tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post5479187908808380444..comments2024-03-27T09:14:27.496+00:00Comments on All That Is Solid ...: The Taliban and Self-PreservationPhilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06298147857234479278noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-28514905178741634002021-08-31T13:27:53.605+01:002021-08-31T13:27:53.605+01:00Given that 20 years of US occupation has made the ...Given that 20 years of US occupation has made the Taliban more powerful in Afghanistan, and that 20 years of the war on terror has created ISIS, along with arch political reaction at home, then surely those arguing for the US to stay in the region are the real fascists?<br /><br />It is also surely racist to believe that the Afghans can't develop their own rights based system, and instead need Westerners to school them on how to treat women?<br /><br />The analysis from those defending the American occupation is purely moralistic, idealistic. It evades the fact that the Americans have made things worse, and it evades asking questions, such as why have the Taliban defeated the Americans.<br /><br />The supporters of the American occupation believe in the idea that might is right and that the Americans should use their superior military and security equipment to rule over whom they so like.<br /><br />It isn't a very big step from supporting the might is right concept to supporting the very worst anti Semitism seen in Germany in the 2oth century.<br /><br />I fear that anon @9:06 is well down that anti Semitic path.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-37967016708779941842021-08-31T13:16:48.630+01:002021-08-31T13:16:48.630+01:00"It is also marked by a disregard for the rig..."It is also marked by a disregard for the rights of others, whether it be 'collateral damage' of dead Arabs or Africans on the right, or the dead squaddies or women's rights on the left. "<br /><br />Does anon think for even a minute that we believe he has any regard whatsoever for Afghan women? I guess the centrism that anon represents cares neither for dead squaddies, Afghan women or the dead Arabs and Africans! All he cares about is that the US gangsters are free to carry out their gangsterism.<br /><br />I am happy to be called a fascist by all these supporters of white supremicism!<br /><br /><br />"Both are political sociopathies, and probably reflect the psychological make-up of their adherents. You can't convince them - they don't need argument, they need therapy."<br /><br />So what is your answer, permanent occupation by the US empire using all force necessary or the extermination of all Afghan men, with Afghanistan to be repopulated with white 'civilsied' Western men?BCFGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-28586100027396531642021-08-31T10:22:37.163+01:002021-08-31T10:22:37.163+01:00Anon (@09:06 on 21/08/21)
The corrupt Western-bac...Anon (@09:06 on 21/08/21)<br /><br />The corrupt Western-backed client regime was, according to feminists in Afghanistan, little better for women's rights than the Taliban, but don't let pesky facts like that get in the way of a good narrative.David Parryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16543341419630019419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-51033849137320511512021-08-21T09:06:48.383+01:002021-08-21T09:06:48.383+01:00If BCFG was banned he would return under another n...If BCFG was banned he would return under another name (he used to have many). His extremism is no different from that of the far-right, and his mindset little different. <br /><br />Both are driven by a sort of narcissism that insists on the omnipotence of the West and making all other cultures subordinate ('White Left' the Chinese describe it as) it's just that one sees it as desirable, the other not. Yet it is inherently racist, in either case - hence easily lending itself on both sides to anti-Semitism. <br /><br />It is also marked by a disregard for the rights of others, whether it be 'collateral damage' of dead Arabs or Africans on the right, or the dead squaddies or women's rights on the left. <br /><br />Both are political sociopathies, and probably reflect the psychological make-up of their adherents. You can't convince them - they don't need argument, they need therapy. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-49287369932559638472021-08-20T20:03:41.025+01:002021-08-20T20:03:41.025+01:00BCFG is a talking shite as usual. Honestly Phil I ...BCFG is a talking shite as usual. Honestly Phil I don't know why you put up with his weird fascist apologism.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-42887184692410503792021-08-20T11:53:44.055+01:002021-08-20T11:53:44.055+01:00"Has BCFG ever spoken to a woman once in his ..."Has BCFG ever spoken to a woman once in his whole 'life'?"<br /><br />Yes, as my partner can attest to. But what a pathetic and stupid comment. As if opposition to imperialist criminality is pathologically related to not having had a girlfriend! Incidentally I have also worked very closely with Muslim women over a number of years.<br /><br />Incidentally, asquith, have you ever spoken to a muslin in your entire life?BCFGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-38175985096547492722021-08-19T18:14:07.032+01:002021-08-19T18:14:07.032+01:00Worth a read:
https://www.sarahchayes.org/post/th...Worth a read:<br /><br />https://www.sarahchayes.org/post/the-ides-of-augustRoberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18097624792336619525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-52003553880772094812021-08-19T16:59:18.999+01:002021-08-19T16:59:18.999+01:00Maybe in a few years we will see the Emir of the A...Maybe in a few years we will see the Emir of the Afghans having tea with the Queen or King Charles 111. His phots can be put beside the King of Saudi, the Chinese President and numerous other honourable heads of state.<br /><br />Fascinating to see how long - and what trade deals - are needed to make him a repectable recipient of a royal carriage ride.McIntoshnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-50604372817288464822021-08-19T09:30:46.974+01:002021-08-19T09:30:46.974+01:00«the neocons could never have imposed democracy on...«<i>the neocons could never have imposed democracy on anyone else. How could they? Democracy by definition must be chosen by the people who have it.