speaking of wikipedia, I was reading about the vietnam war recently, and I was appalled to find out how much weight wikipedia gives to usamerican perspectives of the war. I specifically wanted to know about the aftermath of the war and what life was like for the people living in vietnam, but wikipedia had very little to say on that matter. in the aftermath section of the vietnam war article, wikipedia contains only a few paragraphs, which are mostly spent fearmongering about the re-education camps where the vietnamese government sent the southern military officers and collaborators who fought on the side of the imperialists that ravaged the country for decades
even when wikipedia isn't proliferating red scare propaganda, they're still centering usamerican perspectives. take this sentence, for example:
"Agent Orange and similar substances have caused many health issues for Vietnamese people and the US crews that handled them."
why is there any mention at all of how agent orange affected the us crews that handled the substance? does this matter? the usamericans that were handling agent orange were the ones who were using it to poison the landscape of vietnam. these chemicals have caused severe health problems for millions of people in vietnam for decades after the war. why should anyone care that the imperialist colonizers of the usa who caused this health crisis also faced consequences? they went home to the usa, where they no longer had to live with these chemicals in the environment, and they had access to robust healthcare infrastructure that wasn't in ruins from being bombed for decades. cry me a fucking river
wikipedia's "neutrality" is explicitly imperialist. don't forget that
Just the name "vietnam war" is usa-centric. To the vietnamese it wasn't just a war. It was specifically the Resistance War against Americans. A war that happened shortly after my country told the french colonists and the japanese facist to fuck off.
The americans war tactic back then was described as "thà giết nhầm còn hơn bỏ xót", effectively usa soldiers were supposed to kill everyone. Doesn't matter they killed the wrong person, doesn't matter they murdered innocents. They just needed to make sure everyone is dead.
Agent Orange, the bombs, the horrible stories survivors of the war tell to younger generations,... but captured american soldiers weren't tortued, they were fucking cared for and then allowed to go home. Meanwhile, the american colonists poisoned half of my country and nearly burnt the other half to ashes with bombs. And now (english) wikipedia has the guts to call it the "Vietnam war".
Even worse? It's not just Vietnam. I have no doubt they have done this to other countries as well. Right now, from what I've heard, wikipedia is pulling the exact same neutral bullshit with Gaza.
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A very serious accident left his leg paralyzed for a long time, and now he walks with great difficulty. He also has thalassemia, a blood disorder, which leaves him incredibly fatigued. The medication he needs costs €400 every month. He suffers from dizziness and nausea all the time.
Today he told me:
The Israeli occupation army announced an evacuation order for the entire Gaza Strip this morning. The bombing was very intense and did not stop the whole time. I am very tired and my feet hurt so much I can't walk on them. I have severe swelling in my thigh and the pain is very severe. I went to have my blood sample tested 4 days ago and unfortunately my blood count is 8 and it is still very weak. The doctor prescribed me a new medication, but I don't know how I will be able to buy it.
Fadel needs urgent surgery
Over 550 days ago, Fadel's family home was bombed and he was left with iron shrapnel embedded in his body. The medical infrastructure in Gaza has been decimated and he URGENTLY needs to get to a better-resourced hospital to get this shrapnel surgically removed safely.
Fadel's family is starving
Israel has created and maintained famine in Gaza as a genocidal tactic. Not only do they prevent food aid from entering, but they target crowds of Palestinians waiting for the distribution of aid.
Fadel and his brothers recently traveled together to an aid site, hungry and desperate for food, only to be met with Israeli snipers.
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My name is Fadel Al-Dany, a 23-year-old third-year IT student. My life hasn't … Fadel Aldany needs your support for Help the injured Fadel a
His campaign has been vetted by @gazavetters (#197) and 90-ghost.
Earlier this year he raised nearly 50% of his goal, but on April 25th, 2025, GoFundMe cruelly deleted his fundraiser with no warning or explanation (something this company has done to many Palestinians trying to survive genocide) and he was forced to start over with a new campaign.
Despite GoFundMe's deletion of his first campaign automatically returning all donations to the donors, most people who previously donated have not taken the time to send that money back to him.
Today as I write this (June 29, 2025), he has has raised 42% of his goal, still over €2,000 less than the amount he had raised back in April.
He has escaped death so many times, and he needs our help to survive long enough to get to a hospital who can treat his injuries.
