#konstantin kisin

[religion-is-a-mental-illness]

Do not accept their attempts to redefine words. As soon as you do, you accept their parallel alternate universe which does not behave the way you assume it does.

If you grant them their manipulated words to "be kind" or "for argument's sake," you'll lose the ability to describe the world as it actually is.

You should even drive it home to them that you know what you're saying. For example, "faith - that is, belief not just in spite of a lack of evidence, but because of a lack of evidence..." or "sexism - that is, discrimination and bigotry on the basis of sex..."

Social constructivists are dishonest and manipulative by definition. Do not yield reality.

[dragoneyes618]

"Many people woke up on October 7 sympathetic to parts of woke ideology and went to bed that evening questioning how they had signed on to a worldview that had nothing to say about the mass rape and murder of innocent people by terrorists.

The reaction to the attacks—from outwardly pro-Hamas protests to the mealy-mouthed statements of college presidents, celebrities, and CEOs—has exploded the comforting stories many on the center-left have told themselves about progressive identity politics. For many years, they opted for the coping mechanism of pretending that the institutional capture of universities, corporations, and media organizations by the woke mind virus was no big deal. “Sure, students shutting down events they disagree with is annoying,” they would say, “but it’s just students doing what students do.”

October 8 was a wake-up call for those who didn’t appreciate that the ideology of the campus has spread to our cities, supercharged by social media.

We woke up on October 8 to the clamor of street protests in cities across the West condemning Israel even before any major Israeli response to the attacks. We watched celebratory crowds brandish swastikas and chant “gas the Jews” at events purporting to be about the loss of Palestinian lives. We saw Black Lives Matter chapters lionize terrorists. 

In London, where I live, we watched the mayor deliver glib assurances that “London’s diversity is our greatest strength” in the midst of a wave of antisemitic attacks, and as Jewish schools were forced to close because of safety concerns. 

Across the West, we noticed that our representatives refused to condemn Hamas’s kidnappings, and that the legacy media was all too eager to swallow and regurgitate Hamas propaganda.

Prior to the October 7 massacre, many students, alumni, and donors with the “unconstrained vision” trusted that the university—for all its many problems—remained the West’s best environment for civil discourse. 

But then they watched university presidents who were quick to issue statements condemning the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the killing of George Floyd fall silent, or offer the most slippery, equivocal statements carefully crafted to avoid offending anti-Israel groups. They watched an Israeli at Columbia get beaten with a stick, and heard reports about the physical intimidation of students on campuses across the country. They read about dozens of student organizations at Harvard signing a letter holding Israel “entirely responsible” for the massacre of Israelis. 

The events of the last two weeks have shattered the illusion that wokeness is about protecting victims and standing up for persecuted minorities. This ideology is and has always been about the one thing many of us have told you it is about for years: power. And after the last two weeks, there can be no doubt about how these people will use any power they seize: they will seek to destroy, in any way they can, those who disagree."

-Konstantin Kisin

[eretzyisrael]

[justinspoliticalcorner]

David Ingram at NBC News:

Tech billionaire Elon Musk has repeatedly prophesied a future civil war related to immigration. Musk has posted about the subject on his social media platform X at least eight times in the past 10 months, according to a review of his posts by NBC News. And his posts usually include a specific prediction: He thinks that Europe in particular is headed toward a “civil war” due to the arrival of refugees from other continents.  Musk’s interest in the subject of a civil war poked into public view earlier this month when he weighed in on anti-immigration street riots happening across Great Britain. “Civil war is inevitable,” he wrote on X.  The post received 9.8 million views and it caused a furor among some in the U.K., initiating a heated back and forth with the office of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who was dismissive of Musk’s prediction, saying there was “no justification” for such comments. Other U.K. critics said Musk was only inflaming tensions by making such a dire prediction. 

Musk’s rhetoric is unheard-of for a corporate executive speaking in public, but the prediction of a civil war has become a frequent talking point among some far-right activists who view a civil war in Europe or the U.S. as not only unavoidable but also as something to be welcomed. “What you’re seeing in these calls for civil war is a white supremacist clarion call. It is a dog whistle,” said Jon Lewis, a research fellow at George Washington University’s Program on Extremism.  Musk has stopped short of issuing a call to arms and has not mentioned the race or religion of refugees arriving in Europe, but Lewis said that Musk doesn’t need to be explicit to get his message across. He said he sees similarities between Musk’s posts and the language in white supremacist chat rooms where commenters are obsessed with changing demographics.  “Rhetorically, there is very little difference, and at this point it’s barely coded language. It’s everything but explicit incitement,” he said.  “It’s only a matter of time, unfortunately, before someone listens,” he added, warning that Musk’s words could inspire violence by others. 

