna be a crazy few days there and most likely gonna get alot worse

 

[Liquid Swords]

Watching the news now. ******* crazy

 

[cosmiccoffee9]

"kerfluffle."

my man has a knack for understatement.

 

[Coupé It]

You’re untouchable if you have nukes….

 

[TURBO UNO]

"kerfluffle."

my man has a knack for understatement.

Koopa gotta change the title. This ain’t no kerfluffle, this **** is serious business now.

Hope it stops soon.

 

[Coupé It]

Koopa gotta change the title. This ain’t no kerfluffle, this **** is serious business now.

Hope it stops soon.

This shouldn’t be the thread in the first place.

I couldn’t believe it.

 

[TURBO UNO]

This shouldn’t be the thread in the first place.

I couldn’t believe it.

I’m glad Koop made a thread about it as I didn’t see anyone else did. At least he brought some awareness to it.

 

[calibeebee]

Covid thread AND World War 3 thread? kingkoopa must be stopped. His thread topics keep starting off innocent, then becoming historical events

Make a thread about Bitcoin hitting $200,000 my guy