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Karimimus's avatar

The whole Western edifice of "values" has collapsed because of the courage of Palestine and its people. We will never be lectured again, not on women's rights, not on human rights, not on democracy or international law. Almost the entire Western system and its institutions need to be put on trial. Fuck these gluttonous thieves, liars, and murderers. Fuck them all to hell.

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Sobia Quazi's avatar

I couldn't agree with you more - there's a special place in hell for pretenders, hypocrites and liars. Edifice of bullshit pretending to be a beacon of civilisation. Fuck them indeed.

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jacob silverman's avatar

She tends to go a little too far, in my opinion.

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Justin E. Schutz's avatar

I can’t click like because there is nothing I like here. There is nothing I like here because it is true and I can’t touch or say the word like in any regard to these truths. I am: sad, disgusted, angry, repulsed, bitter, nothing good, nothing. I want to know where are the voices of the people who I thought were good people and call themselves Jewish? Hello, THIS is a Holocaust!!

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jacob silverman's avatar

that's fine. "Where are the voices" is a major, major question. No free speech, no nothing anymore. What the hell has happened to us, I say! Eh????? "Can't click like" here. Ha ha. I personally nevere trusted that "LIKE" button in the first place. There is no "voice" in it. It was a scam made up by somebody assoiated with Facebook I believe. So why are you guys only talking about Jews all the time? I mean... Zuckerberg. OMG. He's Jewish. SHit. I am biting my own sneakers here people

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Tracy Harrison's avatar

Large multinational corporates espouse 'values' that employees have to sign their agreement to (not signing is not an option). Including humanitarian values. When active support for these values is exercised in the workplace, the corporate responds with "keep your activism at home; politics does not belong in the workplace". Pointing out that international humanitarian law is just that, one meets a brick wall. Again, silence is complicity, including corporate silence.

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Sobia Quazi's avatar

Absolutely true. When we try to exercise those very values of independent thinking, humanitarianism and so on - if it doesn't fit into their own politics we are silenced or discarded. They actively contradict the very principles they purport to promote.

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Tracy Harrison's avatar

Sobia, I suppose I'm not surprised because a corporation's only value is money making. The rest is window dressing. The necessity of working for a living to house and feed oneself & family can be deeply frustrating (in my experience!!)

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Sobia Quazi's avatar

Indeed, Tracy. It is difficult to have to betray your own values to the extent we do, in this society and at this time. It feels fraudulent. I hope that the day comes when the truth can reign!

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jacob silverman's avatar

I hear you there, TH. Everybody needs money. No we are supposed to get it by writing for Substack or something. (b.t.w. my sub-stack webpage is open to read and comment by all. I won't block anyone unless a last resort situation emerges and so far I cannot think of one time that has happened. I think maybe once a long time ago----I don't remember. But I will leave this damn page now, promise)

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jacob silverman's avatar

Sobia emerges as ringleader, also egging people on. Here she is again, in 'Comments.' Now I get "blocked," right? Is that what she'll do> I wunder........Im cwazy Sobia!!!! Run to block him! Jew ! Jew!

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jacob silverman's avatar

Huh? Not signing not an option? I do not agree here. Try saying "No." Maybe it can actually be done. "Do not comply" and all???? 1) move to another country 2) don't take the damn job and the system falls faster. No no no. One does NOT have to comply! Stop complaining. Try harder, okay Tracy? 3) kill the boss?????? (Just kidding, Substack. Really!!!)

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Tracy Harrison's avatar

You're too funny Jacob 😁

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Utejack's avatar

Thanks for letting me know what I’m not missing because I obliterated the TV so long ago. In it’s dying breathe it became a screen to only view sporting events. But, it seemed I was always tuning into a commercial for military enrollment. So I won’t even follow professional sports until the connection is severed. Your passion and insight is inspiring. It’s good to meet up with you on your page of creative wonders. Count me in.

