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I think you must be the first person to describe them as an axis.

dragonwriter 3y ago
> I think you must be the first person to describe them as an axis. Probably not, “axis” for describing an actual or perceived alignment of countries, particularly one which the speaker views as hostile, is quite a common term, and this is a widely (if somewhat incorrectly, IMO, especially as regards China which is more of a third player with interest in conflict between the Russia-led alignment and the West) perceived alignment.
- jjgreen 3y ago
  Bush the younger had "Axis of Evil" of course.
- fluoridation 3y ago
  Maybe not literally the first, but it's certainly not an established idea that can just be name-dropped and everyone will go "oh, yeah, the axis of Russia, China, and Iran. Obviously".
mmh0000 3y ago
Say hello to George W Bush and his Axis of Evil[1]: "The phrase "axis of evil" was first used by U.S. President George W. Bush and originally referred to Iran, Iraq, and North Korea." "In 2023, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell described Iran, China, and Russia as the new axis of evil." [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axis_of_evil https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axis_of_evil
cagey 3y ago
"The term Axis of Resistance [...] is a label used by pro-Iranian commentators to refer to an informal anti-Israeli and anti-Western political and military coalition led by the Iranian government. It includes the Syrian Arab Republic, Lebanese Shia militant group Hezbollah and various militant groups in Palestine. Pro-Ba'athist Syrian militias, some of the pro-Iran militias that are a part of the Iraqi PMF, the Houthi movement in Yemen, Cuba, Sandinista Nicaragua, Bolivia as well as Maduro's Venezuela are also considered part of the alliance." "Despite the alliance's differing ideologies, such as secular Ba'athism, Communism, Shia Khomeinism (a type of Islamist Qutbism), Chavismo, Sandinismo, etc., they are unified by their declared objectives of opposing the activities of pro-Western parties, Israel, Arab Gulf states, Sunni Jihadists and the MEK in the region." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axis_of_Resistance https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axis_of_Resistance reference annotations elided

> I think you must be the first person to describe them as an axis. Probably not, “axis” for describing an actual or perceived alignment of countries, particularly one which the speaker views as hostile, is quite a common term, and this is a widely (if somewhat incorrectly, IMO, especially as regards China which is more of a third player with interest in conflict between the Russia-led alignment and the West) perceived alignment.

jjgreen 3y ago
Bush the younger had "Axis of Evil" of course.
fluoridation 3y ago
Maybe not literally the first, but it's certainly not an established idea that can just be name-dropped and everyone will go "oh, yeah, the axis of Russia, China, and Iran. Obviously".

mmh0000 3y ago

Say hello to George W Bush and his Axis of Evil[1]: "The phrase "axis of evil" was first used by U.S. President George W. Bush and originally referred to Iran, Iraq, and North Korea." "In 2023, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell described Iran, China, and Russia as the new axis of evil." [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axis_of_evil https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axis_of_evil

cagey 3y ago

"The term Axis of Resistance [...] is a label used by pro-Iranian commentators to refer to an informal anti-Israeli and anti-Western political and military coalition led by the Iranian government. It includes the Syrian Arab Republic, Lebanese Shia militant group Hezbollah and various militant groups in Palestine. Pro-Ba'athist Syrian militias, some of the pro-Iran militias that are a part of the Iraqi PMF, the Houthi movement in Yemen, Cuba, Sandinista Nicaragua, Bolivia as well as Maduro's Venezuela are also considered part of the alliance." "Despite the alliance's differing ideologies, such as secular Ba'athism, Communism, Shia Khomeinism (a type of Islamist Qutbism), Chavismo, Sandinismo, etc., they are unified by their declared objectives of opposing the activities of pro-Western parties, Israel, Arab Gulf states, Sunni Jihadists and the MEK in the region." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axis_of_Resistance https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axis_of_Resistance reference annotations elided