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Ignasz Semmelweisz's avatar

Shi'a Islam and a tiny minority of Sunnis are, essentially, fighting the genocidal global hegemon for the rest of mankind.

The irony is profound.

Bill Gayner's avatar

It took me a moment to discover the irony. I take it is the degree to which real anti-imperialists are demonized by the American regime and its vassals, but also not just the democratic Iranian republic and its Muslim allies, but all of its allies, such as Russia, and existing communist states such as China, North Korea, Cuba and Venezuela. Sad to realize how many in the compatible left are unable to see through the deep state's propaganda, disinformation and colour revolutions, projecting our own dark shadow onto real anti-imperialists. An easy pacifism that does not recognize what it takes to survive brutal Western sanctions, colour revolutions, and military aggression.

What a dark wonder to wake up in the Kali Yuga with all our brothers and sisters. At the risk of alienating the atheists among us, we need us all, the hard won wisdom of dialectical materialism, the lifeways of indigenous peoples, and the great world religions and philosophies too disentangled from imperial colonialism. Multipolar collaboration, yes, but also John Cobb's complementary transformative pluralism. Look at how China navigates this, embracing the wisdom and complexity of their own multicultural roots while transmuting the evils of capitalism brought to them by Wall Street in order to lift hundreds of millions of people out of poverty without falling to empire!

It reminds me of a Western esoteric saying: the Devil is God as misperceived by the wicked. Those who have been demonized by empire, especially the global south and east, have so much to teach us, we who have been so lost in the deep state's propaganda confusion and darkness, the privileged and oppressed proletariat of the West.

Evelyn K. Brunswick's avatar

Totally true, that 'devil is god' saying. That's the greatest trick the devil ever pulled - convincing people he was actually 'god'. Replace the word 'god' in the bible with 'devil' and it suddenly all becomes crystal clear on a deep psychological and spiritual level.

Orwell also noted 'god is power' (again, to be replaced with 'devil').

Monotheism is the root of all evil.

Lovisee Janikaa's avatar

orwell was asnitch who blacklisted people

Evelyn K. Brunswick's avatar

True. He also seemed to understand a lot more about torture MKULTRA style than one would expect from a layperson...

JennyStokes's avatar

100% agree.

Michael  Lynch's avatar

And all the murder of their Supreme Leader(s) has done is to unite these diverse factions in Iran. Unintended Consequences.

Jason Brown's avatar

All eyes on Iran. And Lebanon. And the middle East.

Including from West Papua, where indigenous Melanesian resistance forces have spent centuries fighting foreign occupiers, most recently Indonesians. West Papua was sold off at the UN under what became known as the "Big Wink", which saw US state-capture of Indonesian access to rich resources in West Papua, including what would become the world's largest gold mine. Over the last half century, the population gap between indigenous, Christian Melanesians in 'west' Papua and Christian Melanesians in 'east' Papua - the similarly resource-cursed independent state of Papua New Guinea - that population gap? Has yawned into an abyss, from near zero upon Indonesian invasion soon after JFK was shot, to around seven million today. That is, around a million people each side of the colonial border dividing the two main parts of Papua. That was in 1961. Sixty five years of Indonesian occupation later in 2026, West Papua has barely two million indigenous people, where as independent Papua New Guinea has eight million indigenous people. Some academics and observers call it the forgotten genocide, or even a "slow genocide", but given Pacific humour, I'm sure the 'separatist' opposition would find bitter mirth in Christian Melanesians finding themselves on the same side, effectively, as 'Islamic' resistance.

All of which is a very long-winded way of agreeing. My only feedback would be that that a 'global genocide hegemon' narrows focus to particular parts of global mechanisms in the same way, perhaps, as AIPAC donations are now being used to silo off Israel funded politicians in the US, as one example. Plus, it trips off the tongue faster, and communication is key to bla bla bla.

For now, indigenous Melanesians are probably among tiny 'resistance' forces worldwide feeling relief that the technological might of US interests is being stripped from their and other regions after decades, while knowing deep pity for what that means for the the Middle East.

Yes, I am fun at parties, and I know there was zero ^ intent to exclude anyone other than focus on who is actually doing the fighting right now. Just couldn't help documenting, in my own clumsy post-concussion way, a rich irony from far away.

Edit: endorse a 'genocidal global hegemon' as a long overdue downgrade from notions of 'state terrorism', which suggests isolated incidents.