</i>»<br /><br />There is a big difference between "democracy" and "the institutions of liberal democracy", the institutions can well be created from the outside, whether or not they end up being successful is something else.<br />The main reason why the neocons like "the institutions of liberal democracy" could be that they are based on representative bodies with elections of representatives, and experience shows that representatives can be easily "sponsored" because they constantly need campaign funds, unlike local strongmen, who often have their own sources of funding and power base and so get uppity.<br /><br />That probably also is why New Labour seem so keen to get rid of members (hundred thousands of them being "trot entrysts" and "racists and antisemites" apparently, as they voted for Corbyn twice) and their subs, and of trade union subsidies, to ensure that the party is mostly funded by private donors: who pays the piper calls the tunes.<br /><br />«<i>Many of those who don’t have it don’t want it</i>»<br /><br />There is some difference between “<i>don't want it</i>” (in the sense of rejecting it) and "are not willing to die for it", especially if it is "managed representative democracy" that ends up representing the interests of foreign or local "sponsors" more than that of people.Blissexnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-18703351750290333772021-08-19T09:28:46.728+01:002021-08-19T09:28:46.728+01:00What's the Taliban end game? It's the rete...What's the Taliban end game? It's the retention of power.<br /><br />You mean, they're sort of like Kier Starmer, only much more intelligent, much more courageous and in a much better position?<br /><br />Phil, I think your critics are exaggerating the poor quality of your posts. I'm glad you're saying something about the situation, and what you're saying is miles better than what the established media tend to be lapping up.<br /><br />However, to be fair to the critics, you're being awfully condescending about an organisation which has accomplished a remarkable feat, and in doing so it's easy to wonder whether this is not driven by the fact that the feat was accomplished on the backs of a lot of dead British soldiers. Do you not think that focussing on the failure of British policy in the region would not be more useful than focussing on the (possibly imaginary) potential flaws of the Taliban?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-37355129400645815482021-08-18T20:32:29.829+01:002021-08-18T20:32:29.829+01:00Afghanistan illustrates how the neocons could neve...Afghanistan illustrates how the neocons could never have imposed democracy on anyone else. How could they? Democracy by definition must be chosen by the people who have it. Many of those who don’t have it don’t want it, and shoving it down their throats — especially when it’s done with the sort of clueless arrogance that the Anglo-American empire displayed in such abundance — is not a good way to convince them to want it.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18097624792336619525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-34846494240368261922021-08-18T18:59:30.638+01:002021-08-18T18:59:30.638+01:00Has BCFG ever spoken to a woman once in his whole ...Has BCFG ever spoken to a woman once in his whole 'life'?asquith (stopped using google)http://dry-valleys.tumblr.com/tagged/photosnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-37111228916673078352021-08-18T18:14:49.854+01:002021-08-18T18:14:49.854+01:00What a stupid comment. Do you ever stop and think ...What a stupid comment. Do you ever stop and think before typing? As you might have noticed, the US had pre-announced their withdrawal from Afghanistan. So the choice was simple - fight without US support and lose, or bargain an outcome that will save lives. Particularly the lives of those doing the dealmaking.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06298147857234479278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-41955242887171893852021-08-18T13:30:08.178+01:002021-08-18T13:30:08.178+01:00This article is thoroughly racist, in all its aspe...This article is thoroughly racist, in all its aspects.<br /><br />"whose rapid advance is largely thanks to deals cut with localised militias"<br /><br />This is such a projection. What you mean to say here is that the US occupation forces have failed to bribe the regions of Afghanistan into being subjugated to US interests. But instead you have to present it as the opposite. But it should be noted that the US had much more resources at their disposal to cut deals and it doesn't seem to have worked does it!<br /><br />You see the Afghans are not so easily bought as you might think! <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-39103675852914816512021-08-18T13:22:22.501+01:002021-08-18T13:22:22.501+01:00Wow, now 3 articles from someone who hasn’t shown ...Wow, now 3 articles from someone who hasn’t shown any interest whatsoever in imperialist affairs. This must really be hurting you; still you have managed to tell us that some infrastructure has been built! You would think the Afghans would be more grateful, right! <br /><br />One question not being asked is why the Afghan people are so much more attracted to the Islamic agenda of the Taliban than the Western model of, erm, having all your national resources plundered! Incidentally building infrastructure is a very important component in the plundering modus operandi.<br /><br />Not rubbing the US criminal gangster empire up the wrong way is what any nation (possibly except Russia and China) has to do on pain of death. We see this everywhere, from Caracas to Kabul. But the people of Venezuela, Cuba etc have shown that resistance to the beast is possible. We can only hope that the Taliban show the same heroism, and that others learn from their heroic deeds.<br /><br />This is a magnificent time for the Afghan people, their years of struggle against a criminal beast is hopefully over, and they can get on with the task of building a future for themselves. Hopefully they will diverge totally from the highly destructive, highly regressive Western model, built on the most repugnant values in the whole of human history.<br /><br />A defeat for Western values is a victory for humanity.<br /><br />Incidentally, on that score did the Taliban mention the IPCC report at all?<br />BCFGnoreply@blogger.com