Moreover, given that the lies we get incessantly are no substitute for reality whatsoever, it follows that America “is in danger of losing much more than its claim to world leadership” to borrow from Arendt. Thus, even if lies spread six times faster than the truth, combating the lies with the truth is not just … Continue reading Second Note to “Organized Lying”
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Note to “Ein Che Ishqest”
To say that I’m not in love with you would be a lie, but to chase and run after a married, monogamous, maternity-leaving cunt with multiple children is also futile and pointless. So there you have it. We explained everything.
Chipocalypse Now
It has been a little more than seven months since I actually wrote a full-fledged article. Most of the content which developed on my blog since the last article came in the form of food, music, article and book recommendations, along with a set of 21 interviews with an online magazine. The last article I … Continue reading Chipocalypse Now
Second Footnote to the post “Believe an Expert”
And even if the propaganda is accompanied by actions which seek to carry out American foreign policy with good intentions as in the case of giving countries foreign aid or humanitarian aid, the recipients of the aid are often governments who suppress the economic and social development of their people, as Morgenthau argued. Therefore, aid … Continue reading Second Footnote to the post “Believe an Expert”
Footnote to the post titled “Just-Surmounted Colonial Tutelage”
Interestingly, and as Kissinger highlighted, China sees the management of "barbarians" and the fostering of deference and the affirmation of its cultural superiority as its key aims and interests in the international system. There is a hierarchy in the world system, and China sits atop of it. That is simply the way things are, for … Continue reading Footnote to the post titled “Just-Surmounted Colonial Tutelage”
Adam A. Azim 