With Catdompa stubbornly misreading everything I write, I had to ban him. All his comments after this article were inadvertently erased, however. This was only the second time I had to ban anyone.
Catdompa took exception to this passage:
"When Obama announced on 5/2/11 that Bin Laden had been killed, joyous crowds spilled onto streets to shout, “USA! USA!” So what if there’s no evidence Bin Laden was involved with 9/11, or that he was murdered that night. Brain damaged children can be told anything."
Who am I calling brain damaged children here? The joyous crowds who spilled onto streets to shout, "USA! USA!" because they believed Bin Laden, responsible for 9/11, had been killed, despite zero evidence for either fairy tale.
Catdompa must still believe these myths, or he wouldn't be so incensed. If you saw through the bullshit, then you're obviously not a brain damaged child. Catdompa charges that I've called all Americans brain damaged children. His reading comprehension is also damaged.
Within a week of the Bin Laden "assassination," I wrote three articles calling bullshit, and these were actually printed at Common Dreams. Many readers came on to agree and thank me. They, obviously, were not brain damaged children.
At Unz, there were so many brain damaged hecklers corrupting each of my comment threads, I decided I had enough of such bullshit, and I don't need it here, on my SubStack.
When Unz studiously avoided talking about the World Economic Forum and the Great Reset while defending the genocidal Jewjabs, I realized Unz Review was a limited hangout that used race to stoke Angry White Pussies, so I got the hell out.
Finally, they aren't just angry and pussified, they don't understand English. If someone said something about ridiculous Vietnamese crossdressers, would I be upset? If you're not an Angry White Pussy, there's no reason for you to be pissed at that term.
There are angry black, brown and yellow pussies, but they stay away from Unz, for it's an Angry White Pussy Pride Parade, with a Jewish Grand Wizard.
I should state that I joined Unz when it had a much better roster of writers.
"When Unz studiously avoided talking about the World Economic Forum and the Great Reset while defending the genocidal Jewjabs, I realized Unz Review was a limited hangout that used race to stoke Angry White Pussies, so I got the hell out."
Well done... though, seeing as it was always hidden in plain sight, it did take you a while to figure out.
Well, the Unz Review has been always full of "glowies", "hasbaras", Feds and crazy trolls in the comment section, but the problem has gotten much worse lately. That said, I like checking Anglin's swiftian stuff (a guilty pleasure, I suppose). Can't stand Sailer, Derbyshire and most of the others. Occasionally they have some good articles by random people. But it's becoming rarer.
In early 2006, during the brief period when I was on good terms with Ron Unz, he assured me in private email that (at least as far as he could see) there were no shills in the comment sections. I've wondered off and on how many of the white racists on the comment pages are genuine, or whether they are hasbara trolls pretending to be white racists. I honestly never came to a solid conclusion on that, but so many of them seem to have stepped off the pages of a comic book and one starts suspecting that the purpose is to discredit what bits of genuine dissident writing appear there. Generally speaking, UR is a classic limited hangout/controlled opposition operation.
I used to comment at Unz as "One-Off," and to reup what I posted there, you are my favorite contemporary writer in any medium. I am glad to have found your new digs and will subscribe this week. Also to repeat from there, you bring great humanity to your art.
P.S. The Churchill article is rarely cited. You can't have the greatest Briton of all time saying such shit, but the article is not an indictment of all Jews. Fair minded, it warns against only one type of Jews. Still, cultural gatekeepers would prefer we don't ponder it.
Likewise, Kafka's “Jackals and Arabs" is perhaps his least known story. I discuss it here:
"Uprooted from traditions, many Americans are like college freshmen with new hair, wardrobe, tattoos and, now, maybe even sex. The smartest among them become sophomores. Eager for radical makeovers, they’re easy prey for hustlers who promise all that’s new, improved and progressive."
Great summary, Linh. The last years of teaching college freshman, I was very close to telling the students to get the fuck out of college and learn something useful, like plumbing.
"Catdompa" has strayed over from Unz to whine about "Angry White Pussies," so here's my definitive article about that phenomenon, "Are Angry White Pussies Crypto Jews?":
Addressing "Catdompa," I said below, "At Unz, I did over 30 extensive interviews with Americans of all colors, and my Postcards from the End of America feature working class Americans and their plights. I obviously don't think all Americans as pussies, but only people like you, the ones who flock to the Angry White Pussy Pride Parade otherwise known as Unz Review."
P.S. The opposite of Angry White Pussies are men like E. Michael Jones, Brother Nathanael and Andy Ngo, the last a Vietnamese homosexual. Whatever you make of their politics, they're not afraid to stand up, show their face and speak clearly. They don't lob cheap shots from the dark behind some meaningless pseudonym.
Hi Linh, so today I tried to have a conversation about the Ukraine war with a Russian recently arrived in Vũng Tàu. Turns out he doesn't really support his own country, sees Russia in decline as we see the collective west in decline, says the economy there is performing badly and there is rampant inflation, and accuses me of watching too much Russian news and believing their propaganda. Now I admit that all countries engage in propaganda, but I was stunned that he believes that Ukraine is winning this conflict, and his belief is supported by the fact that Ukraine gets support from the west, and by the fact that he knows people in Russia and Ukraine and they assure him that Russia is bad, etc. He also doesn't care, saying he left Russia to avoid any chance of his having to serve in the military, and to focus on what is best for his wife and young son. Fair enough, we have that in common in that we both disparage our home countries and left. But I've been following the Ukraine story from a distance since 2014, aware of both sides of the narrative, and simply can't understand how anyone could give credence to the western narrative. Obviously war is not a good thing, but if it is inevitable it must be fought. Your writing helps us see through the narratives if we care enough to think about it.
I wouldn't be able to wander around like this if I was still in the US. Here in Pakse, Laos, I pay just over $9 a night for an air conditioned room with a small fridge. I just had two glasses of coffee with condensed milk for less than a buck altogether.
Oh, Linh, when I lived in NYC I used to go downstairs (from the typeshop I worked in) to the hole-in-the-wall eatery and get a large iced cappuccino for a buck! They served pretty good rice and beans too. I don't even know if such places exist anymore due to NYC rents.
I remember you well from Unz. You're a classic Angry White Pussy. At Unz, I did over 30 extensive interviews with Americans of all colors, and my Postcards from the End of America feature working class Americans and their plights. I obviously don't think all Americans as pussies, but only people like you, the ones who flock to the Angry White Pussy Pride Parade otherwise known as Unz Review.
