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Category Archives: Arabs
Decoding The Arab Spring
ChatGPT says: Alliance Theory treats the Arab Spring less as a spontaneous uprising for abstract ideals and more as a coordinated breakdown and re-formation of alliances. Start with alliance collapse at the top. Most Arab Spring states were ruled by … Continue reading
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Revolutionary War and the Development of International Humanitarian Law
Amanda Alexander, Senior Lecturer in Law at Australian Catholic University, contributes a chapter to the 2023 book, Making Endless War: The Vietnam and Arab-Israeli Conflicts in the History of International Law: Revolutionary War and the Development of International Humanitarian Law … Continue reading
Persians Vs Arabs
Comment: My experience has been that Arabs are easier and more pleasant to deal with than Persians on an individual basis. But Persian communities are more functional and its more pleasant to live around Persians than Arabs.
The Meaning Of An Olympic Snub
It’s about the Jews! Jew writes about the "Arab mind." It's okay for Jews to frankly discuss race. Not you, silly goyim. https://t.co/2cKQkO1KmI — Ricky Vaughn (@Ricky_Vaughn99) August 16, 2016 I am unable to get exercised about the Egyptian judo … Continue reading
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A Brief Survey of the Various Foreigners, Their Chief Characteristics, Customs, and Manners by P.J. O’Rourke
P.J. O’Rourke writes in National Lampoon in 1977: AFRICANS Racial Characteristics: Probably not people at all. Probably some kind of monkey. They eat each other and worship bundles of sticks and mud. You can never remember the names of their … Continue reading
Congressman who once feared Guam could capsize compares Jewish settlers to ‘termites’
FoxNews: A Democratic member of the House Armed Services Committee compared Jewish Israeli settlers to termites on Monday while speaking at an event sponsored by an anti-Israel organization that supports boycotts of the Jewish state. Rep. Hank Johnson, D- Ga., … Continue reading
Dennis Prager: Moral people cannot support the Palestinians
Palestinians, like other Arabs, have an average group IQ no higher than 85. Their behavior is pretty normal for Arabs, for Muslims, and for that low level of average IQ. You can only have prosperity when you have an average … Continue reading
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All Social Networks Are Jewish?
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An Arab Goes To A Donald Trump Rally
Anyone who has a hard time reciting the Pledge of Allegiance does not deserve to reside in America. From lateempire.com: There’s been a profound cultural shift in the wake of the Paris attacks which has led many in the West … Continue reading
The Plight Of Christian Arabs
Comments at Steve Sailer: * Sadly, almost no one is particularly interested in the plight of Christian Arabs. I don’t think it takes much analysis to see why Obama’s lack of interest in Christian Arabs is not much different from … Continue reading
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