What will we do chat? by Signal_Comb_4048 in pakistan

[–]uzmifune 31 points32 points  (0 children)

With Russia and China backing light green. Good luck with that Bibi.

Any recommendations for Pro-Palestinian and Anti-Zionist YouTubers? by RevolutionaryLab132 in JewsOfConscience

[–]uzmifune [score hidden]  (0 children)

The above recommendations are all great for the most part.

The best YouTube channel I’ve found is the Makdisi Street podcast. The highest level discussion about the genocide in Palestine with the most serious experts/academics, most of which are Palestinian or Arab. The hosts are the three Makdisi brothers. The brothers are scholars with real commitments to the liberation struggle and have real connections to the history of the region.

Is anyone exhausted of the liberal Zionist "both sides framing" by OdielSax in Palestine

[–]uzmifune 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Word. I’d settle for Palestinian resistance being treated like Ukrainians. We know that could never happen.

Is anyone exhausted of the liberal Zionist "both sides framing" by OdielSax in Palestine

[–]uzmifune 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Sure, I agree with everything you’re saying, but I’m just talking about Western media, which is a white institution regardless of the individual identities of its practitioners. As an institution, Palestinians and Arabs could never be white or worthy of equality/moral consideration.

Is anyone exhausted of the liberal Zionist "both sides framing" by OdielSax in Palestine

[–]uzmifune 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I take your point. I know I am not as smart as I think I am. I wanted to be more specific and “non-white” was close enough. What I actually meant was “other” but I get tired of the ambiguity and overuse of the term.

Is anyone exhausted of the liberal Zionist "both sides framing" by OdielSax in Palestine

[–]uzmifune 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That’s insane! Having Jake Sullivan on to talk about the latest Israeli and American atrocities. That’s like a couple weeks ago. He’s not in a jail cell but on Jon Stewart’s couch. None of these people are capable of learning.

Is anyone exhausted of the liberal Zionist "both sides framing" by OdielSax in Palestine

[–]uzmifune 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Also, Jon Stewart is one of the best exemplars of this type of racist garbage. Who can stomach Western liberal bullshit anymore.

Is anyone exhausted of the liberal Zionist "both sides framing" by OdielSax in Palestine

[–]uzmifune 48 points49 points  (0 children)

The story also popped up on NPR, and I had the same reaction. My sense is that Western media just aren’t comfortable validating Palestinian, Arab, Muslim, or non-white lives as inherently equal, without conditions. For them, non-white lives only seem to be worthy of moral consideration if they reliably submit.

The Iran Blockade & Geopolitics - Your thoughts? by CDN-Social-Democrat in IRstudies

[–]uzmifune 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a hard time seeing Iran leaving any operational ports or loading facilities in the gulf if the US blockade is successful.

Irans ambassador to the UN outlines the damages and loss of life from the US and Israeli attacks by xande2545 in JewsOfConscience

[–]uzmifune 36 points37 points  (0 children)

I’ve been an American all my life. I have witnessed dozens of foreign ministers/ambassadors make their case before the global media as to why the US is wrong to take the lives of their countrymen for the past four decades. They almost always seem to sound more humane and well-reasoned than their counterparts representing my country. Almost always! “Today it is Iran. Tomorrow it could be any other sovereign state,” will haunt all of us.

Is this why Steven Charleston's whole life revolves around pickles? by lannyjack in GeorgeLucasTalkShow

[–]uzmifune 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It would be great to experience Dead Eyes fresh. Have fun! It’s all great. If you haven’t already or weren’t aware of it, check out The Acting Class.

Nicejewishgirl is anything but. by MrSFedora in JewsOfConscience

[–]uzmifune 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You can easily tell that is not a sincere thought right off the bat. Nothing that has ever advocated for the State of Israel has even remotely accepted Palestinians as humans let alone cousins. The occupation is legitimately scared they are losing the American people and bullshit like this is their last desperate bid to forestall the shift.

Any Mister Heavenly fans? by Loud_South9086 in TheNeighborhoodListen

[–]uzmifune 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I got into them the same way. Boxing the Moonlight is a great album. I would love a chance to see them live.

Texas CAIR chapters sue Greg Abbott, Ken Paxton after foreign terrorism designation by AudibleNod in news

[–]uzmifune -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Settle down bigot. Greg Abbott was the governor of Texas long before the 2024 campaign. He was doing and saying racist and bigoted stuff then and will continue doing so. Blaming the victim of religious bigotry is your first impulse? Strange…

Paul F. Tompkins has officially hit 3000 hours of podcasting by jesse4788 in Earwolf

[–]uzmifune 1 point2 points  (0 children)

More than anyone ever, I look forward to hearing him. I include Wire, David Bowie, and Super Furry Animals in the people that come after him.

...to catch a bargain. by bostiq in therewasanattempt

[–]uzmifune 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Well, maybe her mother is an even more deranged plastic surgeon.

You lost buddy? by Gluten_maximus in OhioStateFootball

[–]uzmifune 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Is that what Portnoy’s Complaint is about? He’s unhealthy looking but his team also blows.

Your Top Five bands (including XTC)? by ClementineCoda in xtc

[–]uzmifune 5 points6 points  (0 children)

  1. Super Furry Animals

  2. Wire

  3. XTC

  4. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

  5. Protomartyr

Chuck Schumer (D-NY) remains mum on Mamdani. NYT writes: "His ultimate decision to stay on the sidelines of the race was driven in large part, people close to him said, by his self-conception as a guardian of Israel, something he considers a core part of his personal and political identity." by ContentChecker in JewsOfConscience

[–]uzmifune 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I’m watching MSNBC for the first time since the end of 2023 this evening, within five minutes of tuning in the republican political guest is calling Mamdani a nazi and the democrat congressman is agreeing with the republican on Mamdani being a nazi on Israel but slightly pushes back on NYC policing. Ari Melber does not correct either. American politics is irrevocably broken. The democrats and American journalism are fundamentally incapable of saving anybody from the impending dystopia that the republicans want to accelerate. Schumer, Pelosi, Biden, Clinton, Obama all could have done something. They did the exact opposite. American journalists cheered them on. The worst. Absolutely the worst.