As a Jew has pointed out, you pussies need a place to rant, but you're too stupid to organize your own website, so you need a Jew as your Grand Wizard.
The only thing gratuituous about my articles at Unz were the cheap shots dished up by pussies who didn't dare to show themselves.
Agent Orange continues to cause birth defects in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos, and unexploded bombs continue to kill in those countries. Not far from Pakse is Sekong, a city founded only in 1984 because nearby Ban Phon still had so many bombs.
Of course, Laos and Hmongs in the US should be grateful to be introduced to Dunkin' Donuts, Cheetos and gentlemen with lovely names like Catdompa.
George Carlin's father was an advertising executive, and his mother was a secretary for an advertising exec. His full name was "George Denis Patrick Carlin". At age 10 his mother bought him a suite of recording equipment so he could practice his comedy routine (his household was one of the first to have television, in the early 40's). He expressed his desire to be an actor and was granted immediate entre into the industry by way of his parents connections. By age 20 he had his own radio show. These sorts of doors are only opened to the well connected and the family of the elite.
When I was a kid I watched a lot of stand up in the early 90's, and the George Carlan I was familiar with was the smarmy snark artist. It was only when youtube came along that I ever really saw the "St. Carlan" persona take hold. I'll grant you, some of his routines are gold, but never once does he accurately name the source of all the problems he talked about. The villain in his world was the old, white, religious republican man.
Here's something for the gears. Whether it lubes them or causes them to seize up is another matter. Paul McCartney acted as the custodian of the museum of his childhood home. https://youtu.be/04IyjV66B8M -Hidden in plain sight.
Likewise, Mike. We can, if anything, agree on our appreciation of Linh. For me, I get to live vicariously through Linh through his travels and interaction with the people he encounters.
It's worth keeping an open mind about. However, historians are gatekeepers, and they are notorious for painting pictures of humble beginnings, beating the odds, and inventing rags to riches fairy tales. Give me 10 minutes and I can find you at least 2 examples of a father listed as a baker when their occupation was actually 𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘦𝘳.
when i was born in chicago in 1947 gum was a nicklel, muddy waters was playing blues on the south side. the mafia ran everything. i don't remember any violence at all on the northwest side in logan square where i lived from 52 to 62. no guns no drugs, no television, grandstand seats at wrigley field for a 1.50, (but easy to sneak in). a wonderful childhood.
i too was born in 1947 - in massachusetts - as a very young child i lived in chicago while my father went to the army quartermaster corps 'subsistence school' - i have no chicago memories from then but have visited briefly a couple of times over the decades - truly as robert louis stevenson put it, "the world is so full of such marvelous things i am sure we should all be as happy as kings"
It's not often that I get a bit incensed over a comment, but I read your Postcard from Joliet, Illinois this week Linh. I loved it. I lived in Wilmington, IL between Joliet and Kankakee as a child. My mom worked f Joliet School's food service so I was was really happy to see that one. You stayed at the casino and walked through downtown Joliet in the snow. You could have dissed the entire Midwest for that visit alone, but you wrote an empathetic portrait instead. There's nothing condescending about the series of photographs at the Front of the book either. Not trying to be an advertisement, but it's a neat book. As a denizen of flyover country, much thanks Linh!
Cut out the hysteria, "Catdompa." I've never called anyone's mom anything. Go back to your safe space, Unz Review. We have a civilized forum here. I'd like to keep it that way.
I absolutely endorse your banning of this person - I love this forum above all except your posts, which are higher on the scale. I really value not having to plod through sludge.
It seems as if you're seeking personal affronts to Linh's criticism, which can be explicit and direct. I've read many of his pieces and he's never mentioned my mother once. Sorry to disappoint.
According to "Catdompa," I should be grateful that the US "introduced" me to air conditioning and refrigeration, though I had those before coming to the US, and I'm not "bragging" about having AC now in very hot Laos. He also refers to my writing about "rotten food in some third world country."
Though his prejudices and ignorance are constantly on display, I'm the one with the cheap shots, he charges.
Imagine telling Syrian, Afghan or Iraqi refugees in the US they should be grateful for all America has done for them.
Unlike all the Angry White Pussies at Unz, I'm openly pointing out the dangers against America, and identifying her enemies, so I'm the patriot, not these cloaked pussies with their self destructive behavior.
It must rankle to hear me say they're digging their own mass grave, so they shriek and fling mud, but only anonymously, of course.
Dear Linh, I truly believe with people like this you should just nod, smile, and keep on moving - they do not need to be dignified with your characteristically well-written reply. I have dropped off commenting lately as I have had endless internet problems which hopefully just ended. Here's hoping.
You've obviously hit a nerve with some of the more "patriotic" elements of TUR's audience. I took that site and some of it's white identity author's seriously for awhile. The interactions with the "pimp" really hit home as to the tabloid nature of site and it's commentary. It has to be one of the more exhausting parts of writing for a living. Stay cool Linh!
Catdompa said, "I think you should be more grateful to America that's all, my opinion. I said you were specifically bragging about how "cheap" that air conditioning and refrigeration was there. You changed my words by lying about what I thought you were bragging about. Stay classy."
My response:
Catdompa,
When I stated how much I was paying for my room, it wasn't bragging. You're the one who's twisting my words. I think you're an Angry White Pussy, not anyone's mom, so you're the classless one.
As for being grateful, you should be grateful to me for being an outspoken American, and paying a price for it. I'm doing something for all Americans. You're not.
Since you're obviously so dishonest and underhanded, I will have to ban you. Your presence here is a huge distraction. I got away from Unz because I had enough of this idiocy.
Humanity in all its flavors is the infestation choking the life out of the planet , Asians being the largest component of this infestation . Jews are a relatively small but advanced religiously materialistic sect who find the Chinese Hive economic model now sweeping the world extremely profitable . We are in a vast transition as a corporate international cartel based in cyberspace is using AI in attempts to reduce global population by several means all "discussed" ad infinitum over the various forms of media . The "them" we serve is not a Jewish construct , but an outcome of a global over population bomb now exploding across the planet .
There are humans who retain and cultivate the spiritual beauty that made the species admirable and threatening, but they are neither elite nor poor, neither special nor everyday, just wherever one finds them being beacons of genuine love and curiosity and joy.
Don't fall for the trap of hating all the flavors of humanity. Fall in love with the what is best, seek them out, find it in yourself to model it, and soon you become someone else's joy and inspiration to change towards the good.
Jim, you have got it right--"global over population bomb now exploding across the planet". The elites' method of reducing human over population is unpleasant and harsh, perhaps chosen due to possible ethnic racism, but they are correct that human population is desperately needed.
