So burned out on Zionism, I can only say "thank you" to the anti-Zionist, pro-Palestinian Jewish students at my alma mater Columbia for their sanity and courage. And to the Columbia administration, complicit in genocide as it murders the spirit of 1968: go directly to Hades with or without the assistance of Charon.
Indeed, I surely didn't mean to omit faculty, especially nontenured folks who assuredly risk their jobs in support of free speech. That they find it necessary to do so in the context of a major university is a travesty in its own right.
Do you remember that mini series within the whole Dr. Who series about the world that as it turned out was ruled by a piece of intelligent seaweed? This Empire; it's ultimate ruler appears to me to be some totally immature toddler, the terrible sevens; isn't that what it's called? Sounds like temper tantrums at times.
Are these people so terribly flawed as humans that if they didn't hire front men/women etcetera, that no one would take them seriously for even a moment?
And this democracy that America boasts about is what it wants to export to the world.. all these color revolutions (hello? Ukraine..) is to promote (read shove down the throat with a boot) democratic institutions like, wait for it: freedom of speech!! But let’s ban TikTok! Also, why didn’t congress ban Facebook when the whole ‘Russia-stole-the-elections -from-Hillary’ debacle happened?? I’ll tell you why, because it didn’t affect Israel.. I’ve always said, the U.S. is a Zionist state..
"And this democracy that America boasts about is what it wants to export to the world.. all these color revolutions (hello? Ukraine..) is to promote (read shove down the throat with a boot) democratic institutions like, wait for it: freedom of speech!!"
Because it can. Ukraine basically ended freedom of speech, religion, etc. and imprisoned opposition politicians, even before the war.
Nobody in the West cares. If anything, they see it as a roadmap.
"The Ukraine war funding part of the bill was actually reportedly pushed through with behind-the-scenes collaboration between Trump and Republican lawmakers. Anyone who still buys Trump’s “ending the wars, fighting the deep state” schtick is a fucking moron."
I wonder if she thinks Chomsky is a fucking moron in this regard.
Noam Chomsky, in an interview this week, says "fortunately" there is "one Western statesman of stature" who is pushing for a diplomatic solution to the war in Ukraine rather than looking for ways to fuel and prolong it.
I know he is far from perfect, but during his time in office there were no wars. I saw him interviewed by reporters after a meeting had broken up in which he attacked our many wars as stupid. Wars that killed millions, and cost millions of dollars better spent else where, he said. What if Obama/Biden hadn't supported the coup in Ukraine assisting a bunch of neo-Nazi's to oust a pro-Russian president? Would we be at war with Russia now? Why would Obama support that coup? Well, one could also ask why Clinton/Powers/Rice during his administration instigated the overthrow of Gaddafi, or why he empowered terrorists in Syria? What preceded him was worse, which was an 8 year administration of Bush/Cheney, who very definitely implemented the neocon agenda. All planed before we had our New Pearl Harbor as they say which came in the form of 9/11. Interesting that Cheney a primary signatory on The Project for a New American century who lied us into a war with Iraq, also implemented black sites, and Guantanomo, yet his daughter could parade him around the the Jan 6 comm. Glad to see someone like Greenwald take on a more nuanced perspective of Republicans and Trump then this black and white perception that's always thrown about.
No wars? I love you lots, Fran, but what do you consider the f'ing Pandemic? The same people were behind Trump as are behind that sorry excuse of a human being, Biden. Every time I look at him, I find myself staring, trying to make sure there's an actual human inside that homunculus.
Well, when it comes to Biden I never, ever liked him. I certainly didn't vote for him, because I knew it would mean more war, and I knew the war with Russia would be underway, since I always felt the groundwork was laid during the Obama years when they supported, and some say instigated a coup in Ukraine. I knew when Biden got in it would mean war with Russia and as Biden said with a slip of the tongue, Putin has got to go, and that mindset didn't just happen during his presidency. Now Biden is supporting a genocide, no surprise, and the question is where will that end, because there is more then one ending. If you really want my opinion about the Pandemic, not sure. It came from the lab, always knew it did, Fauci knew it did, but they played this I don't know game, but many scientists don't approve of gain of function labs because this is the risk you take, the virus escapes, and you have a pandemic on your hands. If you are implying it was done on purpose, I don't think so, but in this world who knows.
You know feral sometimes it is you who are 'weak and stupid.'
I have NO interest in Trump he is a liar like all politicians BUT not one of us knows what he would do if he became President. How much worse can he be than Biden?
As it is: Joe Biden is signing orders left right and centre: trying to curb Tik Tok/supporting a madman in Israel. Sending weapons all over the world including Taiwan which has NOTHING to do with the USA. It has always been part of China.
Now he is cracking down on dissent at Universities. He is owned by Zionists and YOU know this.
I found it interesting to hear Naomi Klein's take on a second Trump administration after four years of not being in office, and the emotions he may have developed over this time. I'd put a link to the video but I've lost track of all the different ones I've watched on this topicvin the past couple of days.
