Why Conscription Is Archaic and Unnecessary, and What to Replace It With
Ukraine needs a strong army to stand against Russian imperialism. But what we’ve got is just an archaism that isn’t yet reformed.
Рубрика: Inter/antinational
Texts for our foreign comrades. Mainly in English, but also in German and other languages.
The fall of Rojava: hard lessons learned
Unfortunately, the left in general has had a poor understanding of the Syrian conflict.
New Faces, Old Ideas in the Old Country
Ukraine’s new government, led by comedian-turned-politician Volodymyr Zelensky, wants you to believe that they’re a fresh face.
Співробітники турецького посольства в Києві напали на активістів / Turkish Embassy Staff in Kyiv Attacked Activists
Люди з турецького посольства в Києві напали на активістів, які протестували проти військового вторгнення у Рожаву / Men from Turkish embassy in Kyiv attacked protesters against military invasion to Rojava
You Must Be New Here: The Naivety of Jeffrey Epstein Suicide Conspiracy Theories
Christmas came early for internet conspiracy theorists when it was announced that Jeffrey Epstein, head of a sex trafficking ring that employed numerous underage girls and which catered to some of the richest and most powerful men in America, was found dead in his Manhattan prison cell.
The Antifa Hysteria
American conservatives have been raging against Antifa, an organization they had never heard of until then, but which they are convinced is a dangerous domestic terrorist organization that must be criminalized.
Soldier Markiv and the Italian Connection
Italy sentenced Ukrainian soldier Vitaly Markiv for 24 years. What’s the point?
Quick thread on law in the post-Soviet space
In fact, one can easily, and correctly, argue that laws in post-Soviet countries aren’t real, or at least they aren’t actually laws
A Nation of Anarchists
Looking at the results of Ukraine’s presidential election, one can assume that during the next 5 years Ukrainians will have lots of reasons to laugh — but this laughter won’t always be a happy one.
A Comedian For President?
Whether the president is a billionaire oligarch «chocolate king,» a comedian, or in America’s case a man who cannot put coherent thoughts together, all these people can serve a useful purpose. They teach us about the absurdity of the liberal bourgeois state.
The Corrosive Moral Character of Soviet Central Planning
For those on the Western Left, especially those leftists of a particular anti-imperialist bent, corruption is often not even considered.
Delusions in Ukrainian Politics, Left, Right, and Center
If I were forced to name the biggest problem with mainstream Ukrainian politics today, I’d have to say it can be summed up in one word — delusion
