Hillary Clinton on protests: Many young people don't know very much at all about the history of the Middle East.
Former United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday said many young people shes spoken to don't know very much at all about Middle Eastern history or history in general.
In an interview with MSNBCs Morning Joe, to discuss a play that the former Democratic presidential nominee produced, host Joe Scarborough asked Clinton to weigh in on radicalism on college campuses, and protesters funded by Qatar who are ripping the legacy of the Clintons and former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.
Sort of radicalism that has mainstream students getting propaganda whether its from their professors, or whether its from communist Chinese government through TikTok calling the president of the United States Genocide Joe, calling you and President Clinton war criminals, actually stopping the naming of a building after Madeleine Albright because they claim professors claim, some of the same professors that took part of the most radical elements of the protests over the past couple of weeks called Madeleine Albright a war criminal, Scarborough said to Clinton. What do we do about it?
I have had many conversations, as you have had, with a lot of young people over the last many months now, Clinton said. And you're right: They don't know very much at all about the history of the Middle East or, frankly, about history in many areas of the world, including in our own country.
Clinton then went on to criticize people who are unaware of efforts by her husband, former President Bill Clinton, to negotiate a peace deal between the Israelis and the Palestinians.
An offer was made to the Palestinians for a state, on 96% of the existing territory occupied by the Palestinians, with 4% of Israel to be given, to reach 100% of the amount of territory that was hoped for, Clinton said. If [former Palestinian President] Yasser Arafat had accepted it, there would have been a Palestinian state now for about 24 years.
Old white lady pretends she knows more about middle eastern affairs.
Old white lady pretends she knows more about middle eastern affairs.
This is why she lost. She can't help but condescend and invalidate anyone that's not on her exact wavelength to the left or right or even just not lionizing her and her husband. Any conclusion other than "yes, you're so right Hillary" is treated as ignorance.Ironic, considering she pointed out just how ignorant a lot of people are.
Clinton then went on to criticize people who are unaware of efforts by her husband, former President Bill Clinton, to negotiate a peace deal between the Israelis and the Palestinians.
An offer was made to the Palestinians for a state, on 96% of the existing territory occupied by the Palestinians, with 4% of Israel to be given, to reach 100% of the amount of territory that was hoped for, Clinton said. If [former Palestinian President] Yasser Arafat had accepted it, there would have been a Palestinian state now for about 24 years.
Clinton then went on to criticize people who are unaware of efforts by her husband, former President Bill Clinton, to negotiate a peace deal between the Israelis and the Palestinians.
An offer was made to the Palestinians for a state, on 96% of the existing territory occupied by the Palestinians, with 4% of Israel to be given, to reach 100% of the amount of territory that was hoped for, Clinton said. If [former Palestinian President] Yasser Arafat had accepted it, there would have been a Palestinian state now for about 24 years.
Old white lady pretends she knows more about middle eastern affairs.
An offer was made to the Palestinians for a state, on 96% of the existing territory occupied by the Palestinians, with 4% of Israel to be given
"You know those people who have been murdering your civilians? They'll stop if you give them 4% of your country."
Who would take that deal? Imagine if we asked Poland in the 1930s to just give 4% of their land to Germany. Germany would take the 4% and then proceed to invade anyway.
she was the Secretary of State. Chances are excellent she knows more about foreign affairs than the vast majority of Americans.
Lmao the same Hillary Clinton that voted for the Iraq War as Senator and later said she regretted it because she said she was misled?
Then telling students standing against genocide that they're the ones that don't know what's going on in the Middle East?
That Hillary Clinton? She made an entire fucking career out of misunderstanding the Middle East.
She was deeply involved in over sixteen years of White House dealings with the Middle East.
She was deeply involved in over sixteen years of White House dealings with the Middle East. Then Senator.What of any of this addresses the claim in my post?
Her having such a prominent role in Bills administration was what originally pissed Republicans off so much. And why the hatred has been so venomous and long term.
What of any of this addresses the claim in my post?My bad. I meant to quote the person above you. Fixed.
Oh, she knows. She's not ignorant - she's lying.
That's not the endorsement you think it is.It tells you that Americans kept sending people back to the White House who deeply valued her opinions.
But the post I was responding to said she was an old white lady who knows nothing about foreign affairs. I think that is false, and a silly way to start a discussion on a topic like this, so I said so.
"You know those people who have been murdering your civilians? They'll stop if you give them 4% of your country."
Who would take that deal? Imagine if we asked Poland in the 1930s to just give 4% of their land to Germany. Germany would take the 4% and then proceed to invade anyway.
Look you dont have to like her. You dont have to agree with her. But she is extremely intelligent, knowledgeable, and has the background to back it up.
That makes it worse, not better. She has the intelligence, knowledge and background, and she chooses to use them to promote lies instead of truth.This. It means she's choosing to sell a fucking narrative instead of the truth.
That makes it worse, not better. She has the intelligence, knowledge and background, and she chooses to use them to promote lies instead of truth.So which is it? Is she a political mastermind or a fucking fool?
So which is it? Is she a political mastermind or a fucking fool?
So which is it? Is she a political mastermind or a fucking fool?
I can only argue one version at a time.
By virtue of recognizing Israel's actions as genocide, the college students protesting understand the history better than Hillary Clinton, who doesn't.