And let's not forget the beachfront property in Gaza, Trump's son-in-law has a great chance to be directly involved in. I can easily picture a Trump Tower there, right?
Jenny, he can’t POSSIBLY be worse than Genocide Joe.
Fellow Amerikkkans, ask yourself this:
Will you be worse off under Trump than the Gazans are under ByeDone?
I want to point out that my vote is going to Jill Stein, but if it comes down to it, I hope Trump pounds ByeDone into sand. The latter needs to be in The Hague with his pal Satanyahu.
Jeffrey Sachs is a statesman of stature. Donald Trump is the charlatan who steals from one pocket while telling you he is putting something in the other.
Trump is the one who wanted to officially approve of the Israeli annexation of the West Bank and nuke Iran and invade china. He would start WW III - just in a different sequence is all.
Why are you referencing Jeffery Sachs, in regard to my posts? In regard to this issue. Trump wanted, he wanted, but did he nuke Iran? If you listened to Netanyahu in his 2022 win, with a cadre of Zionists no one had to tell him to annex the West Bank, since it's been happening for many, many years, and Abbas always a wimp made it easy. He went hard on China, a competitor, but a world war with China you just don't know what you are taking about. In terms of China and war you're confusing him with Biden who said if China invades Taiwan we'll be there, a war, and he is certainly there for Israel, and he most definitely there for Ukraine, feeding them weapons. Already 400 thousand dead and he wants more dead because he knows they can't win and the thing is it's all about bringing down Putin, Russia. I think you are confusing the two, so just remember Trump has more hair.
I always appreciated Chomsky but he disappointed me when he sided with the Covid fascists and also promotes the idea that 9/11 narrative was fully truthful. Nothing to see here. Maybe he’s not as smart as he thinks or he’s part of the scam?
Chomsky is not running a cult or asking you to join one. He is asking you to use your brain and think critically. You are free to examine his statements and decide if you agree or not. In fact he encourages you to be examine and review everything, as your responsibility that you must exercise actively every day. Not to "follow" him personally.
His fans (I’m one) expect a lot more critical thinking from him. You don’t need a Phd in immunology to know that natural immunity is better than a vaccine. He fell for the LIE that the shot would prevent transmission and prevent getting it. In retrospect this was far from accurate. But even if you bought the line during the worst months, the answer was, offer a serology test to those concerned about the shot. If they have the Ab, no shot needed. He went along with the shot nazi approach. This was one of the biggest breaches of individual human rights in history! To coherence a medical intervention with money as the motivation for a disease caused by the same parties. People lost their livelihoods. The negative impact on the psyche of millions was immeasurable. Kids lost years in proper development and mental health. None of this was anticipated. He’s smarter than this
You don't have a Phd in immunology is what I can reasonably assume. And neither does he. So don't care what either of you think about it.
Furthermore critical thinking requires you to not "fan" anyone. It's your job to think and seek out insights from relevant experts where necessary. Not to fan a philosopher or "follow" them blindly.
I didn't go along with many things Chomsky said during the Trump years, and he just fell into line not recognizing the consequences. Well, they certainly scared the hell out of you with covid, which was accompanied by a lot of misinformation. I thought from the beginning it escaped from the lab, and the main reason many scientists oppose such work. Building seven going down they say was from falling firery debris from the Twin Towers. I don't believe that is the reason at all. There were many things Chomsky said about Trump and his base I didn't appreciate, and thought extreme, however I remember him from years ago, and he really is smart, and insightful. It seems few people are willing to look at how autocratic the democrats were during the Trump years, and continue to be in regard to Trump.The lie of Russia-gate to remove a president is just one example, and what they are doing now is another, and no matter what you think of Trump democracy is at stake, well, what's ever left of it.
Trump is just a different flavor of the same fascist regime. In both camps, well meaning people have been fooled to believe their team is righteous. I can’t believe we’re pondering the question whether President should have absolute immunity. Of course the answer must be NO! I also can’t believe the broad and frivolous legal attacks on Trump that stink of political motivation. These will set an example for anyone wishing to damage a rival at every level of government. In both, the question is around intent and this is difficult to prove. In both extremes, democracy is in danger due to corrupt intent.
No one is saying he is righteous, all good, and that I endorsed all of his political positions on all issues, but with most of the 21st century bogged down in wars it was good to have 4 years without them. As Greenwald said those that preceded him caused far more death and destruction. You would never know that based on the commentary made by many on the left, who showed no sense of objectivity but picked up the democrats mantra that he is the worse thing that happened to us, and he has to go. He was their scapegoat. In fact during his 4 years there were few that you could actually say represented the left since their bias and hate blinded them to truth and even people like Amy Goodman believed and pushed the lie of Russia-gate, and no doubt like the democrats she supported the removal of an elected president from office which was the autocratic aim of the democrats and our government. Read Taibbi on this issue since he is quite up front about it and right on target. If another were in office and their was a January 6, it would be called by it's rightful name, a riot. Instead, those who voted for him, called deplorables, throughout his presidency were accused of instigating an insurrection and some are still rotting in jail.
