In case you are wondering what his name means, 'Zohran' signifies light, 'Kwame' connects to Ghanaian heritage and resistance, and 'Mamdani' denotes a legacy of scholars.

Zohran delivered his campaign speech in three other languages, including Hindi/Urdu, Spanish and Arabic. West loves to talk about inclusion, diversity and equality, but delivers the bare minimum.

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🧵9/ Orwell would see white nationalism in Britain as a classic case of "power-hunger tempered by self-deception," using the immigrant as a scapegoat to invent an imaginary struggle and avoid confronting real problems within their own society.

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🧵8/ The most widely celebrated national holiday around the world is Independence Day from Britain. The reason the country is struggling is that there are simply no places left to conquer and colonise, divide and rule.

What would Orwell think? In his essay "Notes on Nationalism,

🧵7/ The red cross on a white field became the Flag of England in 1190, the Saint George's flag, whose mother Saint Polychronia is believed to have come from Palestine and whose father Saint Gerontios is believed to be of Syrian Cappadocian origin. Stop the boats ??

🧵6/ and not a single word of love should tell you everything about the fallen Empire of Britain. Watch the Oxford Union debate by Dr Shashi Tharoor MP - Britain Does Owe Reparations.

🧵5/ FYI, Sanskrit has ninety-six words for love; ancient Persian has eighty, Greek three, and English only one. Despite that, the word "Loot" meaning, to steal goods, to rob (from Hindi) made it into the dictionary as well as into a habit;

🧵4/ As in any other colony, the British were the Narcos for most of the 19th and 20th centuries. Read Smoke and Ashes: Opium's Hidden Histories (2023) non-fiction book by Amitav Ghosh for more context !!

🧵3/ It is spread over an area of 45 acres and is situated on the high banks of the river Ganga at Ghazipur.

Back then, naturally extracted Opium was a crucial commodity in the pharmaceutical industry, mostly for cough syrup and war medics like morphine and codeine.

🧵2/ His father, Richard Walmsley Blair joined the Indian Civil Service in 1875 as an "Agent" in the Opium Department.

Govt. Opium & Alkaloid Works, where he worked, is the largest and oldest opium "Factory" in the world.

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