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  • How American Pacifism Led To World War I and Now May Lead To World War III

    Isn’t it ironic that pacifism can lead to war? But if you look back at the events leading up to World War I, that’s exactly what happened. America was indifferent when war broke out in Europe. Instead of acting boldly and swiftly to tame an aggressive Germany, America sat back until Britain and France were on the verge of defeat.

    The parallels to Ukraine and Russian aggression today are unmistakable.
    For the related article, read the following: https://polispandit.com/how-american-pacifism/

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    Sources:
    - The Ghost at the Feast by Robert Kagan: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/60017541
    - Time Magazine: https://time.com/5406235/everything-you-know-about-how-world-war-i-ended-is-wrong/
    - All other sources are cited in the related article: https://polispandit.com/how-american-pacifism/
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    18 min
  • University Presidents Fail Antisemitism Test

    For my article related to this video, please see: https://polispandit.com/university-presidents-fail-antisemitism-test/

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    In this video, we explore antisemitism on college campuses, specifically at Harvard, MIT, and the University of Pennsylvania. As of the publication of this video, one of the university presidents from each school who testified on before Congress this past week has already resigned (Elizabeth Magill at Penn).
    The video challenges the prevailing perspectives of all three university presidents and how they've reacted to acts of antisemitism on their respective campuses. It questions the following:
    1) If we replaced Jews with another target ethnic group, would the reactions by these university presidents be the same?
    2) In university cultures that for almost a decade have even policed microaggressions, how is any of this acceptable towards Jewish students?
    3) How can we correct the long and dark history of antisemitism on many U.S. college campuses?
    In addition, the video raises prescient questions about whether anti-Zionism equates to antisemitism. What can be done about the antisemitism on college campuses? Is foreign money that's accepted by many U.S. universities to blame? Should we rein in the tax-exempt status of these institutions? Should they focus more on intellectual diversity by hiring a balance of teachers across the political spectrum?
    All of these questions and others related to the Israel-Palestine conflict are discussed and debated.
    Please tell us your thoughts. So long as they are made in good faith, I will do my best to respond.
    Here's to hoping that morality, humanity, and critical thinking can prevail.

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    20 min
  • Taking Down John Mearsheimer on Russia's Invasion of Ukraine

    Lex Fridman recently interviewed John Mearsheimer on his podcast. Overall, it was an interesting interview, but Lex failed to address many of the critiques against Mearsheimer's worldview and specifically, his opinions on Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

    In this episode, we address John Mearsheimer's main arguments head-on, including the following:
    1. "There’s no evidence Vladimir Putin was interested in conquering all of Ukraine"
    2. "NATO expansionism was the cause of Putin’s invasion of Ukraine"
    3. "Putin does NOT have imperialist goals"
    4. "Putin is most sensitive about security"
    5. "The Americans and British sabotaged a chance at peace in Ukraine in 2022 when Neftali Bennet, then Prime Minister of Israel, was near the finish line at brokering peace."
    6. "Russians took Minsk very seriously"
    7. "No prospect of a meaningful peace agreement in Ukraine"
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    For further reading, check out the following essays and articles:
    - Israel and Ukraine: Revealing the Dangerous Consequences of a Changing World Order: https://medium.com/p/c1a957b26795
    - To Those Blaming NATO or the United States For Russian Aggression: https://medium.com/p/c98524de1436
    - How to End the War in Ukraine: https://medium.com/p/e3524dda5c34
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    31 min

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