Yes, and this is why they’re fighting their (failed) wars. In the name of democratic values .. remember, they didn’t find the WMDs in Iraq but then the whole thing quickly turned into bestowing democracy to the Iraqis.. same thing in Ukraine and Taiwan.. so the point still stands that democracy is the battle cry of the Americans abroad. The moment they invoke democracy you know you’re in trouble.. the concept now has no meaning. It took a progressive liberal state to devalue it..
What the chocolate does that mean? The Administration is not interested in countering evils.
They are interested in power. That's it. Nothing more, nothing less. Once you pull back the mask of a sociopath, once you strip away The Will To Power, you will truly stare into the abyss.
Because, take away The Will To Power and there is literally nothing else there.
The word "should" is doing a great deal of work for you.
That said, you are right. Nobody should. But those in power care only about power. If the only way they can get compliance is "legalized coercion", through naked force and repression, then that is what they will do.
As a Libertarian I support the LIBERAL SOCIAL RIGHT to Freedom of Association as far as our basic social liberties go -along with Freedom of Communication and some other minor ones
LIBERAL INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS include things like right to life, freedom of speech, and freedom of press
That NY Times article on the mass graces at hospitals is truly remarkable example of Zionist propaganda amounting to lies. In the face of broadcast video showing the mass graves and bodies with people's hands zip tied behind their backs, The NY Times questioned the existence of mass graves and made the story a he said she said and the focus of a UN investigation.
Biden calls it “a good day for world peace,” referring to his signing into law a bill that will provide billions of dollars to extend wars in Ukraine and the Middle East. Has a more Orwellian statement ever been made? His speechwriters must have been deep into “1984” when they wrote it.
Biden, or at least his handlers, know full well that they are hypocrites.
They do not care, any more than a playground bully cares that he is beating you up for doing the same thing that he does. He cares only that he can smash your face in.
"I don't know if there has ever been a time comparable to this one, where we are seeing people for who and what they really are. There's nowhere to hide anymore. You're either with God or you're with the devil and his legions. You either support children being stripped naked, having their hands tied behind their back, and executed or you don't. There's no middle ground. And whatever side a person is on has become abundantly clear to everyone around them. The masks are off."
The Constitution has long been a dead letter. Laws are meaningless if you cannot enforce them.
After seeing what was done to the children of the rich and connected at Columbia, if anyone now thinks that the establishment will not do whatever it takes to retain power, break any law of God or man, then I truly have no words for such naivete.
Unfortunately this (crackdown against Columbia University protests) follows a pattern in of suppression by Govt. in US history. What is different this time is the speed with which the crackdown (suppression of protesters) began.
Check this video out: DemocracyNow->Juan González Reflects on Historic 1968 Columbia Protests & Crackdown on Gaza Solidarity Encampment (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwIJcHfqaeA)
Most large protest movements begin at Universities. Hence, that is where the Govt. concentrates its 'crackdown' efforts - and the US has a sordid history of cracking down on peaceful University protests - be it about Vietnam, Iraq, other major movements, or Palestine.
These protests are different, they are planned, paid for and being executed by activists. Not for the stated propaganda purpose of telling Israel off but as a prelude to the Summer Of Love 2.0.
It seems to me that they are trying to get a student shot by the National Guard, the deep state has obliged and sent in the troops early all in preparation for the shooting of the martyr student on the anniversary of Kent State Massacre.
One of my best friends son was shot and killed at Kent State.......whoever is inciting what it doesn't matter. The fact is the kids are angry and there is nothing to stop them carrying on. 10=12 young kids shot and killed by the US Govt. Too late to stop this now.
Perfect. Thank you. Looks like being a Constitutional scholar is pretty pointless now. I do wonder if the Dems will be so hypocritical as to screech about the Constitution now, when it suits them - oh, wait.
Chapter XVII "Round and Round with the Judges" of Chase's "Tyranny of Words" has a take on the Constitution, and it was written in 1937. Quote:
"This has been a difficult chapter to write. No sooner does one contemplate the law and the literature of the law than he plunges headfirst into a viscous sea of verbiage which all but drowns him. I have tried to make clear two things. First, that to talk about the American Constitution today as if it meant to us what it meant to the founding Fathers is often nonsense, because of the change in context of situation. Second, that there is no certainty, no surety, no omniscience in the law except in ghostly realms. Craving omniscience, we can very gravely injure our relations to the world outside by prostrating ourselves before a phantom. Under the cover of that genuflection, unscrupulous men can make off with the family silver."
When the top spokesman for the Imperial Empire says “It is a good day for world peace,” do not take that lightly. Those are ominous words. He is explicitly telling us it is a terrible day for world peace,
Nobody in Washington, Brussels or Kiev cares in the least about Ukrainian casualties.
Since Russia has no real way of retaliating against them personally, short of a nuclear exchange, this can go on forever, as far as they are concerned.
