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News / Re: Iran
« Last post by 90sRetroFan on March 09, 2026, 06:05:35 pm »
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DDmNMwRdAQ

The most important parts:

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you're now giving Russia a a massive gift on a silver platter because in this moment of desperation, it's very likely that
4:004 minutesthey're all going to open up to Russian oil and gas again because there is no alternative.

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As Martaza Hussein says here,
47:0447 minutes, 4 secondsRussian geopolitical fortunes have somehow transformed overnight. Not only are they getting sanction sanctions waiverss to sell oil, they will be doing
47:1147 minutes, 11 secondsso at inflated prices while all of Asia is desperate.

Also, rare criticism of Sanders by Kulinski:

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So now often people talk about uh Israel and they do what's called the one bad man theory of history. Uh even Bernie Sanders does this where he says
30:2830 minutes, 28 secondsthe right-wing government of Benjamin Netanyahu and that then he attacks what Israel is doing but under the opaces of it's Benjamin Netanyahu. He's the worst
30:3630 minutes, 36 secondsof the worst. He's the head of the snake and if we like get rid of him things will improve. Well, I got bad news for everybody. No, it won't. Because here's your so-called opposition. Okay. Yar
30:4430 minutes, 44 secondslaid says Israel must destroy all of Iran's oil fields and energy industry on Car Island. That is what will [ __ ] Iran's economy and topple the regime.
30:5130 minutes, 51 secondsThis war must end when the regime in Iran has fallen. The nuclear facilities have been destroyed. All of the ballistic missile industry has been destroyed and Hezbollah has been
30:5930 minutes, 59 secondsdestroyed in Lebanon. So, in other words, no [ __ ] daylight between Netanyahu and this guy.

So, what is the only actual way to bring improvement? The unwillingness to consider it is the reason why we are experiencing everything currently happening.
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Issues / Re: China and United States Relations
« Last post by 90sRetroFan on March 09, 2026, 03:43:42 am »
https://www.nbcnews.com/world/asia/us-china-running-world-together-china-says-no-thanks-rcna262278

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The concept of a “G2” — a more exclusive version of the Group of Seven or Group of 20 forums — was introduced in 2005 by American economist C. Fred Bergsten to underscore the importance of communication between the world’s two biggest economies. Though it was initially embraced by some policymakers, the idea fell out of favor in Washington amid rising tensions with Beijing, including during Trump’s first term.

This was the correct approach, an application of successional unipolarity as I explained previously:

https://trueleft.createaforum.com/enemies/duginism/msg28598/?topicseen#msg28598

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One thing I can't stand is how many useful idiots have picked up the Duginist term multipolar world and now use it with positive connotations (thereby unwittingly serving Duginism). Back in the Counterculture era, the very notion of a multipolar world would have been considered both barbaric and hazardous. What we believed in back then was a unipolar world at any one time, with the pole being voluntarily passed from one country to another over time. Just as America took over from Britain, we were expecting Japan to take over from America, and then China to take over from Japan, and then India to take over from China, and so on. (Of course, the tacit understanding was that no Western country would ever be given the pole again.) To advocate for a multipolar world is to disrupt this orderly process of succession just described. (Homework: which civilization has the greatest selfish incentive to support a multipolar world?)

https://trueleft.createaforum.com/enemies/duginism/msg28609/?topicseen#msg28609

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One pole at a time offers enough flexibility (compared to the same pole all the time) for a subsequent pole to address problems neglected or poorly handled by its predecessor. It allows each current pole country to voluntarily step down as soon it feels the next country is ready to step up, as opposed to trying to hold onto the pole for itself at any cost long after its prime has passed, and crashing catastrophically when it finally loses its grip. This should be the preference of all with sincere folkish intentions (ie. not Duginists).

I personally view the successional unipolar world as a product of hydraulic thinking. Initially one river supplies the most water, so we build canals from that river, and the main village on that river manages the water supply. But later we notice signs of the river drying up, so we reroute the canals to an adjacent river, whereupon of course a different village (surely one on this new river) should now manage the water supply.

The US disrupted the expected line of succession outlined above by refusing to pass the pole to Japan following the end of the Cold War, instead pre-emptively using:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plaza_Accord

to sabotage Japan. But if the US can now pass to China, at least the principle of successional unipolarity can be saved. Unfortunately, China is rejecting it. Back to the first link:

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Wang said China will “never seek hegemony or expansion” and that it wants to build “an equal and orderly multipolar world.”

Duginist alert! An "equal and orderly multipolar world" is oxymoronic. That poles exist implies non-poles exist also, which already ensures inequality. That multipoles exist ensures disorder greater than with a unipole only.

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“Looking back in history, great power rivalry and bloc confrontation have invariably inflicted disaster and pain on humanity,” he said.

Great power rivalry and bloc confrontation are literally what you get with a multipolar world, you moron! A pole is literally the same thing as a great power, and a bloc is the pole + the totality of its followers, therefore having more than one guarantees trouble.

