Tag: War on Terror
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How are the US and Russia similar?
The heading cannot be more counterintuitive. No freedom of speech, arbitrary arrests, unbelievable corruption, authoritarian regime. But still – how are the US and Russia similar? In my article, you will find similarities, yet please note this: They may not be proportionally the same, even though they can be found on a huge level in…
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USA’s atrocities
The USA have history of atrocities that have cast a long shadow over its global legacy. From unethical human experimentation to economic motivations behind wars, these events reveal another part of the dark side of American power that continues to shape perceptions and influence policies both at home and abroad. Human experiments My article is…
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Move every person with good political culture to one country
I know this may sound as unrealizeable. But imagine a country where no matter what race, religion, or culture are you from, they accept you in it. But such a country already exists and they call it the USA. From the normal morality standpoint, it suffers from huge economic inequality, a broken justice system, a broken political system, the crisis of the homeless and mentally ill, etc. So what about moving…
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The biggest hidden murderers – doctors
I live in a small town in Czechia where Soviet soldiers left two civilian persons dead during the invasion of Czechoslovakia. There is a memorial of them. There are also memorials of fallen soldiers of WW1 and the Austro-Prussian War. Yes, huge tragedies. However, such things happen and are, rather, an aberration. But what about…
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Nas mnogo? Do Americans cherish life the same way as Russians do?
I was met with plenty of anecdotal evidence that Russian people have a huge disregard for human life: gulags, famines, extrajudicial killings, the Russian Civil War, 2014 Russo-Ukrainian War. They used to say “nas mnogo” (there are plenty of us) which doesn’t require any comment further. One division after division lost without any cry. If…
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The War on Terror – because of 3000 we will kill a million
Basically every time the US wage war on something it has an ugly end. Around 3000 people were killed during 9/11. The US government misused this event for restricting civic freedoms and the military-industrial complex has got its chance. So, the US began waging wars. The Afghan crusade resulted in 200 thousand killings. The Iraqi…
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Murdering naturally vs. state killings
When mass murder occurs in the USA it immediately draws the attention of the mainstream media. The same goes for common murders occurring in US households. Or another example could be 9/11. But when it comes to state-commenced wars, particularly the War on Terror or War on Drugs no accountability is held. The first-mentioned war…