There must be better ways of reducing the human population which should have been chosen instead.
People are seeking to find attention because they can't find any due to everyone is buried into their phone or laptop and don't have the time to pay attention to an actual human.
You see the world as black and white. Or maybe black and grey... no white hats to be found. I don't find it useful. While I agree that the Jews had a vast amount to do with Covid, I note that it my co-ethnics Gates, Fauci, Daszik, Collins, Trudeau, Biden etc. etc. were very active co-conspirators. And many Jews, among them Steve Kirsch, Alex Berenson, Jessica Rose, Celia Farber and Simone Gold stood up against them.
You can make a number of generalizations about Jews, but none of them come close to applying to all Jews. Stereotypes are useful, but in life we have to deal with individuals. What I liked about Postcards was your ability to see the individuals. What I like about you is that you are a unique individual. The world would fall apart with too many Linh Dinh's, but one of you is a treat.
You'll have to provide a link on the Churchill bit. I don't remember making such a comment.
The neocons like Nuland certainly had a hand in the chaos of 2014. In my opinion this mess in 2022 is mostly Putin's doing, but I'm sure many neocons are pleased that it happened. Sometimes many parties are to blame.
Certainly there are many Jews, ie, Bourla and Bancel behind the "vaccine genocide." But also many who are not Jewish. That was my original point. Gates has been pushing vaccines for decades, as did his father before him, and the Rockefellers.
It is hard to agree with everybody on the "team reality" side when Breggin is at Malone's throat - or the other way around. But I tend to. I'm inclined to believe that it is far too coordinated to be coincidence, and has too many elements (viz, masks, lockdowns) to be merely for making money through the jabs.
You are being harsher on me than I on you. It will stay that way. I'm going to shut up and go away.
Back when our local community radio station actually had interesting programming, there was a show about Churchill, the tone generally of fulsome praise. But their live programs were call-in shows and sure enough someone called in with all the REAL information about Churchill. White supremacist imperialist with heroin in his bottom, I'll never forget that tidbit!
I do not see the world as black and white. You do. You said "Russians are worse than Mongols," thus insulting two nations in just five words!
As for Jews against Covid "vaccines," of course there are many, but Steve Kirsch, Alex Berenson, Jessica Rose, Celia Farber and Simone Gold have no power, unlike Rochelle Walensky, Albert Bourla, Jeffrey Zients, Rachel Levine and Merrick Garland, etc. As US Attorney General, Garland can prosecute all the Covid "vaccine" mass murderers, but he doesn't. We've gone through all this before, Graham.
Good to rehash. The Jews on our side like Steve Kirsch and Alex Berenson know they are fighting a David and Goliath fight. But as Brett Weinstein (an Eskimo, perhaps) noted last year, an agile David can sometimes better a clumsy Goliath.
You are right. The Russians are just as wonderful as the Mongols. ;-). No atrocities ever.
I really enjoy your free flowing scribbling that pays for your rambles around the planet . If I had any money I would seek you out and give some to you . However I am poor and now longer allowed to travel , being unable to afford the permissions required aka travel documents and costs of travel in North America . I do have fond memories of riding my motorcycle from the Arctic Ocean to the Darrien Gap in the 1970s with only a Californian driver license for ID , and rarely being asked to produce it by disinterested border guards and other authorities as I traversed North America from north to south . Only the very wealthy and privileged could even attempt such a ramble these days special permissions and an entourage would be required and the profitability of such a trek would need to be discussed ?
Please expand. He was ethnically a Jew, he was a Socialist, of which whose key proponents and thinkers and followers have been largely Jewish. Not trying to throw a Molotov cocktail here, I would like to understand your point.
I think an argument can be made that Ho Chi Minh was influenced by Confucius. That Chinese philosopher sought a Chinese King who would heed his advice, in order to make a harmonious and ethical society which would benefit all the subjects of the king. In his Five Relationships, the responsibility and obligation flowed two ways, not simply young to old, for example. I have read somewhere that many Chinese reformers of the 19th and 20th centuries were partly inspired by the original writings of Confucius.
I still read Unz review in spite of all the insecure "White Genocide; Annihilation" etc. and the childish twats of the Hasbara army.
Why? This is not a statement of that "Unz is better", just an admission that I would have never found you if it weren't for the presence on the UR.
By the way: I very much appreciate your humility in describing your experiences while traveling, and avoiding the tourist ethic.
I wish I had that open mindedness ~ 30 years ago! At the moment I am quietly avoiding giving our Canadian levels of govmnt anything, except acknowledging the fact that they are part of the Collective Waste's Death Cult.
Great post. I can understand the sensitivity of some right of the divide whites to any criticism of whites after they are inundated with it daily.
The most bizarre the Jews push continually is that blacks have to be worried about violence from whites. Of course any quick look at statistics will tell you the opposite but only bigots care.
At the same time, I have to admit that whites should be embarrassed to be led around by the nose by a malicious tribe that has understandably been kicked out of 109 countries. While Jews are the main ones setting the agenda, whites, in particularly university educated white women, are the most enthusiastic supporters of these destructive agendas.
So it is easy (and largely correct) to blame Jews but the narratives are so retarded and easily disproved, a sensible person has to also blame whites for so enthusiastically adopting the narratives. When I point this out on dissident right sites, I generate a lot of negativity. But there is no way getting around the fact that for all the good whites have done (along with the bad) in the past, the world would be a more peaceful and saner place if whites (especially uni educated women) were to immediately disappear. Not only would there be a lot fewer wars, the anuses of young boys would not have a bullseye on them nor would the boobs of girls and penises of boys be on the chopping block.
Most people anywhere have no real curiousity about the world outside of their own daily lives with the exceptions of celebrities, sports and money making ops. That doesn't create a global problem with the population of less powerful countries. If Colombians don't understand the world, that only hurts Colombia. After all Colombia is not going to invade Chad or get Sri Lanka to destroy their agricultural sector to please Mother Gaia. Americans having no sense of curiosity and believing that they are the greatest does pose many problems both for Americans and the world.
"the narratives are so retarded and easily disproved, a sensible person has to also blame whites for so enthusiastically adopting the narratives."
You said it.
9/11, Betty Ong, Bin Laden assassination, Boston bombing and, now, Putin as madman attacking Ukraine for no reasons. On and on, it's endless bullshit for the braindead.
I wouldn't want any group to disappear en masse, though. That's Jewish thinking, I think. I've met many decent, sensible whites, though none named "catdompa."