Looking back in history?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pax_Sinica

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Pax Sinica (Latin for "Chinese peace"; traditional Chinese: 中華治世; simplified Chinese: 中华治世; pinyin: Zhōnghuá Zhìshì) is a historiographical term referring to periods of peace and stability in East Asia,[1] Northeast Asia,[2] Southeast Asia,[1] and Central Asia[3] led by China. A study on the Sinocentric world system reveals that the multiple periods of Pax Sinica, when taken together, amounted to a length of approximately two thousand years.[4]

Back to first link:

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“The agenda of high-level exchanges is already on the table,” he said. “What the two sides need to do now is to make thorough preparations accordingly, create a suitable environment, manage the risks that do exist and remove unnecessary disruptions.”

You know someone is incompetent when they talk while saying nothing.

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Wang reiterated Beijing’s calls for an immediate halt to military action and a return to dialogue, saying the war with Iran “does no one any good.”

On the contrary:

https://trueleft.createaforum.com/news/iran/msg32306/#msg32306

But, as I said above, Wang is a Duginist.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wang_Yi#Russia

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In his 2022 meeting with Wang at the SCO, Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov attended praised the "traditional friendship" between Russia and China.[19] Wang reaffirmed support for Russia, saying that China will "firmly support Russia, under the leadership of President Putin … to further establish Russia's status as a major power on the international stage".[78]
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In December 2022, Wang defended China's position on the Russo-Ukrainian War and said that China would "deepen strategic mutual trust and mutually beneficial cooperation" with Russia".[79]
Wang and Xi at the 16th BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, 22 October 2024

In February 2023, Wang announced his peace initiative for the Russian invasion of Ukraine at the 59th Munich Security Conference.[80]
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While the plan attracted support from Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said that the plan "doesn't have much credibility because [the Chinese] have not been able to condemn the illegal invasion of Ukraine."[82]
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In July 2025 Wang Yi allegedly told European diplomats in an unofficial meeting that China does not want Russia to lose the war in Ukraine.[85][86]
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News / Re: Iran
« Last post by Zhang Caizhi on March 09, 2026, 12:17:30 am »
Syria condemns Iranian strike on al-Kharj in Saudi Arabia

https://sana.sy/en/syria/2301282/

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Damascus, March 9 (SANA)  The Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates condemned the Iranian attack that targeted a residential facility in al-Kharj city in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, killing two people and injuring others.

In a statement issued early Monday, the ministry expressed its “categorical rejection of any acts of aggression targeting civilians and residential areas,” calling for full respect of international laws and norms related to the protection of civilians.

The ministry reaffirmed the Syrian Arab Republic’s solidarity with the sisterly Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in this incident.

According to Saudi Civil Defense, two people were killed and 12 others injured on Sunday when a “military projectile” fell in Al Kharj, south of Riyadh. The projectile struck a residential site belonging to a maintenance and cleaning company, killing two workers of Indian and Bangladeshi nationality and injuring 12 others.

The incident comes as Iran continues launching strikes on Gulf states in response to the U.S.–Israeli attack on its territory.

MHD
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Colonial Era / Re: Western Neo-Colonial Mentality
« Last post by rp on March 08, 2026, 10:00:37 pm »
https://x.com/i/status/2030385938220871731 (video at link):
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British Tourist Attacks A Thai Police Officer In 7/11 & Instantly Regrets It

It’s behaviour like this that gives all Brits abroad a bad name

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True Left vs False Left / Re: True Left Breakthrough: Ahimsa
« Last post by 90sRetroFan on March 08, 2026, 09:05:53 pm »
I'm not sure about that. The False Leftists keep sympathizing with "innocent civilian casualties" in the countries being invaded by those troops whose "bravery" they simultaneously gush over, and then hop over to condemn the profits made by the arms industries. I think they want to blame only rich people. Similarly, I have encountered False Leftist environmentalists who oppose fossil fuels but have only positive things to say about coal miners.....

This is why we need to get communism out of leftism.
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True Left vs False Left / Re: True Left Breakthrough: Ahimsa
« Last post by rp on March 08, 2026, 08:35:02 pm »
My suspicion is that they share the same psychology as rightists who "opposed" the war because "it is not in our interests", i.e. they don't want their ethnotribe taking casualties if it is not explicitly serving their ethnotribe's interests.
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True Left vs Right / Re: If Western civilization does not die soon.....
« Last post by rp on March 08, 2026, 08:27:19 pm »
Yes. More broadly, it also applies to currently existing individuals forcing other currently existing individuals to force new individuals into existence (e.g. factory ranchers, captivity breeders). But I doubt these instances would illicit the same reaction as above from self professed Western "gnostics".
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True Left vs False Left / Re: True Left Breakthrough: Ahimsa
« Last post by 90sRetroFan on March 08, 2026, 08:12:57 pm »
"False Leftists were always about showing sympathy for troops, even back during the Iraq war days."

I never understood this. "We oppose the war but support the troops!" was their motto. The equivalent vegan would be one who opposes meat-eating but supports the abattoir workers!
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True Left vs Right / Re: If Western civilization does not die soon.....
« Last post by 90sRetroFan on March 08, 2026, 07:57:23 pm »
Yes, but by the same token all biological parents are also the Demiurge. As Gnostics, it is not the syntheticality of the fly that we are against, but the fundamental process - whether executed synthetically or biologically - of currently existing individuals forcing new individuals into existence.
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