What a shitty US government! Biden destroying the US Constitution.The First Amendment people’s right of the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
To understand why this is happening now, you need to see Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Wednesday direction to the United States government and law enforcement giving the order to crackdown on protest. Seriously, Netanyahu has said enough is enough, shut down the protests. If you haven’t seen the order you can see it in the April 24 broadcast of Judging Freedom with Andrew Napolitano and Jewish-Canadian journalist Aaron Mate. The two-minute Netanyahu clip begins at the 6:16-mark of the interview: "CARTOON / NETANYAHU HAS GIVEN THE ORDER: The Crackdown Of Protest On US Campuses Has Begun"
Funny - barely a couple months ago some of us pointed out that it was necessary for the jewish religionto break with zionism and declare it to be NOT a part of their faith, and declare the abuses of zionism to be incompatible with their faith. Necessary in order to isolate the practitioners of apartheid.
And even here many accused of yep - anti-whatever. How dare we demand anything of a religion.
Now its dawning on people that it is necessary.
Welcome to what we already knew ages ago.
More than this will be needed. The rabbis need to show up and start throwing the genocide advocates out of their congregations. Start calling them out as enablers and/or practitioners of mass murder. The religion needs to break with all those who are abusing its name.
Jewish Voice For Peace, Passover Edition, Why is this year different from all other years?
This week, Palestinians uncovered a second mass grave in Gaza, at the Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis. More than 300 bodies were buried there, many with their hands and feet tied, killed and discarded by the Israeli military.
The Israeli government has enjoyed impunity to commit genocide for the past six months, aided and abetted by the U.S. Congress. On Tuesday night the Senate approved over $14 billion in military funding for Israel — which President Biden is expected to sign off on.
As this genocide continues, our movement isn’t backing down. Across the country, Jews are holding Seders in the Streets for Passover, and campuses across the country are being filled by student encampments in solidarity with Gaza. A new anti-war movement is being forged, demanding an end to U.S. support for Israel…
So burned out on Zionism, I can only say "thank you" to the anti-Zionist, pro-Palestinian Jewish students at my alma mater Columbia for their sanity and courage. And to the Columbia administration, complicit in genocide as it murders the spirit of 1968: go directly to Hades with or without the assistance of Charon.
Jewish or not, I thank them.
Thank you courageous students and faculty.
Indeed, I surely didn't mean to omit faculty, especially nontenured folks who assuredly risk their jobs in support of free speech. That they find it necessary to do so in the context of a major university is a travesty in its own right.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6FEJCtgbqg/?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
Do you remember that mini series within the whole Dr. Who series about the world that as it turned out was ruled by a piece of intelligent seaweed? This Empire; it's ultimate ruler appears to me to be some totally immature toddler, the terrible sevens; isn't that what it's called? Sounds like temper tantrums at times.
Are these people so terribly flawed as humans that if they didn't hire front men/women etcetera, that no one would take them seriously for even a moment?
Greg is a beast. Check him out with Colonial Outcasts on YouTube, it's really good:
https://www.youtube.com/@ColonialOutcasts
Looks colonial to me.
Thanks!
Thanks. I'd seen this yesterday. Definitely worth watching
Everyone should look at this.
Thanks Dr. Who
And this democracy that America boasts about is what it wants to export to the world.. all these color revolutions (hello? Ukraine..) is to promote (read shove down the throat with a boot) democratic institutions like, wait for it: freedom of speech!! But let’s ban TikTok! Also, why didn’t congress ban Facebook when the whole ‘Russia-stole-the-elections -from-Hillary’ debacle happened?? I’ll tell you why, because it didn’t affect Israel.. I’ve always said, the U.S. is a Zionist state..
"And this democracy that America boasts about is what it wants to export to the world.. all these color revolutions (hello? Ukraine..) is to promote (read shove down the throat with a boot) democratic institutions like, wait for it: freedom of speech!!"
Because it can. Ukraine basically ended freedom of speech, religion, etc. and imprisoned opposition politicians, even before the war.
Nobody in the West cares. If anything, they see it as a roadmap.
Moral arguments are wasted on sociopaths.
"The Ukraine war funding part of the bill was actually reportedly pushed through with behind-the-scenes collaboration between Trump and Republican lawmakers. Anyone who still buys Trump’s “ending the wars, fighting the deep state” schtick is a fucking moron."
I wonder if she thinks Chomsky is a fucking moron in this regard.
Noam Chomsky, in an interview this week, says "fortunately" there is "one Western statesman of stature" who is pushing for a diplomatic solution to the war in Ukraine rather than looking for ways to fuel and prolong it.
"His name is Donald J. Trump," Chomsky says.
https://twitter.com/ggreenwald/status/1520751923355398144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1520752370472341504%7Ctwgr%5E00508d4039180f3f53d839762cb0d16930898f13%7Ctwcon%5Es2_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.breitbart.com%2Fpolitics%2F2022%2F05%2F01%2Fnoam-chomsky-trump-one-western-statesman-stature-pushing-peace-ukraine%2F
Trump is weak, stupid and easily manipulated. Remember how he went from ending the occupation of Syria to "I like oil!"?
Trump flipped. like the pathetic cuck he is.