By gathering all the catdompas into one place, Unz gives the impression that most whites are like catdompa or worse.
My current pet peeve with the Ukraine flag waving whites is that the UN claims 500,000 non combatants have been killed during the last two years in the Ethiopian civil war. None of those flag wavers care.
Reminds me of the Jew Albright telling the jew Stahl that the Clinton administration felt the 500,000 Iraqi kids that the UN said were killed by the US led pharmaceutical embargo of Iraq were a price worth paying. Few Americans cared or care now. They haven't been told to care nor will they get a lot of likes on social media for caring even though by any objective criteria that makes the American Empire one of the most genocidal regimes in history. After all, even though the 500,000 kids weren't Jews or Ukrainians that is a lot of dead kids. And few Americans cared then or care now.
A big problem for the planet is uni educated whites have a pathological need to virtue signal that they are good smart people. In America, they rely on the Jewish press to determine what you have to believe to be a good smart person. If that means you commit genocide, well you can't make am omelet without breaking some eggs. If it means permanently mutilating children, well caring about that shows you are a bigot.
The right increasingly talks about how abandoning Christianity has caused this. Problem is that every degenerate and destructive narrative, whether child sacrifice or WW3, is supported by the majority of Western Christian churches.
So the big bad white nationalists on Unz don't have a lot of moral high ground to stand on when dissing "lesser" people
I for once think that the problem is not just the J stuff but Americans, too -- and I say this as someone who has lived in the US and has friends there, and admire some things from America. But the problem of Americans is that they think they live in "the best country in the world" because they drive a giant SUV and eat mammoth portions in restaurants and their Army "kicks ass". I was recently in Spain and I can tell you that, in terms of lifestyle, it's probably much better (for me, at least) than anywhere in America, even if you won't have a MacMansion or a fancy car.
"Though long entertained by violence, cinematic and actual, Americans are now routinely warned that what they’re about to see on TV may be disturbing."
A funny thing -- using one of these new Chat GPT bot, typing in the word "killer" or "murder"or similar to create a "story", will give you a warning that "this is unacceptable because this program was created for peace and tolerance and it cannot create stories that promote violence" (I paraphrase). Meanwhile, the US keeps sending all kinds of weapons to the Ukraine war, and has a new school shooting (real or fake, who knows) every week. But God forbid that anyone may think of writing a fictional story about a murder mystery... And, funny, before seeing your post, I had just written about Tocqueville here: https://contrarium.substack.com/p/where-are-we-going
"As the US prepares for war against Russia and China, its own house is falling apart."
USSA has always "prepared" for war ever since the first Euro peons began slaughtering the native peoples to steal their real estate. However, the idea of a Siamese Twin war against global heavyweights, Mr Bear and Mr Dragon is surely the last gasp of a toothless, bedraggled meth-deluded bum in a "culture" way beyond its shelf-life. The ongoing slaughter in rump Ukrapland and the wet dream of "defending" Taiwan from its inevitable Chinese past and future is no more than the wet dreams of a jaded, has been stud whose limp dick can no longer quite match its loud mouth and its viagara freeloader fiat filth dollah can no longer pull even the ugliest whore on the block. USSA is going down the toilet and the rest of the planet will be glad to see it go. Will it destroy itself out of spite (and the rest of us) or will the little people finally clean out the sewer in the Washing town swamp if sanity should prevail when the transgender mutant retards and those that created them are finally rounded up and medicated.
Hi everyone,
With Catdompa stubbornly misreading everything I write, I had to ban him. All his comments after this article were inadvertently erased, however. This was only the second time I had to ban anyone.
Catdompa took exception to this passage:
"When Obama announced on 5/2/11 that Bin Laden had been killed, joyous crowds spilled onto streets to shout, “USA! USA!” So what if there’s no evidence Bin Laden was involved with 9/11, or that he was murdered that night. Brain damaged children can be told anything."
Who am I calling brain damaged children here? The joyous crowds who spilled onto streets to shout, "USA! USA!" because they believed Bin Laden, responsible for 9/11, had been killed, despite zero evidence for either fairy tale.
Catdompa must still believe these myths, or he wouldn't be so incensed. If you saw through the bullshit, then you're obviously not a brain damaged child. Catdompa charges that I've called all Americans brain damaged children. His reading comprehension is also damaged.
Within a week of the Bin Laden "assassination," I wrote three articles calling bullshit, and these were actually printed at Common Dreams. Many readers came on to agree and thank me. They, obviously, were not brain damaged children.
At Unz, there were so many brain damaged hecklers corrupting each of my comment threads, I decided I had enough of such bullshit, and I don't need it here, on my SubStack.
When Unz studiously avoided talking about the World Economic Forum and the Great Reset while defending the genocidal Jewjabs, I realized Unz Review was a limited hangout that used race to stoke Angry White Pussies, so I got the hell out.
Finally, they aren't just angry and pussified, they don't understand English. If someone said something about ridiculous Vietnamese crossdressers, would I be upset? If you're not an Angry White Pussy, there's no reason for you to be pissed at that term.
There are angry black, brown and yellow pussies, but they stay away from Unz, for it's an Angry White Pussy Pride Parade, with a Jewish Grand Wizard.
I should state that I joined Unz when it had a much better roster of writers.
Linh
Whenever I see a roster of our human rainbow, I always look to make certain that red is accounted for.
I have great affinity for these brothers, and sisters of ours.
They’ve had a tough go of it, here in amerikkka.
I sincerely hope that they receive their due someday, just like our Palestinian brothers, and sisters should.
Thanks Linh.
Hope you find that hot dog, soon.
"When Unz studiously avoided talking about the World Economic Forum and the Great Reset while defending the genocidal Jewjabs, I realized Unz Review was a limited hangout that used race to stoke Angry White Pussies, so I got the hell out."
Well done... though, seeing as it was always hidden in plain sight, it did take you a while to figure out.
Well, the Unz Review has been always full of "glowies", "hasbaras", Feds and crazy trolls in the comment section, but the problem has gotten much worse lately. That said, I like checking Anglin's swiftian stuff (a guilty pleasure, I suppose). Can't stand Sailer, Derbyshire and most of the others. Occasionally they have some good articles by random people. But it's becoming rarer.
In early 2006, during the brief period when I was on good terms with Ron Unz, he assured me in private email that (at least as far as he could see) there were no shills in the comment sections. I've wondered off and on how many of the white racists on the comment pages are genuine, or whether they are hasbara trolls pretending to be white racists. I honestly never came to a solid conclusion on that, but so many of them seem to have stepped off the pages of a comic book and one starts suspecting that the purpose is to discredit what bits of genuine dissident writing appear there. Generally speaking, UR is a classic limited hangout/controlled opposition operation.
