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[maneatinglizard]

Recent Events Have Fully Exposed the Dangerous Myth of Kurdish Innocence in the Middle East - Eurasia Future

Kurds are West´s new pets just like the "Northern Alliance" was once. I am so tired, fed up with Westerners who have never met a Kurd in their miserably life lecturing me about how great, nice, noble and freedom-lovers they are. Its annoying AF

There are even Westerners going over to Kurdish-held territories to fight for them. Like a bunch of soft Westerners are going to actually help their fight against ISIS and not just drag them down.

I hope the Kurds realize the West is just using them and rejects their support. Muslims have failed them in a way, but the West will string them along and abandon them in the end too, just like they did to every other group they pretended to support.

[Firdousi]

There are even Westerners going over to Kurdish-held territories to fight for them. Like a bunch of soft Westerners are going to actually help their fight against ISIS and not just drag them down.

I hope the Kurds realize the West is just using them and rejects their support. Muslims have failed them in a way, but the West will string them along and abandon them in the end too, just like they did to every other group they pretended to support.

Kurds are political prostitutes (I am talking about YPG. Barzanis and Talabanis are different). They will pander to any party as long as it helps them achieve their ultimate goals: an independent Kurdistan. Kurds befriended rebels, ISIS, Bashar, USA, Russia, KSA, Israel, Iran.. they have no morals.

Nobody likes Kurdish cause. Its nationalist, irrationally stupid, pro-Zionist, pro-LGBT, anti-Islamic, etc. Kurds are surrounded by hostile nations (Turks, Arabs and Persians), landlocked, divided, it will never succeed.

I believe Kurds have finally realized that they have been used like a condom by Russia and the USA. Putin backstabbed them badly during the Turkish operation in Afreen, while now that ISIS has been defeated USA will leave the region and Kurds will be f*cked up once again.

West is not a reliable friend. A century ago they promised Kurds a nation if they revolted against the Ottoman empire. It was a lie (Laussana and Sevres treaties). They did the same thing with Arabs, promising them a Greater Arabia. Instead of that they got Israel, French/British colonialism, constant American interventionism,.. a century of humiliation.

[Firdousi]

Suppose something big is about to happen. Like the upcoming elections.

We can pick one particular candidate and post everything we know and every thing we can find about that particular candidate.

Then one of us can act as an editor and compile that into an article. And we can then post it in a blog.

There are many people here who are well educated and quite smart. We can put that to use and start producing stuff.

Thats a great idea, Shamlawar. But we need to coordinate. I spent most of time off-line so we need to be in touch or need some sort of mechanism in order to reach other.

[khushal]

What do you want me to do? Ignore all articles just because there are wrong labels on it? Of course Islamism, Jihad, moderate/extremist Islam, religion of peace,.. are labels created by Westerners. Ironically they believe their own lies and when you prove them wrong, cognitive dissonance appears lol

We shouldn't give in to the labels. All those groups whether they are drug dealers, kidnapping for ransom gangs or people fighting for power are reactionary forces to policies implemented by the 4 sovereign powers(US, Britain, France, Russia.) The cause are the policies, the violence is the effect.
When you give in to the labels, you are contributing to the smokescreen where people are putting all blame on the effect rather than the cause.

[Firdousi]

We shouldn't give in to the labels. All those groups whether they are drug dealers, kidnapping for ransom gangs or people fighting for power are reactionary forces to policies implemented by the 4 sovereign powers(US, Britain, France, Russia.) The cause are the policies, the violence is the effect.
When you give in to the labels, you are contributing to the smokescreen where people are putting all blame on the effect rather than the cause.

You are smart enough to know, at this point, that the "Islamic awakening" is not just a Western conspiracy but rather a complex Islamic phenomena irradiating from within Islamic societies. Foreign factors play an important role, but you are making things too simple.

Most of these articles use those labels. I can not reject an article just because there is a Western-made-label in it. I wish I could but I cant. "Until the lion learns how to write every story will glorify the hunter".

[Firdousi]

How Tehran Became the “Nose Job Capital” of the World – Affinity Magazine

"However, under Islamic law and its interpretations in Iran, cosmetic surgery is allowed. This culture of altering our faces to be more Western-like is by no means new, and has existed before the Islamic regime even started, especially among the middle and upper classes of Iran at the time. And yet, the practice has picked up severe momentum following the Revolution of 1979.

It cannot be denied that Iranians’ fervent desire for such alterations come from the aspirations to look and appear more Western. Having a smaller, flatter nose is what makes oneself beautiful, in many’s eyes, and this beauty is tied to Western and Eurocentric standards of beauty. This “badge of honour” emanating from one’s nose marks not only your social class but makes your priorities known, priorities of presentability and respectability. Women wear these plasters for months after having healed, to show that they too can afford the procedure. But, there is another aspect to rhinoplasty and its appeal."



Iran is such a degenerate, decadent and toxic place. Ayatollahs, Western influence and liberal reformation started by the Pahlevi dynasties have really f*cuked up this country. Culturally confused, socially polarized, politically dysfunctional and economically stagnant. A mess.

[Firdousi]

The Epidemic of Isolation Among Young Men | The Walrus

[Firdousi]

The Walls Are Going Up | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC

[Firdousi]

The True Story of al-Qaeda’s Demise and Resurgence in Syria - Lawfare

[Firdousi]

Segregation map: America’s cities 5 years after the Fair Housing Act of 1968 - Washington Post

[Firdousi]

Becoming “Modern”: A Guide to the Perplexed - Al-Mesbar Center

[jamakzai1221]

Kurds are political prostitutes (I am talking about YPG. Barzanis and Talabanis are different). They will pander to any party as long as it helps them achieve their ultimate goals: an independent Kurdistan. Kurds befriended rebels, ISIS, Bashar, USA, Russia, KSA, Israel, Iran.. they have no morals.

Nobody likes Kurdish cause. Its nationalist, irrationally stupid, pro-Zionist, pro-LGBT, anti-Islamic, etc. Kurds are surrounded by hostile nations (Turks, Arabs and Persians), landlocked, divided, it will never succeed.

I believe Kurds have finally realized that they have been used like a condom by Russia and the USA. Putin backstabbed them badly during the Turkish operation in Afreen, while now that ISIS has been defeated USA will leave the region and Kurds will be f*cked up once again.

West is not a reliable friend. A century ago they promised Kurds a nation if they revolted against the Ottoman empire. It was a lie (Laussana and Sevres treaties). They did the same thing with Arabs, promising them a Greater Arabia. Instead of that they got Israel, French/British colonialism, constant American interventionism,.. a century of humiliation.

The kurds seem to be in a similiar situation to the kashmiris...

[Firdousi]

Why Culture Matters to the Islamic Revival – Traversing Tradition

[Firdousi]

Opinion | Europe Doesn’t Have to Be Trump’s Doormat - The New York Times

We are approaching the post-Western global order. Western unity its cracking and falling apart. This will have some serious implications in the near future. I dont think Europe will be able to fill the vacuum left by the overwhelming American military, political and economic might. Europeans are too soft, too weak and too hedonistic. They just dont give a fu*k about these things. Everything for them revolves around having fun. If they fail to grow a pair they will for sure become a battlefield for more powerful and assertive foreign powers. Its now or never.

[Firdousi]

https://www.du.edu/korbel/middleeast/media/documents/cmes-occasional-paper-7-4_final.pdf

This is one of the best articles have ever read about Islamic reformation.