I know he is far from perfect, but during his time in office there were no wars. I saw him interviewed by reporters after a meeting had broken up in which he attacked our many wars as stupid. Wars that killed millions, and cost millions of dollars better spent else where, he said. What if Obama/Biden hadn't supported the coup in Ukraine assisting a bunch of neo-Nazi's to oust a pro-Russian president? Would we be at war with Russia now? Why would Obama support that coup? Well, one could also ask why Clinton/Powers/Rice during his administration instigated the overthrow of Gaddafi, or why he empowered terrorists in Syria? What preceded him was worse, which was an 8 year administration of Bush/Cheney, who very definitely implemented the neocon agenda. All planed before we had our New Pearl Harbor as they say which came in the form of 9/11. Interesting that Cheney a primary signatory on The Project for a New American century who lied us into a war with Iraq, also implemented black sites, and Guantanomo, yet his daughter could parade him around the the Jan 6 comm. Glad to see someone like Greenwald take on a more nuanced perspective of Republicans and Trump then this black and white perception that's always thrown about.
The only reason Trump did not start hot wars with Russia, Syria and Iran was because of the extreme forbearance each of them showed.
Don't want to be called a fucking moron if you in anyway support Trump in any regard. I understand.
No wars? I love you lots, Fran, but what do you consider the f'ing Pandemic? The same people were behind Trump as are behind that sorry excuse of a human being, Biden. Every time I look at him, I find myself staring, trying to make sure there's an actual human inside that homunculus.
Well, when it comes to Biden I never, ever liked him. I certainly didn't vote for him, because I knew it would mean more war, and I knew the war with Russia would be underway, since I always felt the groundwork was laid during the Obama years when they supported, and some say instigated a coup in Ukraine. I knew when Biden got in it would mean war with Russia and as Biden said with a slip of the tongue, Putin has got to go, and that mindset didn't just happen during his presidency. Now Biden is supporting a genocide, no surprise, and the question is where will that end, because there is more then one ending. If you really want my opinion about the Pandemic, not sure. It came from the lab, always knew it did, Fauci knew it did, but they played this I don't know game, but many scientists don't approve of gain of function labs because this is the risk you take, the virus escapes, and you have a pandemic on your hands. If you are implying it was done on purpose, I don't think so, but in this world who knows.
You know feral sometimes it is you who are 'weak and stupid.'
I have NO interest in Trump he is a liar like all politicians BUT not one of us knows what he would do if he became President. How much worse can he be than Biden?
As it is: Joe Biden is signing orders left right and centre: trying to curb Tik Tok/supporting a madman in Israel. Sending weapons all over the world including Taiwan which has NOTHING to do with the USA. It has always been part of China.
Now he is cracking down on dissent at Universities. He is owned by Zionists and YOU know this.
I found it interesting to hear Naomi Klein's take on a second Trump administration after four years of not being in office, and the emotions he may have developed over this time. I'd put a link to the video but I've lost track of all the different ones I've watched on this topicvin the past couple of days.
And let's not forget the beachfront property in Gaza, Trump's son-in-law has a great chance to be directly involved in. I can easily picture a Trump Tower there, right?
Emotions? He's a psychopath. He literally fits the definition.
I said not a word in praise or support of Biden. Settle down.
Jenny, he can’t POSSIBLY be worse than Genocide Joe.
Fellow Amerikkkans, ask yourself this:
Will you be worse off under Trump than the Gazans are under ByeDone?
I want to point out that my vote is going to Jill Stein, but if it comes down to it, I hope Trump pounds ByeDone into sand. The latter needs to be in The Hague with his pal Satanyahu.
He can be worse. Israel wants America to blow up Iran and I believe Trump is in lock step with this idea.
Sorry Gypsy I just can't agree.
I am glad you are voting for Jill Stein.
I don't think anyone KNOWS what Trump will do he seems 'amoral' to me.
I know Biden is probably worse BUT................maybe he will be in the Hague but I doubt it or maybe he will die!
Jeffrey Sachs is a statesman of stature. Donald Trump is the charlatan who steals from one pocket while telling you he is putting something in the other.
Trump is the one who wanted to officially approve of the Israeli annexation of the West Bank and nuke Iran and invade china. He would start WW III - just in a different sequence is all.
Why are you referencing Jeffery Sachs, in regard to my posts? In regard to this issue. Trump wanted, he wanted, but did he nuke Iran? If you listened to Netanyahu in his 2022 win, with a cadre of Zionists no one had to tell him to annex the West Bank, since it's been happening for many, many years, and Abbas always a wimp made it easy. He went hard on China, a competitor, but a world war with China you just don't know what you are taking about. In terms of China and war you're confusing him with Biden who said if China invades Taiwan we'll be there, a war, and he is certainly there for Israel, and he most definitely there for Ukraine, feeding them weapons. Already 400 thousand dead and he wants more dead because he knows they can't win and the thing is it's all about bringing down Putin, Russia. I think you are confusing the two, so just remember Trump has more hair.
I always appreciated Chomsky but he disappointed me when he sided with the Covid fascists and also promotes the idea that 9/11 narrative was fully truthful. Nothing to see here. Maybe he’s not as smart as he thinks or he’s part of the scam?
