its the tribes stupid

[Large Sarge]

to any mods, I was unsure where to place this, so if I goofed, please feel free to move it.

this guy is correct, the areas are all controlled by tribes, the "nation-state" is an illusion, a western (zionist) creation


5 short videos at the link below


http://blog.stevenpressfield.com/vblog/



This five-part series is about war in Afghanistan, ancient and modern. Each video is five minutes long. I'm not doing this for money. I have no political axe to grind. I'm a Marine and I don't want young Marines and soldiers going into harm's way without the full mental arsenal of history and cultural context.

What's my thesis? That the enemy in Afghanistan today (and in Iraq and Pakistan) is not Islamism or jihadism. It's tribalism.

The tribal mind-set (warrior pride, hostility to all outsiders, perpetual warfare, the obligation of revenge, suppression of women, a code of honor rather than a system of laws, extreme conservatism, unity with the land, patience and capacity for hatred) permeates everything in Afghanistan and its neighboring Islamic republics. For war-making or peace-making, it cannot be ignored.

Think of these videos as a crash course in tribalism. Start with Episode 1. I invite discussion. Tell me I'm crazy, tell me I'm out to lunch. If you agree, tell me too.

-Steven Pressfield

[CrackSmokeRepublican]

Thanks for posting.

I largely agree. It is like Gaul in 400 BC except with AK-47s and RPGs.