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Some of these American left orgs that call themselves "anti-war" and "anti-imperialist" seem to mean anti-ONLY-US-imperialist and pro genocide as long as it's by anyone the US government might consider "bad." It's disgusting to watch.
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Some of these American left orgs that call themselves “anti-war” and “anti-imperialist” seem to mean anti-ONLY-US-imperialist and pro genocide as long as it’s by anyone the US government might consider “bad.” It’s disgusting to watch.


What I see is: The only thing bad is the US, everything else is totally fine. Who cares what people harmed "over there" say? We know better because we're American.  
What I see is: The only thing bad is the US, everything else is totally fine. Who cares what people harmed “over there” say? We know better because we’re American.  


Zero nuance. Zero contextual analysis.
Zero nuance. Zero contextual analysis.
[https://twitter.com/timnitGebru/status/1571956859015405569 Timnit Gebru
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== Examples ==
== Examples ==

Revision as of 11:25, 25 September 2022

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This ‘anti-imperialism’ of idiots is one which equates imperialism with the actions of the US alone.

Leila Al-Shami, “The ‘anti-imperialism’ of idiots

It’s really to the point now that if someone has anti-imperialist in their bio I assume they support the Russian invasion of Ukraine and a potential Chinese invasion of Taiwan.

Kareem Rifai

Some of these American left orgs that call themselves “anti-war” and “anti-imperialist” seem to mean anti-ONLY-US-imperialist and pro genocide as long as it’s by anyone the US government might consider “bad.” It’s disgusting to watch.

What I see is: The only thing bad is the US, everything else is totally fine. Who cares what people harmed “over there” say? We know better because we’re American.

Zero nuance. Zero contextual analysis.

Timnit Gebru

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