Tag Archives: torment

Barbarism and Western civilisation

Posted on September 10, 2025 by borderslynn

I am reproducing this Substack by Chris Hedges:

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Religious Mafia

Posted on August 14, 2025 by borderslynn

I am reproducing a Substack piece by Chris Hedges: When Religious Mafia & Rightwing Extremists Take Over (w/ Rollo Romig) | The Chris Hedges Report The 2017 murder of Gauri Lankesh, an Indian journalist and activist, is indicative of … Continue reading →

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Lambs to the Slaughter

Posted on November 14, 2024 by borderslynn

I am now reading Ronen Bergman’s book, ‘Rise and Kill First: The Secret History of Israel’s Targeted Assassinations’. It is an illuminating book. So much to learn about how we humans damage each other beyond repair until we yearn to … Continue reading →

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Creating Enemies

Posted on August 22, 2023 by borderslynn

Commenting in The Indian Express on the shocking violence, clearly green-lit by the government, Pratap Mehta wrote: The targeting of enemies—minorities, liberals, secularists, leftists, urban naxals, intellectuals, assorted protestors—is not driven by a calculus of ordinary politics….When you legitimize yourself … Continue reading →

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