Russia’s invasion leaves campism in ruins

Several weeks ago I wrote a post giving my take on the Russia-Ukraine conflict, in which I argued that the roots of the present conflict lay in US/NATO expansion and advocated for the West to de-escalate the situation. Much of that article still holds up, but it appears I have been proven wrong about Russia…

On liberal authoritarianism and the need to counter reactionary forces

It is often misguidedly assumed that authoritarianism is something only the right is capable of, and in fact that is a common belief amongst liberals and sometimes amongst leftists. The reality of authoritarianism is much more complex, as even governments that profess to stand for egalitarian and democratic values have occasionally governed in an authoritarian…

Games can be art, Omori is proof

NOTE: This article will contain major spoilers for OMORI, as well as discussion of depression, anxiety, suicide and other themes. If you do not wish to read spoilers, or are uncomfortable with the themes discussed therein, do not continue reading the article. For almost as long as video games have been accepted as a legitimate…

The evidence is clear, the GOP are a fascist party

Time and again the Republican Party have been referred to by leftists and some liberals as a fascist party. Ever since the days of Richard Nixon and his Southern Strategy, there have been loud voices sounding the alarm bells of fascism in the GOP, but for decades these wound up being so hyperbolic that such…

Meades’ tacsi to a linguistic straightjacket (a reply to Jonathan Meades)

Wales is a nation, with its own language, culture, history and identity. This may come as a shock to some people in England who think we’re basically just England’s backyard, but it is a fact, and occasionally those forgetful Englishmen have to be reminded of it. Ever since devolution (and perhaps before), there has been…

A reminder of how anti-trans hysteria destroys movements

In the midst of the Great Resignation, wherein millions of Americans decided to quit their jobs en masse, dissatisfied with existing labour conditions and hung out to dry by a government that refused to implement worker protections in response to the pandemic, leaving them to grapple with rising living costs as wages have remained stagnant.…

On Ukraine and US imperialism

Throughout the past few weeks, almost all you’ve been hearing about on the news has been Ukraine, specifically how Vladimir Putin is supposedly about to invade Ukraine and how we’re on the brink of war, with the blame mostly going to Russia as though the West did nothing to escalate tensions. That you are hearing…