Showing posts with label Afghanistan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Afghanistan. Show all posts

RAMSHACKLE US-BACKED AFGHAN GOVERNMENT ON BRINK OF COLLAPSE

"Please, kind Western NGOs, teach us more about the joys of feminism."


The US war in Afghanistan (cost $2.4 trillion) continues to go badly. After revelations that the Taliban are actually winning on the ground and news that Trump is going to "win hearts and minds" by ordering more unrestricted bombing, comes the news that the US-backed government is basically falling apart.

"BREAKFAST WITH THE DIRT CULT" BY SAMUEL FINLAY

Breakfast with the Dirt Cult
by Samuel Finlay
318 pages
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Reviewed by Brett Stevens

A chronicle of the adventures of an American soldier in Afghanistan, this book contrasts the social impact of feminism, the emotional and moral consequences of liberalism, and the breakdown of society with the quest for raw Nietzschean survival as embodied in the process of combat and survival.

The action follows the life experiences of Tom Walton, a 20-something American who senses something is not quite right in the world. He is looking for something to hold on to, and to believe in, while he struggles to make sense of the world around him. For most of the book, his reliance falls on a young woman with whom he has found affection.