Hi everyone,
The "world-wide conspiracy" is from Churchill. Here's his entire 1920 article:
https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Zionism_versus_Bolshevism
Linh
Thanks. I had assumed that was Henry Ford.
I used to comment at Unz as "One-Off," and to reup what I posted there, you are my favorite contemporary writer in any medium. I am glad to have found your new digs and will subscribe this week. Also to repeat from there, you bring great humanity to your art.
Many thanks, Jack. I'm very glad you've found me here.--Linh
P.S. The Churchill article is rarely cited. You can't have the greatest Briton of all time saying such shit, but the article is not an indictment of all Jews. Fair minded, it warns against only one type of Jews. Still, cultural gatekeepers would prefer we don't ponder it.
Likewise, Kafka's “Jackals and Arabs" is perhaps his least known story. I discuss it here:
https://linhdinhphotos.blogspot.com/2019/10/kafka-anti-semite.html
I appreciate your pointing to these alternative views of history, Linh.
"Uprooted from traditions, many Americans are like college freshmen with new hair, wardrobe, tattoos and, now, maybe even sex. The smartest among them become sophomores. Eager for radical makeovers, they’re easy prey for hustlers who promise all that’s new, improved and progressive."
Great summary, Linh. The last years of teaching college freshman, I was very close to telling the students to get the fuck out of college and learn something useful, like plumbing.
Hi everyone,
"Catdompa" has strayed over from Unz to whine about "Angry White Pussies," so here's my definitive article about that phenomenon, "Are Angry White Pussies Crypto Jews?":
https://www.unz.com/ldinh/are-angry-white-pussies-crypto-jews/
Addressing "Catdompa," I said below, "At Unz, I did over 30 extensive interviews with Americans of all colors, and my Postcards from the End of America feature working class Americans and their plights. I obviously don't think all Americans as pussies, but only people like you, the ones who flock to the Angry White Pussy Pride Parade otherwise known as Unz Review."
Linh
P.S. The opposite of Angry White Pussies are men like E. Michael Jones, Brother Nathanael and Andy Ngo, the last a Vietnamese homosexual. Whatever you make of their politics, they're not afraid to stand up, show their face and speak clearly. They don't lob cheap shots from the dark behind some meaningless pseudonym.
Great fan of Andy Ngo, an incredibly brave man, don't care about his persuasion.
Hi Linh, so today I tried to have a conversation about the Ukraine war with a Russian recently arrived in Vũng Tàu. Turns out he doesn't really support his own country, sees Russia in decline as we see the collective west in decline, says the economy there is performing badly and there is rampant inflation, and accuses me of watching too much Russian news and believing their propaganda. Now I admit that all countries engage in propaganda, but I was stunned that he believes that Ukraine is winning this conflict, and his belief is supported by the fact that Ukraine gets support from the west, and by the fact that he knows people in Russia and Ukraine and they assure him that Russia is bad, etc. He also doesn't care, saying he left Russia to avoid any chance of his having to serve in the military, and to focus on what is best for his wife and young son. Fair enough, we have that in common in that we both disparage our home countries and left. But I've been following the Ukraine story from a distance since 2014, aware of both sides of the narrative, and simply can't understand how anyone could give credence to the western narrative. Obviously war is not a good thing, but if it is inevitable it must be fought. Your writing helps us see through the narratives if we care enough to think about it.
These guys are called "liberals" and are widely despised by the rest of the Russian population.
George Carlin, move over!!!
This is the most hilarious, honest, take on the USA, that I’ve read in a hundred years.
I turned 65 last week.
I want to give credit, where credit is due.
Paul Haeder turned me on to you, and there’s no turning back now.
May the gods bless you with a thousand virgins,
Super sized, with extra fries.
If you’re ever in Wisconsin, I’ll rotisserie us some fresh, free range, birds.
Bison-birds.
Hi Mike,
I wouldn't be able to wander around like this if I was still in the US. Here in Pakse, Laos, I pay just over $9 a night for an air conditioned room with a small fridge. I just had two glasses of coffee with condensed milk for less than a buck altogether.
Linh
If I can ever join you, it would be my great pleasure.
Where there’s life, there’s hope.
I’ll bring Haeder with me.
He’s been in your “neck of the woods” previously.
I’m happy for you, that you’re out of this dystopia.
You’re living proof that they can’t cancel reality, no matter how they try.
Oh, Linh, when I lived in NYC I used to go downstairs (from the typeshop I worked in) to the hole-in-the-wall eatery and get a large iced cappuccino for a buck! They served pretty good rice and beans too. I don't even know if such places exist anymore due to NYC rents.
Hi Catdompa,
I remember you well from Unz. You're a classic Angry White Pussy. At Unz, I did over 30 extensive interviews with Americans of all colors, and my Postcards from the End of America feature working class Americans and their plights. I obviously don't think all Americans as pussies, but only people like you, the ones who flock to the Angry White Pussy Pride Parade otherwise known as Unz Review.
As a Jew has pointed out, you pussies need a place to rant, but you're too stupid to organize your own website, so you need a Jew as your Grand Wizard.
The only thing gratuituous about my articles at Unz were the cheap shots dished up by pussies who didn't dare to show themselves.
Linh
I mean, cmon Linh.
Look at all of the luxuries that brain damaged , pussy, children, have graced you with.
Air conditioning.
Refrigeration.
Napalm.
Agent Orange.
Sincerely,
Formerly brain damaged, formerly “kitty” personality type,
old Caucasian male.
Hi Mike,
Agent Orange continues to cause birth defects in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos, and unexploded bombs continue to kill in those countries. Not far from Pakse is Sekong, a city founded only in 1984 because nearby Ban Phon still had so many bombs.
Of course, Laos and Hmongs in the US should be grateful to be introduced to Dunkin' Donuts, Cheetos and gentlemen with lovely names like Catdompa.
Linh
Cat-dompa-=Feline shit?
Inquiring minds want to know.
On a slightly more serious note, Paul Haeder has chronicled some of your history, and subsequent cancellation, to me.
When my laughter subsides, I am left with respect, and admiration, at your perseverance.
After I read this piece, I shared it widely, with my caption:
“I marvel,
at the feet of giants.”
I fancy myself as a humorous fellow, with a knack for twisting words.
Fact is, compared to you, I’m a rank amateur.
