Robert Kaplan - The Chronikler

The empire must not strike back

Nostalgia for empire in the Middle East misses two points: we’re not witnessing the “final end of imperialism” and imperialism did not bring order.

jai krishna

@greensparker

I guess so, in the colour conscious India,most of the villains in movies are dark and unfair. twitter.com/DiabolicalIdea…

15:36 · May 27, 2023 ·

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Khaled Diab

@DiabolicalIdea

If having pale features makes you fair, does being dark mean you are unfair?

10:25 · May 27, 2023

Khaled Diab

@DiabolicalIdea

The family of Sanda Dia, the black student who died in a cruel initiation ritual, only received partial justice. The fraternity students who forced Dia to perform degrading and dangerous rituals were only sentenced to 300 hours community service #SandaDia theguardian.com/world/2023/ma…

08:11 · May 27, 2023

Khaled Diab

@DiabolicalIdea

The idea that European Council President Charles Michel can offset his frequent private jet use is a flight of fancy. If @CharlesMichel is serious about reducing his carbon footprint, he can: * Stop using private jets * Fly economy class * Fly less carbonmarketwatch.org/flights… twitter.com/pgreenfielduk/…

09:19 · May 26, 2023

Khaled Diab

@DiabolicalIdea

The English so enjoy standing in line that they line up a string of unnecessary letters to spell out the monosyllabic word 'queue', when they could so easily just write 'q'.

15:38 · May 25, 2023

Khaled Diab

@DiabolicalIdea

That the parent who demanded the banning of 'The hill we climb' couldn't tell Amanda Gorman and Oprah Winfrey apart speaks volumes about ignorance and racism. That the school banned the poem speaks volumes about ignorance and racism. This is the hill that freedom dies on. twitter.com/TheAmandaGorma…

13:44 · May 25, 2023

Khaled Diab

@DiabolicalIdea

At another level, Henry Kissinger was a ruthless and unscrupulous political manipulator who committed war crimes that led to widespread death and destruction and helped prop up some of the vilest regimes of the time. thenation.com/article/world/…

21:53 · May 24, 2023

Khaled Diab

@DiabolicalIdea

Henry Kissinger is about to turn 100. At one level, his story is inspiring: a highly intelligent and ambitious refugee who fled persecution to find success in his adoptive land.

20:26 · May 24, 2023

Timothy E Kaldas

@tekaldas

This is a great hands-on opportunity to gain experience in MENA policy advocacy. Our advocacy associate works closely with me as we work to impact policy related to MENA with govts & institutions around the globe. This is a front row seat to multipronged policy advocacy. twitter.com/TimepDC/status…

19:47 · May 24, 2023 ·

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Khaled Diab

@DiabolicalIdea

What exactly is the appeal of being or becoming a billionaire? Isn't that like the wealth equivalent of morbid obesity? And why is it when people have an insatiable appetite for food they are ostracised and when they have an insatiable appetite for money they are lionised?

20:23 · May 22, 2023

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