9/11 definitely sped things up, but it was more that profits come before everything else, and it's profitable to sew division.
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I'd argue that 9/11 was successful in destabilizing the US and the precipitating event in the rise of US fascism. Capitalist greed was the accelerant
We were already well on our way to a fascist capitalistic hellhole after Nixon and Regan. 9/11 just allowed the mask to come off of parts of the fascism and solidified the cycle of economic downturn every few years.
Everyone forgets the rise of domestic right wing terrorists through the 90s. If 9/11 did anything it was to delay it by a decade.
All their crazies got shipped off to Afghanistan and Iraq to commit war crimes there. America wasn't actively engaged in war since withdrawing from Iraq in 2011. Afghanistan was scaled back. It's no coincidence domestic issues came to the forefront over the ensuing decade.
Perhaps even the wars in the middle east trained a generation of extremists to be more violent.
Very true, we were well on our way to fascism the moment we allowed nazis to live in the US after the war. The fascism of the US today is the centuries of imperialism turned inward in order to save capitalism from crisis
We never solved the Civil War, which was caused because it was founded by rich, racist assholes.
We were fucked from the jump. Especially because we inherited Roman judicial process.
Personally, I think it is the other way around. The Heritage Foundation existed long before 9/11. They just needed a way to offer centrists plausible deniability for handing over the reins of power.
I’d argue that isn’t exactly what they wanted… it’s like chopping down a tree and it lands on your house. Not ideal.
Also that russia has spent a boatload of money and effort to make this happen
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundations_of_Geopolitics
And this is also what the billionaires want so they can be neofuedal kings
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Enlightenment
Capitalism certainly would have gotten there regardless, but there was more than just money pushing it along. Lust for power never fails to aid humanity in taking steps backwards
This is the funniest headline I have seen from The Onion since I found out about them. Well done!
It’s a classic but it was also one of my favorites
Does the writing make any sense?
It's not connected and going LTR instead of RTL, but it seems to say: "We are waiting now to allow the west to destroy itself under the burden of it's extreme special gluttony (greed)"
Original, but connected & RTL: "ننتظر الآن والسماح الغرب بتدمير نفسها تحت وطأة الشراهة الخاصة" Better phrasing & grammar: "**ننتظر الآن للسماح للغرب بتدمير نفسه تحت وطأة الشراهة المفرطة"
According to Google Lens:
. ة ص اخ ل ا ة ه ارش لا ة أطو تحت اه سفن ري مدت ل برغ ل ا ح ام سل او ن آلا رتنن
The ship is located in the south of the country. It is located in the south of the country. It is located in the south of the country.
Yes, but where is the ship?
An oldie but a goodie. Makes me laugh every time I see this article.
Published: April 15, 2014
Timeless, it just gets more and more relevant.
That picture tho is iconic. I know the article just by that picture. I should get it framed.
That dude is totally just chillin, he might crack a beer any moment!
let america cook
Yeah… last time we left a country to suffer thru its nazi leadership we got a full blown hitler. Maybe we shouldn’t let them burn.
The Cold Dead Corpse of Stalin: Pull up chair friends!
(yes I am aware the Soviets were not that keen on the Afghans).
We all know that there is a chance for Trump standing next to them and saying "Great leaders... Very successful... Doing something good for their country..."
The writing is on the walls… they just know how to read it.
Well, to be honest, they would be foolish to do anything else. As Sun Tzu wrote, "Never interrupt your opponent while he is in the middle of making a mistake."