When I read your stuff, I often find myself chuckling throughout the day, as my recollections kick in.
Thanks.
Much respect from Wisconsin.
George Carlin's father was an advertising executive, and his mother was a secretary for an advertising exec. His full name was "George Denis Patrick Carlin". At age 10 his mother bought him a suite of recording equipment so he could practice his comedy routine (his household was one of the first to have television, in the early 40's). He expressed his desire to be an actor and was granted immediate entre into the industry by way of his parents connections. By age 20 he had his own radio show. These sorts of doors are only opened to the well connected and the family of the elite.
When I was a kid I watched a lot of stand up in the early 90's, and the George Carlan I was familiar with was the smarmy snark artist. It was only when youtube came along that I ever really saw the "St. Carlan" persona take hold. I'll grant you, some of his routines are gold, but never once does he accurately name the source of all the problems he talked about. The villain in his world was the old, white, religious republican man.
Dig deeper.
Read a few of his books.
Granted, he was no Linh Dinh.
But, neither was Bill Hicks, or Lenny Bruce.
Can I evaluate long dead comics, through 2023 lenses?
I don’t.
Elite?
You and I define elite quite differently.
Glad you replied.
Caused the old, rusty gears to turn a little.
Here's something for the gears. Whether it lubes them or causes them to seize up is another matter. Paul McCartney acted as the custodian of the museum of his childhood home. https://youtu.be/04IyjV66B8M -Hidden in plain sight.
Well, one of him did, as they were actually twins. http://mileswmathis.com/paul8.pdf
His story portrays humble beginnings too, though he's actually a member of the British peerage. http://mileswmathis.com/macca.pdf
I fear that we’re traveling down a rabbit hole.
What began as an appreciation of Linh Dinh’s magnificent articulation of the American soul, has landed at Paul McCartney’s doorstep.
I’m a southpaw bassist, and I had two record players, as a kid, so there’s a natural affinity.
But, I don’t consider myself elite, or gentrified.
I greatly appreciate irony, and satire, thus my lionization of Carlin, Hicks, Bruce, et al.
They are fixtures of the past.
Linh, for me, is a look into the future, by honestly, bravely, illuminating the present.
He’s paid a price for his frankness, and I, for one, appreciate, and enjoy, his musings.
As for Carlin’s history.
I’ve been relying on “the horses mouth”, and that of his daughter, Kelly.
For me, laughter is salvation.
I wish for you, and day filled with hilarity, and smiles, Joe.
Likewise, Mike. We can, if anything, agree on our appreciation of Linh. For me, I get to live vicariously through Linh through his travels and interaction with the people he encounters.
Suite of recording equipment?
One moderate quality tape recorder.
Parents?
Carlin’s mom fled and an abusive husband in the dark of night, with two toddler boys, never to return.
Ahhh, the travails of the elite.
The brother’s name was Patrick.
I’m a bit of a Carlinphile.
You?
It's worth keeping an open mind about. However, historians are gatekeepers, and they are notorious for painting pictures of humble beginnings, beating the odds, and inventing rags to riches fairy tales. Give me 10 minutes and I can find you at least 2 examples of a father listed as a baker when their occupation was actually 𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘦𝘳.
“The source of all the problems he talked about?”
The Gews.
Gewish thinking, that is.
when i was born in chicago in 1947 gum was a nicklel, muddy waters was playing blues on the south side. the mafia ran everything. i don't remember any violence at all on the northwest side in logan square where i lived from 52 to 62. no guns no drugs, no television, grandstand seats at wrigley field for a 1.50, (but easy to sneak in). a wonderful childhood.
i too was born in 1947 - in massachusetts - as a very young child i lived in chicago while my father went to the army quartermaster corps 'subsistence school' - i have no chicago memories from then but have visited briefly a couple of times over the decades - truly as robert louis stevenson put it, "the world is so full of such marvelous things i am sure we should all be as happy as kings"
It's not often that I get a bit incensed over a comment, but I read your Postcard from Joliet, Illinois this week Linh. I loved it. I lived in Wilmington, IL between Joliet and Kankakee as a child. My mom worked f Joliet School's food service so I was was really happy to see that one. You stayed at the casino and walked through downtown Joliet in the snow. You could have dissed the entire Midwest for that visit alone, but you wrote an empathetic portrait instead. There's nothing condescending about the series of photographs at the Front of the book either. Not trying to be an advertisement, but it's a neat book. As a denizen of flyover country, much thanks Linh!
Cut out the hysteria, "Catdompa." I've never called anyone's mom anything. Go back to your safe space, Unz Review. We have a civilized forum here. I'd like to keep it that way.
I absolutely endorse your banning of this person - I love this forum above all except your posts, which are higher on the scale. I really value not having to plod through sludge.
It seems as if you're seeking personal affronts to Linh's criticism, which can be explicit and direct. I've read many of his pieces and he's never mentioned my mother once. Sorry to disappoint.
Hi Troy,
According to "Catdompa," I should be grateful that the US "introduced" me to air conditioning and refrigeration, though I had those before coming to the US, and I'm not "bragging" about having AC now in very hot Laos. He also refers to my writing about "rotten food in some third world country."
Though his prejudices and ignorance are constantly on display, I'm the one with the cheap shots, he charges.
Imagine telling Syrian, Afghan or Iraqi refugees in the US they should be grateful for all America has done for them.
Unlike all the Angry White Pussies at Unz, I'm openly pointing out the dangers against America, and identifying her enemies, so I'm the patriot, not these cloaked pussies with their self destructive behavior.
It must rankle to hear me say they're digging their own mass grave, so they shriek and fling mud, but only anonymously, of course.
Linh
Dear Linh, I truly believe with people like this you should just nod, smile, and keep on moving - they do not need to be dignified with your characteristically well-written reply. I have dropped off commenting lately as I have had endless internet problems which hopefully just ended. Here's hoping.
Hi Linh,
You've obviously hit a nerve with some of the more "patriotic" elements of TUR's audience. I took that site and some of it's white identity author's seriously for awhile. The interactions with the "pimp" really hit home as to the tabloid nature of site and it's commentary. It has to be one of the more exhausting parts of writing for a living. Stay cool Linh!
Catdompa said, "I think you should be more grateful to America that's all, my opinion. I said you were specifically bragging about how "cheap" that air conditioning and refrigeration was there. You changed my words by lying about what I thought you were bragging about. Stay classy."
My response:
Catdompa,
When I stated how much I was paying for my room, it wasn't bragging. You're the one who's twisting my words. I think you're an Angry White Pussy, not anyone's mom, so you're the classless one.
