Profile picture
, 3 tweets, 2 min read
"We need to ban TikTok" hahahaha

This DC think tanker Matt Stoller — who blocked me for calling out his extreme anti-Chinese chauvinism — claims to be a "leftist"!

This is the dangerous combination of Trumpian xenophobia with chauvinistic social democracy. It's a toxic mixture.
There is a growing effort to make a fake "left" that blames China for problems caused by capitalism and imperialism

Elizabeth Warren is very much on this "left-wing" anti-Chinese bandwagon

This chauvinistic form of social democracy is very dangerous
cnbc.com/2019/10/07/cra…
Bernie Sanders was absolutely right when he said China has done more to address extreme poverty "than any country in the history of civilization"

China is not an "enemy." Closer relations with China will benefit the world. A war with China will destroy it
thehill.com/hilltv/rising/…
Missing some Tweet in this thread?
You can try to force a refresh.

Like this thread? Get email updates or save it to PDF!

Subscribe to Ben Norton
Profile picture

Get real-time email alerts when new unrolls are available from this author!

This content may be removed anytime!

Twitter may remove this content at anytime, convert it as a PDF, save and print for later use!

Try unrolling a thread yourself!

how to unroll video

1) Follow Thread Reader App on Twitter so you can easily mention us!

2) Go to a Twitter thread (series of Tweets by the same owner) and mention us with a keyword "unroll" @threadreaderapp unroll

You can practice here first or read more on our help page!

More from @BenjaminNorton see all

Profile picture
Ben Norton
@BenjaminNorton
If Ecuador weren't a right-wing US client state, this video of Ecuadorian army trucks driving through crowds of protesters would go viral and go down in history like the Tiananmen Square tank photo

But when the US supports violent repression, it's ignored
Ecuador's US-backed right-wing regime is deploying massive armored vehicles in crowded streets, while its troops and police shoot anti-austerity protesters.

This is after the regime just imposed a 3 pm curfew!

This is the extreme violence of capitalism
Basically all the lies that the US government and corporate media claim about Venezuela are actually happening right now in Ecuador:

An undemocratic corrupt regime is using extreme violence to repress a mass uprising against wildly unpopular IMF austerity
thegrayzone.com/2019/10/07/ecu…
Read 5 tweets
Profile picture
Ben Norton
@BenjaminNorton
@netanyahu When the far-right leader of Israeli colonialism offers "humanitarian" intervention for Kurdish-led groups in NE Syria, you should be deeply skeptical

Turkey's invasion is illegal and criminal. So too is the US occupation

Only solution is a Kurdish alliance with the Syrian govt
@netanyahu The US and Israel support the Kurdish-led groups in NE Syria for the same reason: They want to weaken Damascus and balkanize and divide the region on sectarian lines.

Neither the US nor Israel cares about Kurds. They want to further their neocolonial domination of the region.
@netanyahu A National Security Council official admitted that the US wants to use the Kurds to carve up the Middle East and create "another Israel in the region"

The US and Israel don't actually care about Kurds, or any oppressed ethnic group

Imperialism is the problem, not the "solution"
Read 4 tweets
Profile picture
Ben Norton
@BenjaminNorton
Tulsi's analysis here is 100% correct: The US is not actually removing its 1,000+ troops; Trump *moved* them, so Turkey can invade

She's also right that the US pressured the Kurdish-led groups not to reconcile with the Syrian govt (the only real solution)
I don't agree with all of Tulsi's views, but on Syria she is 100% correct. She is the only major politician I've seen correctly analyzing what is actually happening

She's also truly committed to ending this criminal regime-change war—which still continues
In this interview on @StatusCoup (starting at 20:05) I explained how Trump is not actually "removing" troops from Syria

This strategy is maintaining the US military occupation of NE Syria (the oil-rich breadbasket region) while allowing a Turkish invasion
Read 3 tweets

