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Total number of comments: 3 (since 2013-11-28 16:54:12)

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  • An Open Letter to the Left on Libya
    • lolwut 03/29/2011 at 8:46 pm

      The goal of the NATO mission in Libya is "establishing US hegemony in North Africa"? What a silly, nonfactual statement. Did you even read what Juan wrote about BP's interest in Ghadaffi staying in power?

    • whysoserious 03/29/2011 at 8:42 pm

      Scroll up, dude. They're saying it's an imperialist invasion and nothing more.

      Fucking idiots.

      That's right. I said it.

  • Top Five Myths about the Middle East Protests
    • theresthistoo 02/21/2011 at 3:53 pm with 1 replies

      Look, I just watched the show, and it looked to me that Bill was pissed by the false equivalence that hack Tavis Smiley was making more than anything.

      Tavis was trying to say "Well, we don't treat women any better". Eff outta here with that. We're not the region of the world with a serious honor killing problem. This is like when idiots criticize the U.S by going "Well, is the U.S any really better than China/North Korea/Nazi Germany?" Like for God's sake, YES you can criticize the U.S witheringly while acknowledging that this country is free democracy.

      There's a big difference between a sexism where women are objectified and systematically paid less, and a sexism where women are systematically subjected to horrific violence with the blessing of their family and local authorities.

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