As for being grateful, you should be grateful to me for being an outspoken American, and paying a price for it. I'm doing something for all Americans. You're not.
Since you're obviously so dishonest and underhanded, I will have to ban you. Your presence here is a huge distraction. I got away from Unz because I had enough of this idiocy.
Linh
Linh,
You’re right on. Jews are a worldwide infestation.
We’re just cattle to them. We exist to serve them.
Humanity in all its flavors is the infestation choking the life out of the planet , Asians being the largest component of this infestation . Jews are a relatively small but advanced religiously materialistic sect who find the Chinese Hive economic model now sweeping the world extremely profitable . We are in a vast transition as a corporate international cartel based in cyberspace is using AI in attempts to reduce global population by several means all "discussed" ad infinitum over the various forms of media . The "them" we serve is not a Jewish construct , but an outcome of a global over population bomb now exploding across the planet .
There are humans who retain and cultivate the spiritual beauty that made the species admirable and threatening, but they are neither elite nor poor, neither special nor everyday, just wherever one finds them being beacons of genuine love and curiosity and joy.
Don't fall for the trap of hating all the flavors of humanity. Fall in love with the what is best, seek them out, find it in yourself to model it, and soon you become someone else's joy and inspiration to change towards the good.
Jim, you have got it right--"global over population bomb now exploding across the planet". The elites' method of reducing human over population is unpleasant and harsh, perhaps chosen due to possible ethnic racism, but they are correct that human population is desperately needed.
There must be better ways of reducing the human population which should have been chosen instead.
The best "thinning" I can imagine is to get rid of all the parasites, and we can start with the WEF and the U.S. government.
And the best-known way of controlling population is to provide women with education and opportunities.
As for getting rid of the parasites - don't know how that could be done.
Yes, providing "women with education and opportunities" would go a long way to helping solve the problem.
Here is one guys vision of the future using evidence taken from now. I think it's a really good wake up call.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWkepoLUZfs&t=24s
People are seeking to find attention because they can't find any due to everyone is buried into their phone or laptop and don't have the time to pay attention to an actual human.
You see the world as black and white. Or maybe black and grey... no white hats to be found. I don't find it useful. While I agree that the Jews had a vast amount to do with Covid, I note that it my co-ethnics Gates, Fauci, Daszik, Collins, Trudeau, Biden etc. etc. were very active co-conspirators. And many Jews, among them Steve Kirsch, Alex Berenson, Jessica Rose, Celia Farber and Simone Gold stood up against them.
You can make a number of generalizations about Jews, but none of them come close to applying to all Jews. Stereotypes are useful, but in life we have to deal with individuals. What I liked about Postcards was your ability to see the individuals. What I like about you is that you are a unique individual. The world would fall apart with too many Linh Dinh's, but one of you is a treat.
Hi Graham,
I've said many times I'm not against anyone born Jewish, but only Jewish thinking.
As for the Covid "vaccine" genocide, key Jews are behind it, and they are also orchestrating the mass slaughter of Slavs in Ukraine.
You not only refuse to see this, but consider obscenely corrupt Zelensky a hero. You've compared him to Churchill.
That quotation about a horrible conspiracy to remake the world is by Churchill, by the way.
Linh
You'll have to provide a link on the Churchill bit. I don't remember making such a comment.
The neocons like Nuland certainly had a hand in the chaos of 2014. In my opinion this mess in 2022 is mostly Putin's doing, but I'm sure many neocons are pleased that it happened. Sometimes many parties are to blame.
Certainly there are many Jews, ie, Bourla and Bancel behind the "vaccine genocide." But also many who are not Jewish. That was my original point. Gates has been pushing vaccines for decades, as did his father before him, and the Rockefellers.
It is hard to agree with everybody on the "team reality" side when Breggin is at Malone's throat - or the other way around. But I tend to. I'm inclined to believe that it is far too coordinated to be coincidence, and has too many elements (viz, masks, lockdowns) to be merely for making money through the jabs.
You are being harsher on me than I on you. It will stay that way. I'm going to shut up and go away.
Is that one of those statements Churchill made before he was bankrupted, and then subsequently “sponsored” by prominent members of the Tribe?
Was he bankrupted by all the heroin suppositories he put up his bum? (Another bit of useless, weird information I have collected.)
That’s news to me! Wow!!!
Back when our local community radio station actually had interesting programming, there was a show about Churchill, the tone generally of fulsome praise. But their live programs were call-in shows and sure enough someone called in with all the REAL information about Churchill. White supremacist imperialist with heroin in his bottom, I'll never forget that tidbit!
Hi Graham,
I do not see the world as black and white. You do. You said "Russians are worse than Mongols," thus insulting two nations in just five words!
As for Jews against Covid "vaccines," of course there are many, but Steve Kirsch, Alex Berenson, Jessica Rose, Celia Farber and Simone Gold have no power, unlike Rochelle Walensky, Albert Bourla, Jeffrey Zients, Rachel Levine and Merrick Garland, etc. As US Attorney General, Garland can prosecute all the Covid "vaccine" mass murderers, but he doesn't. We've gone through all this before, Graham.
Linh
Oh, you were so nice, you called the wanker Rachel! Pigs are adorable but not in human form and in a uniform.
Good to rehash. The Jews on our side like Steve Kirsch and Alex Berenson know they are fighting a David and Goliath fight. But as Brett Weinstein (an Eskimo, perhaps) noted last year, an agile David can sometimes better a clumsy Goliath.
You are right. The Russians are just as wonderful as the Mongols. ;-). No atrocities ever.
Like to generalize, don’t you? No wonder of all the places to live in the world you’ve chosen West Ukraine, just now.
I really enjoy your free flowing scribbling that pays for your rambles around the planet . If I had any money I would seek you out and give some to you . However I am poor and now longer allowed to travel , being unable to afford the permissions required aka travel documents and costs of travel in North America . I do have fond memories of riding my motorcycle from the Arctic Ocean to the Darrien Gap in the 1970s with only a Californian driver license for ID , and rarely being asked to produce it by disinterested border guards and other authorities as I traversed North America from north to south . Only the very wealthy and privileged could even attempt such a ramble these days special permissions and an entourage would be required and the profitability of such a trek would need to be discussed ?
Howard Zinn as a Jew ? Your joking ?? That's like calling Ho Chi Minh a Confucian, or worse a pragmatist !
Please expand. He was ethnically a Jew, he was a Socialist, of which whose key proponents and thinkers and followers have been largely Jewish. Not trying to throw a Molotov cocktail here, I would like to understand your point.
