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WEEEEEEEE
I LOVE STATE COLLAPSE
I LOVE POWER VACCUMS
I LOVE ARMED GROUPS COMPETING TO CENTRALIZE THEIR POWER IN THE ABSENCE OF A LEGITIMATE MONOPOLY ON VIOLENCE
I LOVE THE SPREAD OF REGIONAL INSTABILITY
I T C A N O N L Y G O O D H A P P E N
I LOVE STATE COLLAPSE
I LOVE POWER VACCUMS
I LOVE ARMED GROUPS COMPETING TO CENTRALIZE THEIR POWER IN THE ABSENCE OF A LEGITIMATE MONOPOLY ON VIOLENCE
I LOVE THE SPREAD OF REGIONAL INSTABILITY
I T C A N O N L Y G O O D H A P P E N
January 3, 2026 at 2:29 PM
WEEEEEEEE
I LOVE STATE COLLAPSE
I LOVE POWER VACCUMS
I LOVE ARMED GROUPS COMPETING TO CENTRALIZE THEIR POWER IN THE ABSENCE OF A LEGITIMATE MONOPOLY ON VIOLENCE
I LOVE THE SPREAD OF REGIONAL INSTABILITY
I T C A N O N L Y G O O D H A P P E N
I LOVE STATE COLLAPSE
I LOVE POWER VACCUMS
I LOVE ARMED GROUPS COMPETING TO CENTRALIZE THEIR POWER IN THE ABSENCE OF A LEGITIMATE MONOPOLY ON VIOLENCE
I LOVE THE SPREAD OF REGIONAL INSTABILITY
I T C A N O N L Y G O O D H A P P E N
Given every industrialized state post 2000 has seen the rise of right wing populism playing off the same themes, social base, and ideology, yea America’s version of this was inevitable in some way. Just the form it took, as in all cases, is contingent on historical circumstance.
The left will absolutely eat you alive if you note either:
-Trump is a contingent, unpredictable twist no one could have seen coming, or
-Trump is not the natural progression of Bush Republicanism
-Trump is a contingent, unpredictable twist no one could have seen coming, or
-Trump is not the natural progression of Bush Republicanism
December 24, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Given every industrialized state post 2000 has seen the rise of right wing populism playing off the same themes, social base, and ideology, yea America’s version of this was inevitable in some way. Just the form it took, as in all cases, is contingent on historical circumstance.
I’m legit surprised they managed to come together like this. Given how hardline and radical Raj is and how Uddhav has spent his entire career moderating (what’s left of his) SHS, maybe this would have been successful 10 years ago, but now? At least the civic polls are finally being fucking held lol
The municipal polls in 29 cities will take place on January 15 and the votes will be counted a day later. The cities include Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Thane, Navi Mumbai and Nashik.
Read more: scroll.in/latest/10895...
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December 24, 2025 at 9:01 AM
I’m legit surprised they managed to come together like this. Given how hardline and radical Raj is and how Uddhav has spent his entire career moderating (what’s left of his) SHS, maybe this would have been successful 10 years ago, but now? At least the civic polls are finally being fucking held lol
Every time Tarantino does something weird or embarrassing i feel even more vindicated that the only Tarantino movie I quite like is Django Unchained. None of his other movies really work for me. He just feel too Meta for his own good a lot of the time
Didn't want to bring up the fact Quentin Tarantino lived in Israel because I never want to assume something about someone based solely on where they live but yeah this is yet harder evidence still that he, a non-Jewish man who has apparently gone hard on the Zionist project, is a douchebag
Daniella Pick Says Quentin Tarantino Will 'Die as a Zionist' as Couple Commit to Life in Tel Aviv
Daniella Pick opens up about life with husband Quentin Tarantino in Tel Aviv, revealing his fearless stance during the war, their family harmony, and her return to the red carpet for The Perfect Gambl...
www.ibtimes.co.uk
December 12, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Every time Tarantino does something weird or embarrassing i feel even more vindicated that the only Tarantino movie I quite like is Django Unchained. None of his other movies really work for me. He just feel too Meta for his own good a lot of the time
In a way, this writer is totally right in that Huntington is perfect for Trump II since they do see the world in a series of racial and religious blocs locked in eternal conflict. It’s just that the reason they believe that is because, like Huntington, they’re reactionary white supremacists
Amid the liberal internationalist optimism of the late 1990s, Samuel Huntington foresaw a world marked by continued conflict.