Alfred Nassim's avatar

Funny how the "democratic" West has a lack of real leaders. Anyone with an ounce of self-respect is weeded out long before he gets into a position of power - à la Jeremy Corbyn.

It is now a prerequisite for any ambitious politician to kill babies or rape little boys on video for Mossad.

Pietro Wislon's avatar

Whats the difference between the US govt vs Hamas and Hezbullah?...

Hamas and Hezbullah carry out " state like functions such as healthcare"! (CIA)

Realist's avatar

"Whats the difference between the US govt vs Hamas and Hezbullah?..."

Hamas and Hezbollah are fighting the invasion of their homeland — the US government is a warmongering hegemon.

JennyStokes's avatar

Who in the West would come out in their thousands for any European or Western leader?

Marledonna's avatar

Alleen voor Mark Rutte!

(Zo’n hekel aan die man)

Alistair P-M's avatar

A depressingly large number (the organisers claimed 80k but I doubt it) came out in support of the Czech president last month. Lots of Ukrainian flags 🙄

líng's avatar

“Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” Let it be the final nail in the coffin, of their own doing.

Reginald Duquesnoy's avatar

The Empire has no clothes...

Roger CO's avatar

Another way of looking at it is that in the West there is a belief, not just among the self-selected parasites in charge, but also now among the wider population, a belief that a Leader is in a position of command and control. Whereas in real democracies like Iran, Russia, Palestine, a leader is someone who simply represents and implements the will of the people. This is naturally a more resilient approach.

Libertarian Overwatch's avatar

I've never seen a more telling article than the one from WINEP that there was no plan. To quote Witkoff how it ends "I don't know."

Lena's avatar

Fortunately for the humanity, Zionists are unable to understand human mentality and the dynamics of popular movements, because of their chosenness and contempt for humanity. For Jewish supremacists, the rest of the world are just lower animals. They treat human beings like wild beasts. They kill a leader of a country with a colossal history of civilization like they would kill a head of a wolves' pack.

It is good for us that Jewish supremacists are unable to see us as human. Their insanity in imagining themselves to be absolute Ubermenschen will be their undoing.

Kojo's avatar
Mar 16Edited

Problem is you are talking about sadists and nihilists in power who want to kill for sport and even revel in butchering bystanders, the more the better.

Not that the spooks leaking these briefings are any better - they are legalized criminal organizations and murderers too.

Morgan's avatar

Sorry mate, so why the fuck do they just ignore their own advice? Are they just trapped in their own hubris and Hollywood mafioso belligerence or what?

BlueBLT's avatar

Good work as always, Kit. Keep them coming!

BillLawson's avatar

Ex CIA analysts Larry Johnson suggests one reason why the US-Israel blundered into this war. I would be interested to hear other views on this take:

"A story has emerged that explains why Israel and the United States were so confident that the attack on 28 February would produce a regime change and the fall of the Islamic Republic… Israel’s Mossad had recruited General Esmail Qaani. General Esmail Qaani (often spelled Qaani or Qaani) was an Iranian brigadier general in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) who served as the commander of the IRGC’s Quds Force, the unit in charge of Iran’s overseas and covert operations, until January 2020, when he was appointed to replace Qassem Soleimani after Soleimani was killed in a U.S. drone strike near Baghdad on January 3, 2020. General Qaani reportedly had promised to deliver Iran to the West, but his role in facilitating the murder of the Ayatollah Ali Khameni was exposed and he has been eliminated. Watch this video to understand the extent of his treachery.''

If true why would a senior general play such a traitorous role? I just don't understand the mentality of someone selling out their country to an enemy who clearly hates your own people.

Eric Schechter's avatar

Your first sentence mentions a "Judaeo-American war," which means a "Jewish and American war." That overlooks the many Jews, such as Jewish Voice for Peace, who are not Zionists or who are even anti-Zionists. You should instead say "Israeli-American war."

john smith's avatar

Iran Warns the Region Will "Be Plunged Into Darkness" if Its Grid Is Hit

Manufacturing Dissent

Kathy

Mar 13, 2026

https://mandissent.com/p/iran-warns-the-region-will-be-plunged

"If this region collapses, the rest of the world follows."

Gladwyn d'Souza's avatar

Just because assassinations in the USA lead to a regime run by racist genocidal Jews the Epstein thinking was it would work on black and brown people elsewhere.