I think an argument can be made that Ho Chi Minh was influenced by Confucius. That Chinese philosopher sought a Chinese King who would heed his advice, in order to make a harmonious and ethical society which would benefit all the subjects of the king. In his Five Relationships, the responsibility and obligation flowed two ways, not simply young to old, for example. I have read somewhere that many Chinese reformers of the 19th and 20th centuries were partly inspired by the original writings of Confucius.
I still read Unz review in spite of all the insecure "White Genocide; Annihilation" etc. and the childish twats of the Hasbara army.
Why? This is not a statement of that "Unz is better", just an admission that I would have never found you if it weren't for the presence on the UR.
By the way: I very much appreciate your humility in describing your experiences while traveling, and avoiding the tourist ethic.
I wish I had that open mindedness ~ 30 years ago! At the moment I am quietly avoiding giving our Canadian levels of govmnt anything, except acknowledging the fact that they are part of the Collective Waste's Death Cult.
Great post. I can understand the sensitivity of some right of the divide whites to any criticism of whites after they are inundated with it daily.
The most bizarre the Jews push continually is that blacks have to be worried about violence from whites. Of course any quick look at statistics will tell you the opposite but only bigots care.
At the same time, I have to admit that whites should be embarrassed to be led around by the nose by a malicious tribe that has understandably been kicked out of 109 countries. While Jews are the main ones setting the agenda, whites, in particularly university educated white women, are the most enthusiastic supporters of these destructive agendas.
So it is easy (and largely correct) to blame Jews but the narratives are so retarded and easily disproved, a sensible person has to also blame whites for so enthusiastically adopting the narratives. When I point this out on dissident right sites, I generate a lot of negativity. But there is no way getting around the fact that for all the good whites have done (along with the bad) in the past, the world would be a more peaceful and saner place if whites (especially uni educated women) were to immediately disappear. Not only would there be a lot fewer wars, the anuses of young boys would not have a bullseye on them nor would the boobs of girls and penises of boys be on the chopping block.
Most people anywhere have no real curiousity about the world outside of their own daily lives with the exceptions of celebrities, sports and money making ops. That doesn't create a global problem with the population of less powerful countries. If Colombians don't understand the world, that only hurts Colombia. After all Colombia is not going to invade Chad or get Sri Lanka to destroy their agricultural sector to please Mother Gaia. Americans having no sense of curiosity and believing that they are the greatest does pose many problems both for Americans and the world.
Hi Al,
"the narratives are so retarded and easily disproved, a sensible person has to also blame whites for so enthusiastically adopting the narratives."
You said it.
9/11, Betty Ong, Bin Laden assassination, Boston bombing and, now, Putin as madman attacking Ukraine for no reasons. On and on, it's endless bullshit for the braindead.
I wouldn't want any group to disappear en masse, though. That's Jewish thinking, I think. I've met many decent, sensible whites, though none named "catdompa."
By gathering all the catdompas into one place, Unz gives the impression that most whites are like catdompa or worse.
Linh
My current pet peeve with the Ukraine flag waving whites is that the UN claims 500,000 non combatants have been killed during the last two years in the Ethiopian civil war. None of those flag wavers care.
Reminds me of the Jew Albright telling the jew Stahl that the Clinton administration felt the 500,000 Iraqi kids that the UN said were killed by the US led pharmaceutical embargo of Iraq were a price worth paying. Few Americans cared or care now. They haven't been told to care nor will they get a lot of likes on social media for caring even though by any objective criteria that makes the American Empire one of the most genocidal regimes in history. After all, even though the 500,000 kids weren't Jews or Ukrainians that is a lot of dead kids. And few Americans cared then or care now.
A big problem for the planet is uni educated whites have a pathological need to virtue signal that they are good smart people. In America, they rely on the Jewish press to determine what you have to believe to be a good smart person. If that means you commit genocide, well you can't make am omelet without breaking some eggs. If it means permanently mutilating children, well caring about that shows you are a bigot.
The right increasingly talks about how abandoning Christianity has caused this. Problem is that every degenerate and destructive narrative, whether child sacrifice or WW3, is supported by the majority of Western Christian churches.
So the big bad white nationalists on Unz don't have a lot of moral high ground to stand on when dissing "lesser" people
Hi Al,
Not only don't they care, many enjoy it, gleefully. Sadism is well embbed in them.
Though sadist, they're also fragile, so you must tip toe to not hurt their feelings.
Linh
I for once think that the problem is not just the J stuff but Americans, too -- and I say this as someone who has lived in the US and has friends there, and admire some things from America. But the problem of Americans is that they think they live in "the best country in the world" because they drive a giant SUV and eat mammoth portions in restaurants and their Army "kicks ass". I was recently in Spain and I can tell you that, in terms of lifestyle, it's probably much better (for me, at least) than anywhere in America, even if you won't have a MacMansion or a fancy car.
"Though long entertained by violence, cinematic and actual, Americans are now routinely warned that what they’re about to see on TV may be disturbing."
A funny thing -- using one of these new Chat GPT bot, typing in the word "killer" or "murder"or similar to create a "story", will give you a warning that "this is unacceptable because this program was created for peace and tolerance and it cannot create stories that promote violence" (I paraphrase). Meanwhile, the US keeps sending all kinds of weapons to the Ukraine war, and has a new school shooting (real or fake, who knows) every week. But God forbid that anyone may think of writing a fictional story about a murder mystery... And, funny, before seeing your post, I had just written about Tocqueville here: https://contrarium.substack.com/p/where-are-we-going
"As the US prepares for war against Russia and China, its own house is falling apart."
USSA has always "prepared" for war ever since the first Euro peons began slaughtering the native peoples to steal their real estate. However, the idea of a Siamese Twin war against global heavyweights, Mr Bear and Mr Dragon is surely the last gasp of a toothless, bedraggled meth-deluded bum in a "culture" way beyond its shelf-life. The ongoing slaughter in rump Ukrapland and the wet dream of "defending" Taiwan from its inevitable Chinese past and future is no more than the wet dreams of a jaded, has been stud whose limp dick can no longer quite match its loud mouth and its viagara freeloader fiat filth dollah can no longer pull even the ugliest whore on the block. USSA is going down the toilet and the rest of the planet will be glad to see it go. Will it destroy itself out of spite (and the rest of us) or will the little people finally clean out the sewer in the Washing town swamp if sanity should prevail when the transgender mutant retards and those that created them are finally rounded up and medicated.
Stay healthy and stay far from USSA.