✌🏼🇵🇸🇱🇧🇸🇾🇮🇷🇮🇶🇾🇪❤️🙏🕉

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Sobia Quazi's avatar

Thank you for your comment and appreciation for my work 🙏 - and yes, not having TV, you're not missing anything important.

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Mary Elliott's avatar

I could not agree with you more! So very very true!

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Harsh Hematwala's avatar

Can't say enough about the end of exceptionalism of Israel, US....or any people or state that claims it!

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Klaus Hubbertz's avatar

Thanks for your today's well written post !!! 👍👍👍

{...codified in the productions of mainstream Western media...}

There is NO WESTERN media any more !!!

They've been taken over a long time ago by The Chosen ME coders.

Transnational corporate big-wigs, as well as "elected" politicians are entirely pre-selected and only "incumbed" if they have proven to be totally reliable in supporting "the right cause" ...

and the jabbed sheeple keep browsing petty stuff and grazing geo-engineered pastures 24/7/365, ready to be zapped to instant plank-death by powerful EM-pulses from low-orbit satellites and the help of safe & effective nanoparticles in their bloodstream ...

Fortunately, the planet is vast and "the West" is not yet everywhere ...

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Sobia Quazi's avatar

Well stated! Absolutely true, the West has been hijacked by the Zionist entity and all we are presented with is low level fucking drivel. Hence we allow what is happening today. The world sucks.

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Klaus Hubbertz's avatar

The West sucks, NOT the world ...

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letterwriter's avatar

Excellent points.

I've experienced that "tenacity and integrity" interview question-response thing. An interesting phenomenon is that even some of the sellouts will respond favorably to answers that demonstrate strong good values... but later on they might expect that one puts them in a box. The values can only be used so far and no further... they are commodities in other words.

And then there are those who, it's clear, want to discover in the interview how corrupted one is, because (I have seen) to not be corrupted is to be a hazard to whatever that swine has going on, in their corporate nest.

And of course these two types can exist in the same company. People who want to broadbrush everything contribute to the masking of the first type, who is weak and scared more than they are actively pursuing evil. In fact they often aren't actively pursuing much of anything.

It's important to distinguish between these two types. Taking the weak type out of the clutches of the active type reduces the active type's power, and may leave them exposed in dramatic ways.

It's definitely possible to get these active types thrown out of their positions. The world is not in an inexorable decline. It takes a lot of work but what else are we good for.

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Sobia Quazi's avatar

I see what you mean - in fact, am covering some of those points in a book about Narcissism and corporate fraud amongst other things. The corrupt ones in leadership positions are on the active lookout for cronies. The passive ones with no backbone are their prey. All true.

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I Know Nothing's avatar

Yes.

I would go further and say that modern culture on the whole, is part of the death machine and anyone who chips away at the influence culture has on their psyche is doing something worthwhile.

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Sobia Quazi's avatar

Yes it is modern culture at this point.

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🔻Mohamed Salah Bchir🔻's avatar

Good writing 👍🏽🇵🇸🫡. I wish I was a writer 😔

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Sobia Quazi's avatar

That is really kind, thank you; and I think all of us on Substack are "writers" ;) 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸

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jacob silverman's avatar

" The affluence and mindless privilege of certain societies has created a performative bubble devoid of real, solid qualities and attributes. " No sh*t, Sobia! This writer is putting it very well here! I personally feel really offended around the super-mindless rich. It is a part of the "Modern" territory I really do not like. I would say these sorts of persons are a sort of inevitable. We do not have a way of somehow excluded this. Nobody knows how to stop this. I know this exact sort of person. We cannot stop them, so it is sort of price we pay. They have to be there. It seems to go with the sort of society we have. If one is to be "tolerant" and "capitalist" Well--I reckon you get this. A whole new meaning for "WHITE TRASH." My Word! Those entitled clueless persons get away with a LOT. These persons are easy to spot in a hghly affluent neighborhood of, Say N.Y. or Chicago. I have been walking through the richest part of Chicago. I spotted some!

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