Samuel Huntington Is Getting His Revenge
The idea of a global “clash of civilizations” wasn’t wrong—it was just premature.
foreignpolicy.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:46 PM
In a way, this writer is totally right in that Huntington is perfect for Trump II since they do see the world in a series of racial and religious blocs locked in eternal conflict. It’s just that the reason they believe that is because, like Huntington, they’re reactionary white supremacists
I didn’t know Mamdani campaigned with a bust of General Zia and with a large banner saying “I love the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and their policies toward Shia’s, of which I am one”
No, it's antisemitic - the reason he gave was that he doesn't recognize the right of any country who treats groups preferentially to exist, but he recognizes many such nations. Take Pakistan (who his mom is accused of being an apologist for): officially Muslims, Christians can only practice (cont)
November 5, 2025 at 9:51 PM
I didn’t know Mamdani campaigned with a bust of General Zia and with a large banner saying “I love the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and their policies toward Shia’s, of which I am one”
My favorite historical figure from this book was Elector John George of Saxony. He was just totally out of his depth and continually switched sides and was just completely not prepared or equipped for the world-historic crisis that affected his entire adult life.
READ THEORY
September 11, 2025 at 11:56 PM
My favorite historical figure from this book was Elector John George of Saxony. He was just totally out of his depth and continually switched sides and was just completely not prepared or equipped for the world-historic crisis that affected his entire adult life.
It’s so funny Huntington wrote this whole spiel about the glorious apolitical Prussian officer corps when he famously praised Ayub Khan (Pakistan’s first military dictator) as “the modern Solon”. Almost like he had larger ideological priors!
This is a piece I’m starting to formulate but its incredibly funny to me that Huntington cites the Prussian officer corps as a model of “apolitical” military professionalism when the officer corps literally boxed in king William into declaring war on France to defend the honor of the army in 1812/13
August 10, 2025 at 4:20 PM
It’s so funny Huntington wrote this whole spiel about the glorious apolitical Prussian officer corps when he famously praised Ayub Khan (Pakistan’s first military dictator) as “the modern Solon”. Almost like he had larger ideological priors!
Ed Davey next election
June 12, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Ed Davey next election
Democrats don’t know how worse it could be. Like “bad at winning elections” is so, so much better than “failson runs party into the ground as it drifts into irrelevance as he is unable to pick winning issues or promote talent”. Dems have never had it as bad as the 2019-2022 INC.
One redeeming thing about the US situation though is that the Dems, as bad as they can be are nowhere near as feckless, incompetent and opportunistic as the INC.
May 7, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Democrats don’t know how worse it could be. Like “bad at winning elections” is so, so much better than “failson runs party into the ground as it drifts into irrelevance as he is unable to pick winning issues or promote talent”. Dems have never had it as bad as the 2019-2022 INC.
It’s so odd when Americans make this argument because Andrew Jackson was very much a strongman leader and the entire US south operated as a totalitarian state for a century. Not to mention the Know Nothing movement. Or the Red Scares. America has a diverse history, a lot of it admirable, a ton not
He’s an enormous, monstrous aberration, both because he’s openly shredding centuries of norms and also, just look at him!
I hate this viewpoint so much - just free-floating, brainless cynicism
I hate this viewpoint so much - just free-floating, brainless cynicism
April 20, 2025 at 11:24 AM
It’s so odd when Americans make this argument because Andrew Jackson was very much a strongman leader and the entire US south operated as a totalitarian state for a century. Not to mention the Know Nothing movement. Or the Red Scares. America has a diverse history, a lot of it admirable, a ton not
Positively quoting Bill Maher is one thing (bad as it is)
Positively quoting Bill Maher to say the status of Kosovo is resolved and Serbs got over it is absolutely fucking insane.
Positively quoting Bill Maher to say the status of Kosovo is resolved and Serbs got over it is absolutely fucking insane.
March 31, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Positively quoting Bill Maher is one thing (bad as it is)
Positively quoting Bill Maher to say the status of Kosovo is resolved and Serbs got over it is absolutely fucking insane.
Positively quoting Bill Maher to say the status of Kosovo is resolved and Serbs got over it is absolutely fucking insane.
The main problem is this is just what a strong party does. The AKP supports Erdogan because it’s a structure designed to support the leader and support his ideology. The Republican Party is an ideologically coherent strong party, with grass roots and media linkages, and is acting as such.
one of the ways in which the madisonian logic of the american system doesn't seem to be working is that ambition *isn't* countering ambition. there are all these lawmakers who just, don't give a shit, even when giving a shit could propel them to political fame and success
seriously, I understand it would be a huge gamble but the right play from some dissident republican senator has a decent shot of making that person president
March 21, 2025 at 2:16 AM
The main problem is this is just what a strong party does. The AKP supports Erdogan because it’s a structure designed to support the leader and support his ideology. The Republican Party is an ideologically coherent strong party, with grass roots and media linkages, and is acting as such.