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The author wrote that Hamas had struck Israel three years earlier, describing the assault as barbaric and an attack on civilisation. They said it had cut lives short, shattered families and scarred the nation, adding that Israel had been wounded but not broken. The author also said that horror and trauma had brought resolve and strength, and that the Jewish people stood firm. #Israel #Hamas #JewishCommunity #IL

The author linked barbarism with ignorance and argued that Russia, as an aggressor state that violated international law, could not deny Ukraine the right to self-defence, including with weapons supplied by countries not involved in the war. The author also questioned whether the principle was too difficult for the Kremlin to understand. #Ukraine #Russia #InternationalLaw #RU #UA

It was from your capital, London, that de Gaulle called on the French people to resist and to unite against occupation, defeat and submission to Nazi barbarism. France had lost a battle. Thanks to the United Kingdom, she could continue the war. @reformparty_uk https://t.co/1Bk0uU6AsJ #DeGaulle #Resistance #UKFranceUnity #FR #GB

Russia’s recent attacks on Germany - no longer merely “hybrid” - are making Berlin even more hawkish. Chancellor Merz’s reference to de Custine earlier this year, describing Russia as a country “of the deepest depths of barbarism,” is not a change Kremlin would have expected. #Russia #Germany #Barbarism #RU #DE

The Politics of Pity For a decade, the West has argued whether empathy should be its highest value. Some praise it as a superpower; others call it harmful. Gad Saad’s “Suicidal Empathy” topped the New York Times list. Elon Musk called empathy a weakness; John C. Reilly called it a superpower. Ideas should be judged by consequences. Compassion-justified policies have coincided with worse addiction and homelessness, rising crime, mass migration, social fragmentation, higher living costs, and controversial medical interventions for gender-dysphoric minors. When these fail, advocates often claim it was not implemented “strongly enough.” ## An Inversion of Truth A quote often attributed to Hannah Arendt claims “the death of human empathy” precedes barbarism, but no source supports it, and her writings argued almost the opposite. Arendt contrasted the American Revolution’s institutions and law with the French revolutionaries’ “politics of pity.” Pity is not compassion: it ranks “fortunate” and “unfortunate,” grants the pitier moral authority, and overrides rights. Arendt argued this enabled Robespierre’s Terror. ## The Trojan Horse Empathy can become projection—imposing your values as if they were others’ needs. Adam Smith warned about the “man of system.” Nietzsche described societies so “soft and tender” they side with those who harm them. Orwell noted equality preaching alongside elite privilege. Rob Henderson calls these “luxury beliefs.” I call it suicidal narcissism: acquiring moral status by appearing compassionate while policies erode the foundations others rely on. The reward is immediate; the damage comes later.

Utterly shocking but not a surprise. Impunity breeds hubris. All states and people who care for Freedom must rise up in defense of the ICC and int'l justice now, before it's too late. It's rule of law or barbarism. #ICC #InternationalJustice #RuleOfLaw #Nospecificcountrycodesarementionedinthetweet.

On the 1000th day of genocide in Palestine, join us for a discussion about what has gone wrong, and what must be done. Rule of law or barbarism. #WhenTheWorldSleeps #Palestine #Genocide #HumanRights #PS #IL

6/6 - a church with history dating back to the XI century. It is a unique UNESCO heritage site under special protection. Ukraine is initiating procedures within UNESCO and all other international mechanisms, demanding immediate and adequate responses to this state barbarism. #UNESCO #Heritage #Ukraine #UA

The US deliberately destroyed the world renowned Shahid Beheshti University in Tehran, including the Student accommodation. The US + Israel hit 31 Universities in Iran in just 39 days of bombing. These were War Crimes and acts of Barbarism... https://t.co/bZf3edCUXV #WarCrimes #Iran #EducationUnderAttack #US #IR #IL

"Weimar - On the Edge of Catastrophe" by Katja Hoyer chronicles the lives of Weimar residents, including bookseller Carl Weirich and Jewish hotelier Rosa Schmidt, from the onset of World War I through the unfolding atrocities of the Nazi regime, ultimately questioning how a nation rooted in culture succumbed to barbarism and highlighting the importance of individual and collective responsibility. #WeimarHistory #NaziGermany #CulturalHeritage #DE #GB #US #EG