As we count down the last days of the American occupation of Afghanistan, the mainstream media have largely adopted a pro-war narrative of “catastrophe”: the U.S. should have stayed longer, Biden’s withdrawal is precipitous, the president has failed to secure all the good things that America brought to the people of Afghanistan/Kabul. The heartrending scenes […]
Posts Tagged ‘precipitous’
MSM slams Biden for ‘precipitous’ ‘catastrophic’ Afghanistan withdrawal, while left provides defenders
August 25th, 2021 Awake Goy
Ethiopia: The TPLF’s Precipitous Fall
December 2nd, 2020 Awake Goy
The TPLF was a “darling” of the West, especially the US and UK. The two articles below should be read together, bearing in mind the sources. The first, by Horn of Africa scholar Fikrejesus Amahazion,is an historical background and analysis of the forces in play in Ethiopia and the region, written on Tuesday, November 17. The […]
Sarah Palin’s American lobotomy: The Republicans keep making us dumber
January 26th, 2016 Awake Goy
We know the GOP is angry. The bigger problem is that it’s stupid. And like rage, the idiocy flows down from the top This last election cycle has revealed an increasing divide over how segments of the population understand political issues. According to Pew, “Partisan polarization – the vast and growing gap between Republicans […]