Chomsky is not running a cult or asking you to join one. He is asking you to use your brain and think critically. You are free to examine his statements and decide if you agree or not. In fact he encourages you to be examine and review everything, as your responsibility that you must exercise actively every day. Not to "follow" him personally.
His fans (I’m one) expect a lot more critical thinking from him. You don’t need a Phd in immunology to know that natural immunity is better than a vaccine. He fell for the LIE that the shot would prevent transmission and prevent getting it. In retrospect this was far from accurate. But even if you bought the line during the worst months, the answer was, offer a serology test to those concerned about the shot. If they have the Ab, no shot needed. He went along with the shot nazi approach. This was one of the biggest breaches of individual human rights in history! To coherence a medical intervention with money as the motivation for a disease caused by the same parties. People lost their livelihoods. The negative impact on the psyche of millions was immeasurable. Kids lost years in proper development and mental health. None of this was anticipated. He’s smarter than this
You don't have a Phd in immunology is what I can reasonably assume. And neither does he. So don't care what either of you think about it.
Furthermore critical thinking requires you to not "fan" anyone. It's your job to think and seek out insights from relevant experts where necessary. Not to fan a philosopher or "follow" them blindly.
I didn't go along with many things Chomsky said during the Trump years, and he just fell into line not recognizing the consequences. Well, they certainly scared the hell out of you with covid, which was accompanied by a lot of misinformation. I thought from the beginning it escaped from the lab, and the main reason many scientists oppose such work. Building seven going down they say was from falling firery debris from the Twin Towers. I don't believe that is the reason at all. There were many things Chomsky said about Trump and his base I didn't appreciate, and thought extreme, however I remember him from years ago, and he really is smart, and insightful. It seems few people are willing to look at how autocratic the democrats were during the Trump years, and continue to be in regard to Trump.The lie of Russia-gate to remove a president is just one example, and what they are doing now is another, and no matter what you think of Trump democracy is at stake, well, what's ever left of it.
Trump is just a different flavor of the same fascist regime. In both camps, well meaning people have been fooled to believe their team is righteous. I can’t believe we’re pondering the question whether President should have absolute immunity. Of course the answer must be NO! I also can’t believe the broad and frivolous legal attacks on Trump that stink of political motivation. These will set an example for anyone wishing to damage a rival at every level of government. In both, the question is around intent and this is difficult to prove. In both extremes, democracy is in danger due to corrupt intent.
No one is saying he is righteous, all good, and that I endorsed all of his political positions on all issues, but with most of the 21st century bogged down in wars it was good to have 4 years without them. As Greenwald said those that preceded him caused far more death and destruction. You would never know that based on the commentary made by many on the left, who showed no sense of objectivity but picked up the democrats mantra that he is the worse thing that happened to us, and he has to go. He was their scapegoat. In fact during his 4 years there were few that you could actually say represented the left since their bias and hate blinded them to truth and even people like Amy Goodman believed and pushed the lie of Russia-gate, and no doubt like the democrats she supported the removal of an elected president from office which was the autocratic aim of the democrats and our government. Read Taibbi on this issue since he is quite up front about it and right on target. If another were in office and their was a January 6, it would be called by it's rightful name, a riot. Instead, those who voted for him, called deplorables, throughout his presidency were accused of instigating an insurrection and some are still rotting in jail.
WTF about what Lisa? If you have something to say spell it out!
Correct.
Democracy has been overblown and a means to support our system of electing rulers - but a RULER is always elected that are usually called LEADERS.
It is basically a system of MAJORIOTY SUPREMACY with a single right to vote.
Yes, and this is why they’re fighting their (failed) wars. In the name of democratic values .. remember, they didn’t find the WMDs in Iraq but then the whole thing quickly turned into bestowing democracy to the Iraqis.. same thing in Ukraine and Taiwan.. so the point still stands that democracy is the battle cry of the Americans abroad. The moment they invoke democracy you know you’re in trouble.. the concept now has no meaning. It took a progressive liberal state to devalue it..
It does not matter how our rulers got their positions, as long as their orders are carried out.
It does matter if you want to eliminate the fallacy behind it snd other future attempts
Socially, Freedom of Association wil counter most evils IMHO
If you do not have it, then you are in trouble
What the chocolate does that mean? The Administration is not interested in countering evils.
They are interested in power. That's it. Nothing more, nothing less. Once you pull back the mask of a sociopath, once you strip away The Will To Power, you will truly stare into the abyss.
Because, take away The Will To Power and there is literally nothing else there.
and state power is nothing more than legalized coercion for the most part
Simply ask yourself if you are free to do that yourself
If the answer is NO, then The State should NOT be able to either - regardless of mechanisms like voting
No one should ne able to vote your rights aways
The word "should" is doing a great deal of work for you.
That said, you are right. Nobody should. But those in power care only about power. If the only way they can get compliance is "legalized coercion", through naked force and repression, then that is what they will do.