Related threads

Profile picture
Kavi🇮🇳
@kavita_tewari
The 1st countries to ban Islam: See how d world is acting fast on d threat posed by Islam & its barbaric Sharia Law!
#Japan has always refused Muslims to live permanently in their country & they can't own any real estate or business & have banned any worship of Islam.👇 1
#Cuba rejects plans for 1st mosque! The #AfricanNationofAngolo & several other nations hv officially banned Islam! A record no: of Muslims
deported from Norway as a way of fighting crime. Since these Muslim criminals hv bn deported, crime has dropped by a staggering 72%. 👇2
In #Germany alone, in d last yr there were 81 violent attacks targeting mosques! #Austrian police
arrested 13 men targeting suspected jihad recruiters! A #Chinese court sends 22 muslim
Imams to jail for 16 to 20 yrs for spreading Islamic hatred & hv executed 18 Jihadis 👇3.
Read 10 tweets
Profile picture
IndoPacific_SCS_Info
@IndoPac_Info
Secret Deal for #Chinese Naval Outpost in #Cambodia Raises #US Fears of Beijing’s Ambitions - Use of Ream naval base would help China’s military project power across a broad swath of Southeast Asia wsj.com/articles/secre…
China has signed a secret agreement allowing its armed forces to use a Cambodian navy base near here, as Beijing works to boost its ability to project military power around the globe, according to U.S. and allied officials familiar with the matter.
The pact—signed this spring but not disclosed by either side—gives China exclusive rights to part of a Cambodian naval installation on the Gulf of Thailand, not far from a large airport now being constructed by a Chinese company.
Read 93 tweets
Profile picture
IndoPacific_SCS_Info
@IndoPac_Info
Thread: #Chinese Businesses Are Changing #Cambodia. And Not for the Better. - ‘See, They Are So Happy with Our Generosity!’ - “Without us Chinese coming here and creating jobs for them, the Cambodians would only have a mango a day to eat” hrw.org/news/2019/07/1…
China is now Cambodia’s largest source of foreign direct investment, foreign aid, and tourists. As part of the trillion-dollar global infrastructure and investment program the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), China has poured billions of dollars into Cambodia.
Once a sleepy beach town, Sihanoukville is now a hub for Chinese gamblers, as gambling is illegal in mainland China & only foreigners are allowed to gamble in Cambodia. Dozens of Chinese-built and -owned casinos have sprung up in the last few years, with more under construction.
Read 9 tweets
Profile picture
Bar & Bench
@barandbench
TikTok: Hearing has commenced in Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court #TikTokban #Madurai #tiktokbanindia
Senior Advocate Isaac Mohanlal appearing for TikTok #TikTokban
TikTok filed counter affidavit. Explaining in-built security mechanism. #TikTokban #tiktokbanindia #TikTok @tiktok_us
Read 26 tweets
Profile picture
Joseph Stalin
@StalinIsBack
1/8 My favorite #quote by #JosephStalin, which explains the scientific, #DialecticalMaterialist explanation of true freedom in material reality, not just as an abstract ideal. #StalinIsBack #StalinLives #JVStalin #Stalin #StalinQuote #StalinQuotes #Truth #MELS #MarxismLeninism
2/8 Having an #objective, #rational, #ScientificSocialist, #Dialectical, & #Materialist viewpoint allows us to accurately see & evaluate & analyze #Truth & #Reality as they truly materially exist in this universe.
3/8 An idealistic, dogmatic viewpoint, which capitalists have, however, makes one irrational enough to 'see' freedom where freedom stays trapped on a piece of paper while people are oppressed in their actual lived lives.
Read 586 tweets
Profile picture
Zach Everson
@Z_Everson
Trump Hotels' website still lists Trump SoHo New York among its properties in the Our Hotels menu. Select its name though to access its page and there's a message about it being renamed

bit.ly/2EPCSy1
National politics correspondent for Newsweek, Nina Burleigh, with a fun find on a TV above the bar at the Trump Hotel DC bit.ly/2E37QRR
Two errors in the 2nd graf of Breitbart's Trump Hotel DC article:
-holdings aren't out of @realDonaldTrump's hands: trust isn't blind & he can profit from it
-Trump Org told Congress it was estimating foreign receipts—not auto donating in full
bit.ly/2CpL7z2
Read 1562 tweets

Trending hashtags

#Sanders2020 #ComfortWomen #memes #AOC #IL #DC #VaticanCity #Pakistan #PeoplePower #GamblingAddiction #FOREVER #PollWatcher #Lenin #Typhoon #texasmassshooting #elitist #digging #Holocaust #Mao #Nightmare #Chinese #Blogs #RedPill #ViolenceExpert #Danes
Follow Us on Twitter!

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!

This site is made by just three indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member ($3.00/month or $30.00/year) and get exclusive features!

Become Premium

Too expensive? Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal Become our Patreon

Thank you for your support!