The worst thing about Trump? Globally, people like him and his supporters are everywhere and their politics maddeningly banal, as the ethno-centric politics of hate in the Caucasian Republic of Georgia demonstrate frightening similarities to the same politics in the Unites States of America.
By Brian E. Frydenborg (LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter @bfry1981) October 10th, 2016
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AMMAN — Amid all the talk of the issue of the “normalization” of Trump...
Or, how answering "Who controls Gaza?" can tell you a lot about why Israel's election is so important.
While this was written the day of Israel's election, the analysis still rings true and, sadly, Israel has chosen Netanyhu and chosen to be the Israel that denies its actions and responsibilities in Gaza, just as it has chosen occupation over peace and has chosen to deny the reality of its deteriorating situation with Palestinians and the international community.
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... occupy the bottom rung in the social and political system set up by the Israeli state, working low-skilled and labor-intensive jobs, facing all sorts of discrimination (including housing), brutality from security forces, neglect in resources, and general racism in ways a black American would find very familiar or at least somewhat similar. The structures oppressing Palestinians under Israeli control are massive and overwhelming, and experiencing little or no progress or even regression, Palestinians have ...