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To make people without histories, to make them without futures. To make them prisoners of the present.
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Max J. Joseph
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Max J. Joseph
@DeadmanMax
Mostly words and pictures. Assyrians, patronage systems, transnationalism. PhD Political Science⏳
Chicago | London Entrou em Temmuz 2009
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I've joined the world of Substack! Just in time for last minute debates on the Assyrian New Year. Appreciate any thoughts/comments/questions. Link: profjnormanhermiz.substack.com/p/what-the-ass… #assyrian #assyriannewyear
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Assyrian (also known as Syriac) alphabet - keep it handy
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If politicians in states worldwide do not actively start promoting and pursuing energy sovereignty and tech sovereignty during/beyond this 4 year term, they're not serious politicians.
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@hhherm @tatiyanayitat Unfairfield finally about to become Fairfield.
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"The Refugee Tells" - by Assyrian writer and poet from Iraq, Sargon Boulos (1944-2007).
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Yet there remains little to no scrutiny out of the US of the same political and psychological phenomenon for fully partisan peshmerga/their fiefdoms further north and their role in this paralysis, esp. with regards to contesting specific territory and security? This was more than tolerated; they were positively positioned as a privileged minority within the state.
Perhaps the short-term interests of having 'friends' in the area, regardless of their many contributions to local and national instability, was part of the status quo you've identified that successive US admins. did not have the courage and imagination to help change. Because at least they're our guys, right?
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Yup, the first time a cross-sectarian bloc had the seats to form a government. Not the last, happened in 2021 too. Always blocked.
This is the problem with 'the project', as Adel Abdalmahdi referred to it to me years back. The project is about freezing time in Iraq and making every day the day after the Baath fell.
It doesn't matter how society changes, how memory of the Baath fades. Iraq must always be run by Shiite militants, an Iraqi IRGC that believes they are owed everything due to their war records, which are honestly rather unimpressive.
It happens everywhere there is a former paramilitary generation in a post-conflict weak state environment. After political change, the men with the guns think they deserve adulation and back-payment for something they said was a cause at the time.
Ali Alrubaiy_علي الربيعي@AliAlrubaiy13
في انتخابات 2010 فازت قائمة إياد علاوي بـ91 مقعداً مقابل 89 لنوري المالكي ، لحظة صغيرة في الأرقام لكنها كانت لحظة مفصلية في تاريخ العراق لو احترمت النتيجة يومها وفُسر الدستور بصورة صحيحة لربما رأى العراقيون أول انتقال حقيقي للسلطة واحترام للدستور وربما لم يتضخم الاحتقان الطائفي الذي فتح الطريق لاحقاً لولادة داعش وانهيار الموصل وتضخم نفوذ إيران!! التاريخ أحياناً لا ينحرف بسبب مؤامرات كبرى بل بسبب كرسي أهم من الدولة . #العراق_اولا #امارجي
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I don't need to add any obvious caveats about Iran or its regime to justify this position: Assyrians and other minorities suffer the most in failed and disintegrating states after violent foreign intervention. Cheering for more of it is morally reprehensible.
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A good time to recommend one of the classic sci-fi novels written by a Vietnam vet:
The Forever War - Joe Haldeman
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Sky News (AU) talk to Assyrian genocide survivors from Syria who recount their terrible experiences on the anniversary of ISIS' attack on the Khabour villages.
The young man was inspired to become an architect to rebuild his home & village that he saw burn when he was kidnapped.
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I don't think I'll ever get used to how almost every TV ad in the US is for drugs.
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Funniest shit I've seen all year.
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Erbil Governor Omed Xoshnaw told Rudaw on Tuesday that a statue will be made for US Senator Lindsey Graham in Erbil.
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David Romano 😂 😂 😂
Gönül Tol@gonultol
For the Kurds, recent developments in Syria mean more than a battlefield setback—it’s a historic turning point. The Syrian uprising opened an unprecedented window: self-rule, international legitimacy through the fight against ISIS, and a revival of Kurdish nationalism across the region. That experiment is now unraveling. So what comes next—not just in Syria, but across Turkey, Iraq, and Iran? Does the collapse of Kurdish autonomy weaken Kurdish nationalism, or strengthen it? On this week’s episode of Rethinking Democracy, I spoke with Dr. David Romano on what this moment means for the future of the Kurdish struggle. 🎧 Listen here:youtube.com/watch?v=VfQLqS…
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