I've read this whole thread as far as it goes at this moment. And I'm curious what kind of tower you inhabit. Doesn't look like an ivory one to me.
As a Libertarian I support the LIBERAL SOCIAL RIGHT to Freedom of Association as far as our basic social liberties go -along with Freedom of Communication and some other minor ones
LIBERAL INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS include things like right to life, freedom of speech, and freedom of press
Foreign policy is NON-INTEREVNATION
And as a bot I support everybody dumping their social media accounts, leave their phones behind when they go out to dinner, and on and on. So what?
if only there was majority supremacy and a dictatorship of the conscious well-informed masses...
The only political purpose of Democracy is to validate the view that the consent of the governed is the same as the consent of those elected
Free country my ass. Our moronic, swinging dick congress that is a global embarrassment. Welcome to the Shit Hole States.
It does not matter how sociopathic or incompetent Congress or the Administration is, as long as their orders are carried out.
The Asshole Nation.
That NY Times article on the mass graces at hospitals is truly remarkable example of Zionist propaganda amounting to lies. In the face of broadcast video showing the mass graves and bodies with people's hands zip tied behind their backs, The NY Times questioned the existence of mass graves and made the story a he said she said and the focus of a UN investigation.
The NYT is nothing but a propaganda rag that has been selling state propaganda for decades. Any lie worth printing is found in the NYT.
All the lies that are unfit to print...
again a good reason to, for instance, revisit and re-evaluate nyt reporting on other issues
Biden calls it “a good day for world peace,” referring to his signing into law a bill that will provide billions of dollars to extend wars in Ukraine and the Middle East. Has a more Orwellian statement ever been made? His speechwriters must have been deep into “1984” when they wrote it.
Biden, or at least his handlers, know full well that they are hypocrites.
They do not care, any more than a playground bully cares that he is beating you up for doing the same thing that he does. He cares only that he can smash your face in.
"I don't know if there has ever been a time comparable to this one, where we are seeing people for who and what they really are. There's nowhere to hide anymore. You're either with God or you're with the devil and his legions. You either support children being stripped naked, having their hands tied behind their back, and executed or you don't. There's no middle ground. And whatever side a person is on has become abundantly clear to everyone around them. The masks are off."
- Mike Stone
God or Satan have nothing to do with this mess just a bunch of idiocrats who can't face losing their empire.
Metaphor
So - freedom of assembly and freedom of speech are now extinct. Not much left of that Constitution, is there. What a legacy.
The Constitution has long been a dead letter. Laws are meaningless if you cannot enforce them.
After seeing what was done to the children of the rich and connected at Columbia, if anyone now thinks that the establishment will not do whatever it takes to retain power, break any law of God or man, then I truly have no words for such naivete.
Unfortunately this (crackdown against Columbia University protests) follows a pattern in of suppression by Govt. in US history. What is different this time is the speed with which the crackdown (suppression of protesters) began.
Check this video out: DemocracyNow->Juan González Reflects on Historic 1968 Columbia Protests & Crackdown on Gaza Solidarity Encampment (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwIJcHfqaeA)
Most large protest movements begin at Universities. Hence, that is where the Govt. concentrates its 'crackdown' efforts - and the US has a sordid history of cracking down on peaceful University protests - be it about Vietnam, Iraq, other major movements, or Palestine.
These protests are different, they are planned, paid for and being executed by activists. Not for the stated propaganda purpose of telling Israel off but as a prelude to the Summer Of Love 2.0.
It seems to me that they are trying to get a student shot by the National Guard, the deep state has obliged and sent in the troops early all in preparation for the shooting of the martyr student on the anniversary of Kent State Massacre.
Please share your sources for these claims.
One of my best friends son was shot and killed at Kent State.......whoever is inciting what it doesn't matter. The fact is the kids are angry and there is nothing to stop them carrying on. 10=12 young kids shot and killed by the US Govt. Too late to stop this now.
Oh you're sooo right. I have deep insights about that.
I did a related cartoon you might enjoy...
CARTOON / NETANYAHU HAS GIVEN THE ORDER: The Crackdown Of Protest On US Campuses Has Begun ... https://mark192.substack.com/p/netanyahu-has-given-the-order-the
Perfect. Thank you. Looks like being a Constitutional scholar is pretty pointless now. I do wonder if the Dems will be so hypocritical as to screech about the Constitution now, when it suits them - oh, wait.
We will still have constitutional scholars, in the sense that their job will be to rationalize what the establishment wants rationalized.
Same as it ever was.
Yeah, and imagine the value of a law degree from such corrupt, degraded universities.
Such a piece of paper is very valuable, as the rich and powerful have need of glib courtiers.
Not for long I suspect.
This is the problem with private/money owned Universities.
The value is in the possessors' getting cushy salaries based on the name.
Very appropriate, but the Liberty Bell having finally given up holding itself together, and also the connection where it is located.
Thanks. I did that illustration way back in 2017. We've been in decline for some time, but it is accelerating now.
To watch Aarons face when this Netanyahu speech came up was a classic. ``i don't think I will eve forge it.
