Allow me to disagree. Anyone foreign from a designated enemy country, i.e. Russia, China, maybe Turkey. But USA or Britain could march Nazis across Berlin and proclaim they’re in charge now in a live feed from Washington on CNN - and these types won’t even peep
US academia, which is basically a state-funded exercise in “well, AKSHUALLY,” would start furiously churning out papers with titles like Queering the Moustache Man: why the fascist/anti-racist opposition is a false binary that needs to be deconstructed.
(I’m not joking, US social sciences are infamous for giving awards to shit like this )
I’ve had a teacher hand out a list of hot topics/buzzwords that improve your chances of getting something into an academic publication. Every minority identity was there and class was rather noticeably absent. This is of course just one teacher’s perception… but it corresponds with the dominant modes of thinking I’ve seen in US universities.
I expected nothing and yet somehow am still disappointed. Thank you for the link. Honestly I feel that not enough attention is drawn to the process, a systematised process it seems, at cartoonisation of capitalist atrocities.
Exactly, and not only does it sanitize capitalist atrocities – it also provides a useful caricature of the left for right-wingers and fascists to rail against. It’s quite a beautiful thing (for the US ruling class, that is).
Do they use word jargon to cover up their shit takes, or are the same people who use word jargon the same people who do “gender analysis” of war crimes?
Not to mention the deep ties many scholars have to the state department and MIC.
I know of multiple professors at my university that have worked for or with the state department (im thinking of at least 3 off the top of my head). I recognize that institutions like the state department have a lot going on, meaning having prior affiliation doesn’t make one a double agent or something. It’s possible some became jaded or were working for specific goals that are not obviously the US’s strategic goals.
But together with the sheer number of ties to the US government, the narratives and worldviews that are fostered, and the reminders to become an intern at the state department, it all paints a disturbing picture that gives context for why this kind of scholarship can thrive. I still have not fully compartmentalized how I should view US academia, but what I am confident of is that the best parts of the academy exist on its periphery and are largely unknown to its central organs.
Yes, my bad… Anyone foreign to the “western” world. For the past 20 years (at least), it was my people they made up ridiculous shit about (i.e. Sam Harris talking about brown people under the guise of science and religion), now it’s the Russians and Chinese. They will circle back to us, that is if they ever left us alone.
No doubt. It’s currently “not in style” to talk bad about “the browns” in the liberal mainstream (although instead it’s other types of belittling, not to mention actual violence that is hidden from view).
Allow me to disagree. Anyone foreign from a designated enemy country, i.e. Russia, China, maybe Turkey. But USA or Britain could march Nazis across Berlin and proclaim they’re in charge now in a live feed from Washington on CNN - and these types won’t even peep
US academia, which is basically a state-funded exercise in “well, AKSHUALLY,” would start furiously churning out papers with titles like Queering the Moustache Man: why the fascist/anti-racist opposition is a false binary that needs to be deconstructed.
(I’m not joking, US social sciences are infamous for giving awards to shit like this )
I’ve had a teacher hand out a list of hot topics/buzzwords that improve your chances of getting something into an academic publication. Every minority identity was there and class was rather noticeably absent. This is of course just one teacher’s perception… but it corresponds with the dominant modes of thinking I’ve seen in US universities.
Oh no, the citations are full of more of the same nonsense…
Have you ever considered how killing people with drones is just like being pregnant?
Wha-what trauma did the OPERATORS EXPERIENCE?!
The trauma of having to work Arizona with a team in Afghanistan. That time difference is killer for the work-life-balance! /s
Not to mention the carpal tunnel from directing that drone against Afghan citizens. Boy, those civilians are hard to chase down!
What the actual fuck
I’m convinced that these are written by an AI
I propose death penalty for whoever wrote that shit
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I expected nothing and yet somehow am still disappointed. Thank you for the link. Honestly I feel that not enough attention is drawn to the process, a systematised process it seems, at cartoonisation of capitalist atrocities.
Exactly, and not only does it sanitize capitalist atrocities – it also provides a useful caricature of the left for right-wingers and fascists to rail against. It’s quite a beautiful thing (for the US ruling class, that is).
Do they use word jargon to cover up their shit takes, or are the same people who use word jargon the same people who do “gender analysis” of war crimes?
Yes. Yes, yes and yes.
Yes
Not to mention the deep ties many scholars have to the state department and MIC.
I know of multiple professors at my university that have worked for or with the state department (im thinking of at least 3 off the top of my head). I recognize that institutions like the state department have a lot going on, meaning having prior affiliation doesn’t make one a double agent or something. It’s possible some became jaded or were working for specific goals that are not obviously the US’s strategic goals.
But together with the sheer number of ties to the US government, the narratives and worldviews that are fostered, and the reminders to become an intern at the state department, it all paints a disturbing picture that gives context for why this kind of scholarship can thrive. I still have not fully compartmentalized how I should view US academia, but what I am confident of is that the best parts of the academy exist on its periphery and are largely unknown to its central organs.
This makes me so angry. Holy shit, it’s that Frankie Boyle bit about imperialist soldiers:
https://youtu.be/yZOLq82m2Ks
Yes, my bad… Anyone foreign to the “western” world. For the past 20 years (at least), it was my people they made up ridiculous shit about (i.e. Sam Harris talking about brown people under the guise of science and religion), now it’s the Russians and Chinese. They will circle back to us, that is if they ever left us alone.
No doubt. It’s currently “not in style” to talk bad about “the browns” in the liberal mainstream (although instead it’s other types of belittling, not to mention actual violence that is hidden from view).
There would be a small outcry before its back to brunch
“Guys, this looks bad, but I will defend your right to do it, it must be for the correct reasons”