An obscure blog post, that accuses journalists and intellectuals of inciting “crimes against humanity” for their views on Syria, has received glowing reviews from verified Twitter pundits, despite its factually dubious claims.
Featured on an unfrequented Medium blog, the “International Assadists References Directory” lists 151 people and organizations who have allegedly “expressed support and/or whitewashed the Assad regime.” The eclectic compilation of “Assadists” features individuals and groups of all political stripes and backgrounds, from the Greek nationalist political party Golden Dawn to Pink Floyd frontman Roger Waters. Notable journalists such as Seymour Hersh, John Pilger, Peter Hitchens, Glenn Greenwald and Patrick Cockburn are also listed as reckless Assad apologists.
Whitaker’s endorsement in particular spurred a flurry of reactions, with many wondering how the former Guardian editor could take seriously a list that accuses Noam Chomsky, Slavoj Zizek, and Jeremy Corbyn of being ‘Assadists.’
Political commentator, activist and former member of parliament George Galloway, who was also listed in the directory, called it a “McCarthyite compilation." Galloway told RT that he’s not “a supporter of Assad” but “an enemy of his enemies,” which include “the head cutting, heart-eating, alphabet soup of Islamist extremism” and “the hegemonic imperialist powers.”
The same way I wish that Zig Forumsyps screeching about secret communist sects are taking over the world was true.
Josiah Ward
t. Medium
Anthony Clark
This is like the "hello fellow kids" of geo politics articles
Eli Adams
War is good for creating capitalist war veterans to put in Congress later, and allowing the Senate to pass backhanded laws with any reproach being labeled unpatriotic. I wonder if there are bigger enemies to American liberty than Assad in America???
Andrew Phillips
Where do they get the money to make this shit?
Jaxon Brown
There's absolutely nothing to worry about that the press, politicians and bourgeoisie all want conflict with Syria so long as a couple moderates and liberals point out some moral obligations.
Evan Howard
the blue checkmark is pretty much the star of David at this point
Joseph Barnes
At least we sided with Twitter/Google/Youtube to PWN Drumpf, fellow leftists.
William Thomas
We did?
Josiah Thomas
The government prints more for them and tells you it's more valuable than it actually is.
Carter Rodriguez
This is just another fucking smear tactic against antiimperialism. If you don't support American foreign policy, then you're "Russia"/"Syria"/"Iran"/whatever country of the week America wants to bomb and exploit next. Do these people even have brains or souls? Don't they realize they are defending wars that kill countless people including children? And then they paint their defenses in shitty "patriotic" conspiracy theories or with idpol.
You don't, though. Their mental image of "communism" is an incomprehensible nightmare.
Robert Morgan
Hmmmmmm
Mason Rodriguez
Who the fuck said anything about me, faggot? I was talking specifically about YOU… YOU, as in the closet homo who wants to rub his scrotum on other dudes' faces……… YOU, as in the numbnuts who thinks his half-assed observations on the Internet are true by any stretch of the imagination……… is it sinking in yet, Johnson Nibbler?
Christopher Lewis
It's a really lulzy idea.
Praise fearless leader Assad!
Caleb Richardson
No. They don't care.
Wyatt White
but there is you fucking infidel insallah, borthers
Andrew Taylor
fuck off, I really hate this radical centrist shit but you're literally the same as these stuck up US west coast liberals. People aren't being payed to say dumb shit on the internet, they are just fucking stupid. People who defend Putin in twitter threads, or people who shout "anti-semitism" at the slightest critisism of Israel aren't "paid shills" they're just stupid, uniformed or simply have different opinions. It's extremely reductionist to call out every differing voice as a "troll", even if they're incredibly dumb. Just accept the fact that internet is filled with dumbasses.
Zachary Young
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Robert Moore
putin is a faggot, a porky and most importantly a faggot I'm not gonna defend a bald faggot on the internet, thank you.