Musk did not directly respond to questions about his civil war predictions in an email to NBC News. Hyperbole about civil war is common on the far right. White nationalist Nick Fuentes said last year that Ireland was “on the brink of civil war” because of immigration, and followers of the “Boogaloo” anti-government movement have for years called explicitly for civil war.  The far-right’s rhetoric around a future civil war is part of a philosophical framework referred to as accelerationism. Extreme practitioners of the philosophy believe that stoking tensions around topics like immigration could lead to wars and hasten a larger societal collapse, creating an opportunity to reformulate society in a way that’s more favorable to extremists. A gunman who attacked a synagogue in Poway, California, in 2019 said his goal was to hasten the start of a “civil war” over religion, race and firearms. While some progressives also talk about dismantling existing systems, predictions of a civil war are less common on the left.

[...] Musk has invoked the idea in relation to numerous conflicts. Last October, days after the Hamas terrorist attacks on Israel, he responded to pro-Palestinian demonstrations in Europe with a call for reduced immigration onto the continent.  “If current trends continue, civil war in Europe is inevitable,” he said on X. It was a reply to Konstantin Kisin, an author, podcaster and Russian-born immigrant to the U.K.  Kisin responded to Musk: “Civil war implies someone will fight back. Based on current evidence, I’m not even sure that will happen.” 

[...] In the past two weeks, far-right activists in Great Britain have used misinformation about an attack on a Taylor Swift-themed dance class as a pretext for anti-immigrant demonstrations. There have been mob attacks on mosques, immigrant-owned shops and hotels housing asylum-seekers. The suspect in the dance-class attack in which three children died is a 17-year-old who was born in the country, according to police.  [...] Musk has a record of spreading false information that could stir up fear of immigrants. Last year, he embraced the debunked “great replacement” theory, which says that there is a top-down plot to replace the white population with nonwhite “hordes.” He has smeared Haitians as cannibals, and he has boosted false claims that non-citizens are registering to vote in the U.S.  After those claims were debunked, Musk has had various responses. He said he was “sorry” for his post about the great replacement theory but left it online. After criticism of his Haitian posts, he said he wanted to “screen immigrants for potential homicidal tendencies and cannibalism.” And after his claims about immigrants voting were found to be false, he has repeated them. 

Right-wing X owner Elon Musk has repeatedly trafficked in far-right “civil war” fantasies over the past year or so, especially in regards to immigration and refugees in Europe.

Read the full story at NBC News.

[trumpnewsinternational]

10 Reasons You Didn't See This Coming - Konstantin Kisin

For my British and European friends who are "shocked" and "surprised", here are 10 reasons you didn't see this coming. Go to https://ground.news/triggernometry to escape the echo chamber and stay fully informed. Use our link to save 50% on the Ground News unlimited access Vantage plan this month. Konstantin on Substack - https://www.konstantinkisin.com/ Konstantin on Twitter - https://x.com/KonstantinKisin

[infinitysisters]

Konstantin Kisin, Russian-British author, satirist, & host of the Triggernometey podcast.

[thearbourist]

DWR Quote of the Day - We Forget in the West - Konstantin Kisin

From Twitter:

[religion-is-a-mental-illness]

[liberty1776]

Konstantin Kisin and the Counter-Woke Revolution | EP 333

[eretzyisrael]

by POTKIN AZARMEHR

‘Pro-Palestine’ protests have become a near-weekly occurrence across Britain. Since Hamas’s 7 October massacre, regular marches have been drawing in a growing number of young people, marked by passionate advocacy and fervent slogans. Yet despite their zeal, many of these protesters lack a fundamental understanding of the conflict they are so vociferously decrying.

In the past six months, I have attended many of these marches. Having engaged with numerous protesters, I have noticed a startling disconnect between their strong opinions on the Gaza conflict and their shaky grasp of basic facts about it. Among the most perplexing are the LGBT and feminist groups (the ‘Queers for Palestine’ types) who flirt with justifying Hamas’s atrocities. This is a bewildering alliance, given that Hamas’s Islamist ideology is clearly antithetical to the rights and values these groups claim to champion. Its reactionary agenda is profoundly hostile to women’s rights and LGBT individuals.

Protesters seem eager to make excuses for Hamas, but are conspicuously uninformed about exactly what or who this terrorist group represents. On 18 May, during a protest at Piccadilly Circus in London, I spoke to demonstrators who firmly believed that Hamas represents all Palestinians. When I questioned a well-educated participant about the last Palestinian election, she was unaware that none had occurred since 2006, when Hamas gained power in Gaza.

It wasn’t just young people who were uninformed. An older woman with an American accent, seemingly a veteran protester, admitted she knew that Hamas was linked to the Muslim Brotherhood, but had no deeper knowledge of its ideology or history. Others, such as members of revolutionary socialist groups, displayed similar gaps in understanding, unaware of critical events like the 1979 Iranian Revolution.

