Tag: Paul Edwards
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The Great Non-Mystery of Populism
The Democratic Party’s frantic efforts to remove Donald Trump from the ballot are met with skepticism. The media’s fearmongering about Trump’s potential to “destroy our democracy” is called into question, as the true nature of democracy and the elite’s control over it is exposed. The rise of populism is portrayed as a rebellion against a…
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Heart Of Darkness
Summary: Conrad’s novella “Heart of Darkness” illustrates how Kurtz, driven to madness by Western dominance in Africa, becomes a monster. Similarly, the creation and evolution of Zionism has driven Israel to madness in its genocidal assault on Palestinians. As the US backs Israel’s evil, consequences for America at home are inevitable due to its moral…
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Conqueror’s Self Defense
On October 7th, Israel faced an attack from Hamas and responded with destructive force, justified by its right to self-defense. The article discusses the historical precedent for this right from the conquests of Rome to the genocide of Indigenous peoples in America. It concludes that the violence Israel inflicted on Gaza, in the name of…
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True Anti-Semites
By Paul Edwards A curious effect inevitably results when a trendy term, a slang neologism, or a catch-word is used to death. It loses all meaning along with its currency and is dropped from hip vocabulary. This fate impends for the hysterically abused pejorative “anti-Semitic”. The term had a legitimate beginning, as used to describe…
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So… Another Unprovoked War?
Paul Edwards critiques the concept of “unprovoked attacks”, specifically discussing the cases of Hamas attacking Israel, Russia attacking Ukraine, and the 9/11 attacks. He suggests these events are often used as pretexts for military action and geopolitical maneuvering by powerful states, particularly the US. Arguing that this notion mostly serves propagandistic purposes, Edwards asserts that…