western intervention

AFRICA DISPATCH: The Great Humanitarian Theater of Selective Outrage

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By Mossy Vimes, War Zones & Weird Smells PRETORIA/BAMAKO — The exquisite choreography of Western humanitarian concern has reached peak performance art this week as international organizations express shocked bewilderment at the discovery that anti-immigrant vigilantes in South Africa are denying healthcare access to foreigners—apparently forgetting that this exact same humanitarian principle magically evaporates whenever … Read more

The Great Grand Folly: When Two Realms Clash Over Who Has The Shinier Pile of Dung

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By Tebbit Scorchwillow, Foreign Affairs, Fires, and Other Things the Gods Forgot The world is ablaze with the most tedious argument since someone decided to count angels on pinheads while Rome burned, only now it’s considerably more expensive and involves nuclear weapons. On one side, we have the Noble Realm of the West—a collection of … Read more