That revolution gave birth to the Islamic Republic of Iran, a theocratic regime that brutally oppresses its own citizens. It also sponsors Islamist groups like Hamas. I left Iran for the UK not long after that regime began and have spent years resisting its religious extremism and ruthless political intolerance. Protesters were not only unaware of these facts about the Iranian regime, but also ill-informed about the struggle against it, such as the ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ protests against the government that began in 2022.

One particularly telling conversation involved a man advocating for a ‘Global Intifada’ to replace capitalism with socialism. When asked about successful socialist models, he was unfamiliar with the Israeli kibbutzim, one of history’s few successful egalitarian experiments. His ignorance of these communal settlements in Israel, built by socialist Jewish immigrants, was all too typical.

Perhaps the most telling moment was captured by commentator Konstantin Kisin earlier this year, when he encountered a young man holding a ‘Socialist Intifada’ placard. The protester admitted he had no idea what this meant and that he had taken the sign simply because it was handed to him.

Reflecting on past movements, such as the American anti-Vietnam War protests of the 1960s and the British Anti-Apartheid Movement of the 1980s, one can’t help but note a stark contrast. Protesters then were generally well-informed about their causes. Today’s pro-Palestine protests, however, seem to be driven more by unthinking fervour than by an understanding of the issues at hand.

Throughout all these protests, I am yet to encounter a single participant who condemns Hamas or carries a placard denouncing its terrorism. This not only undermines the protesters’ cause, but also risks aligning them with groups whose values fundamentally oppose the very rights and freedoms they claim to support. It appears that today’s young protesters are high on ideology, but woefully thin on facts.

Potkin Azarmehr is an Iranian activist and journalist who left Iran for the UK after the revolution of 1979.

[ind1g3n0us-lev1t3]

Why I’m Off the Fence About Israel’s War - Konstantin Kisin

Anyone wanting a more unbiased view of the war in Israel and one which debunks anti Israel rhetoric should definitely watch this video.

It is factual, uses actual statistics and facts over feelings and opinions, and is very well done.

[ballata]

Konstantin Kisin, autore e giornalista russo-britannico : In Russia l'anno scorso sono state arrestate 400 persone per colpa di quello che hanno scritto sui social media.

Ovviamente questo Paese è differente, quante persone pensa siano state arrestate l'anno scorso in Gran Bretagna?

John Anderson ex vice primo ministro australiano: Oh non lo so, non ne ho idea.

Kisin: 3300 persone!

Eh ma in occidente c'è la DEMOGRAZIAH!

Aggiungete che Regno Unito minacciano di arrestare e incriminare i cittadini che "ritwittano" qualsiasi materiale ritenuto incitamento all'odio, e avrete il quadro completo della situazione...As-salam alaykom

È tutto sotto i vostri occhi. Vi dicono le cose in faccia. Per quanto ancora fingerete di non vedere?

20 fa difendere la proprietà privata, era una posizione moderata, oggi è definita di estrema destra.

20 anni fa, che le scelte sessuali dei singoli non toccassero i bambini, era una posizione moderata, oggi è definita di estrema destra.

20 anni fa, parlare di controllo dell’immigrazione, era una posizione moderata, oggi è definita di estrema destra.

20 anni fa, parlare di sovranità nazionale rispetto all’Europa, era una posizione moderata, oggi è definita di estrema destra.

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Il declino è nel non riuscire a percepire il declino.

Arrestano chi scrive sui social accolgono chi taglia le teste per strada.

[anchesetuttinoino]

🇬🇧🇷🇺 Arresti in Russia e in Gran Bretagna per le cose che si scrivono sui social media... Dove pensate ci sia più libertà?

Konstantin Kisin, autore e giornalista russo-britannico

In Russia l'anno scorso sono state arrestate 400 persone per colpa di quello che hanno scritto sui social media

400 persone arrestate per le cose scritte sui social media

Ovviamente questo Paese è differente, quante persone pensa siano state arrestate l'anno scorso in Gran Bretagna?

John Anderson ex vice primo ministro australiano

Oh non lo so, non ne ho idea

Kisin

3300 persone

Anderson

Cosa? Veramente? Arrestate per quello che hanno scritto sui social media? Non ci credo...

Kisin

Purtroppo si, è tutto vero...

⬆️ Eh ma in occidente c'è la DEMOGRAZIAH!!111!!!

Aggiungete questo video al precedente, in cui le autorità del Regno Unito minacciano di arrestare e incriminare i cittadini che "ritwittano" qualsiasi materiale ritenuto incitamento all'odio, e avrete il quadro completo della situazione

L'occidente è una dittatura camuffata da democrazia! Quello che vi lasciano fare ve lo lasciano fare perché fa comodo a loro. Il giorno in cui non gli farà più comodo non potrete più fare niente, NIENTE!

Così come ora hanno deciso che certe cose non si possono più scrivere, dire e nemmeno pensare! E se lo fai, ti arrestano!

È tutto sotto i vostri occhi. Vi dicono le cose in faccia. Per quanto ancora fingerete di non vedere?