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kareman reached out to me recently and shared that she and her family (including her young son hamoud) have been struggling immensely to buy food and provide for themselves. we must try our absolute best and hardest to get the word out and donate— the fight is not over. i know many of us are exhausted, can’t spare the money right now etc, but if we don’t have love and collective solidarity in face of genocide, what do we have? i refuse to let kareman and her family starve, and i hope that you all will join me in trying to get her family the resources they need.
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hung out with my young cousin today and she showed me "soul bug school" which is the gap between her toy chest and the wall where she secretly puts every dead bug she finds in the house
What do you think are the best things to read for baby's first foray into learning about American Imperialism?
against empire by michael parenti, open veins of latin america, the jakarta method, inventing reality: the politics of news media, killing hope: us military and cia interventions since wwii, i cant think of a definitive thing to recommend on the vietnam war rn but i recommend reading about it. i like monthly review for their anti imperialist news and history articles you could look on their website.
you can find all these books on library genesis im pretty sure
Policing the Planet: Why the Policing Crisis Led to Black Lives Matter by Christina Heatherton and Jordan T. Camp
The WikiLeaks Files: The World According to US Empire
The Spoils of War: Power, Profit and the American War Machine by Andrew Cockburn
Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire: 20 Years after 9/11 by Deepa Kumar
The Making of Global Capitalism: The Political Economy of American Empire by Sam Gindin and Leo Panitch
Empire of Borders: The Expansion of the US Border around the World by Todd Miller
Our History Is the Future: Standing Rock Versus the Dakota Access Pipeline, and the Long Tradition of Indigenous Resistance by Nick Estes
Idk if anon wanted any sources not strictly centred on the U.S. but just in case:
Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism by V. Lenin
The Wealth of (Some) Nations: Imperialism and the Mechanics of Value Transfer by Zak Cope
Powers and Prospects: Reflections on Human Nature and the Social Order by Noam Chomsky
A Decolonial Feminism by Françoise Vergès
If anyone's interested in a tangential British perspective since the two can't be separated:
Someone Else's Empire: British Illusions and American Hegemony by Tom Stevenson
The Empire at Home: Internal Colonies and the End of Britain by James Trafford
And if I can tie in the current product of western imperialism we're all watching since it's more my area:
The Israel Lobby and US Foreign Policy by John Mearsheimer
Weaponising Anti-Semitism: How the Israel Lobby took down Jeremy Corbyn by Asa Winstanley and Friends of Israel by Hil Aked (again looking more on the British side of things)
Potential History: Unlearning Imperialism by Ariella Aïsha Azoulay
Also for centring Vietnam I'd recommend Kill Anything That Moves: The Real American War in Vietnam by Nick Turse!
On the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War, I want to thank everyone who has read my book, Kill Anything That Moves. It's not an easy read but I hope it's a worthwhile one. Here is my latest
@theintercept on the increasing toll of that war https://theintercept.com/2025/04/30/vietnam-war-anniversary-landmines-bombs/
Unexploded U.S. shells killed four people in February alone, after the Trump administration cut funding to demining efforts.
Belly of the Beast: The Politics of Anti-Fatness as Anti-Blackness
Black on Both Sides: A Racial History of Trans Identity
Black Trans Feminism
Tip of the Spear: Black Radicalism, Prison Repression, the Long Attica Revolt
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They are siblings raising funds for their family to survive genocidal famine in Gaza. Their fundraiser has been vetted by 90-ghost and shared by fairuzfan.
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Belly of the Beast: The Politics of Anti-Fatness as Anti-Blackness by Da'Shaun L. Harrison. (Topics: Blackness, Fatness, Transness, Masculinity, Police Brutality)
Black on Both Sides: A Racial History of Trans Identity by C. Riley Snorton. (Topics: Blackness, Transness, Gynecology, Fugitivity, Archives)
Black Trans Feminism by Marquis Bey. (Topics: Black Anarchism, Black Feminism, Transness, Meta Theory, Abolition)
Tip of the Spear: Black Radicalism, Prison Repression, and the Long Attica Revolt by Orisanmi Burton. (Topics: Black Radicalism, Prison Revolt, Sexual Violence, White Masculinity, Racialized Gender)
Relief for Rafah community kitchen needs funds to provide people with water and hygienic supplies.
With crossings closed and prices rising, basic supplies are out of the reach of many families. R4R is buying supplies in bulk and distributing them for free. In the past they have distributed packages including pasta, oil, vegetables, medicine, and water, and provided cash aid to orphans.
The latest initiative provided packages of cleaning supplies and basic hygiene items: shampoo, toothpaste, dishwashing liquid, and menstrual pads.
You can contribute by donating to the project's chuffed campaign:
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