Chapter XVII "Round and Round with the Judges" of Chase's "Tyranny of Words" has a take on the Constitution, and it was written in 1937. Quote:
"This has been a difficult chapter to write. No sooner does one contemplate the law and the literature of the law than he plunges headfirst into a viscous sea of verbiage which all but drowns him. I have tried to make clear two things. First, that to talk about the American Constitution today as if it meant to us what it meant to the founding Fathers is often nonsense, because of the change in context of situation. Second, that there is no certainty, no surety, no omniscience in the law except in ghostly realms. Craving omniscience, we can very gravely injure our relations to the world outside by prostrating ourselves before a phantom. Under the cover of that genuflection, unscrupulous men can make off with the family silver."
freedom of assembly is a small but important acknowledgement of the greater right to Freedom of Association (a social right)
Well, stick a fork in that one, too.
It's done.
As Lou Reed stated.
Makes me think of a poem I wrote:
I read somewhere
That people have a right
To speak and assemble and petition.
I think I saw it written
In the back of a text
That has been discontinued.
( wrote it in 1963.)
We can still buy guns. Best get to it
When the top spokesman for the Imperial Empire says “It is a good day for world peace,” do not take that lightly. Those are ominous words. He is explicitly telling us it is a terrible day for world peace,
Why does this surprise you? Remember, Biden now has the censorship power (as part of the TikTok Ban).
These university students are getting a very different kind of education from what they expected.
I hope they learn these lessons well, and use them to create the kind of world most of us want; a world where all can flourish in peace.
Oh, the empire has more lessons for them
Countess Von Nuland is their new professor
https://www.columbiaspectator.com/opinion/2024/03/26/failed-foreign-policy-at-sipa/
I'm sure she'll go over like a lead balloon.
Ukraine has NO chance of winning against Russia according to the calm talking heads of many knowledgeable people. What happened to diplomacy?
They are being sent older weapons and ancient tanks.
As for aid to Israel the most ruthless country in the world............3 weeks time most of the people in Rafa will be dead.
GET this warmonger out.
Nobody in Washington, Brussels or Kiev cares in the least about Ukrainian casualties.
Since Russia has no real way of retaliating against them personally, short of a nuclear exchange, this can go on forever, as far as they are concerned.
The proverbial meat grinder.
This is the USA. Another warmonger will replace him.
What a shitty US government! Biden destroying the US Constitution.The First Amendment people’s right of the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
I saw Netanyahu's clip. It is absolutely pathetic and full of lies. He is trying to claim Israel is the victim of a genocide he initiated.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHp7zBcZ2XA
To understand why this is happening now, you need to see Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Wednesday direction to the United States government and law enforcement giving the order to crackdown on protest. Seriously, Netanyahu has said enough is enough, shut down the protests. If you haven’t seen the order you can see it in the April 24 broadcast of Judging Freedom with Andrew Napolitano and Jewish-Canadian journalist Aaron Mate. The two-minute Netanyahu clip begins at the 6:16-mark of the interview: "CARTOON / NETANYAHU HAS GIVEN THE ORDER: The Crackdown Of Protest On US Campuses Has Begun"
https://mark192.substack.com/p/netanyahu-has-given-the-order-the
Not to take anything from your post, but I believe it is Aaron Mate, Canadian, instead of American.
Yes, you are right. I corrected it in the original, apparently after I posted this. Thanks.
Naomi Klein gets the relationship between Zionism and Judaism exactly right:
story of Moses and false idols, listen
https://twitter.com/abierkhatib/status/1783244874004787668
Naomi Klein gets a lot right!
Funny - barely a couple months ago some of us pointed out that it was necessary for the jewish religionto break with zionism and declare it to be NOT a part of their faith, and declare the abuses of zionism to be incompatible with their faith. Necessary in order to isolate the practitioners of apartheid.
And even here many accused of yep - anti-whatever. How dare we demand anything of a religion.
Now its dawning on people that it is necessary.
Welcome to what we already knew ages ago.
More than this will be needed. The rabbis need to show up and start throwing the genocide advocates out of their congregations. Start calling them out as enablers and/or practitioners of mass murder. The religion needs to break with all those who are abusing its name.
This situation AGAIn points out the fallacy of equating The State with The People it rules
A point Netanyahu is always trying to make
Yes. She was great.
Jewish Voice For Peace, Passover Edition, Why is this year different from all other years?
This week, Palestinians uncovered a second mass grave in Gaza, at the Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis. More than 300 bodies were buried there, many with their hands and feet tied, killed and discarded by the Israeli military.
The Israeli government has enjoyed impunity to commit genocide for the past six months, aided and abetted by the U.S. Congress. On Tuesday night the Senate approved over $14 billion in military funding for Israel — which President Biden is expected to sign off on.
As this genocide continues, our movement isn’t backing down. Across the country, Jews are holding Seders in the Streets for Passover, and campuses across the country are being filled by student encampments in solidarity with Gaza. A new anti-war movement is being forged, demanding an end to U.S. support for Israel…
https://www.jewishvoiceforpeace.org/2024/04/24/seder-campus/