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Topic	Noam Chomsky says US is worlds biggest terrorist
Sativa_Rose 08/31/18 9:55:14 PM #56:	Kazi1212 posted... Sativa_Rose posted... He exaggerates, but the drone campaign and the way it has been conducted has made us look pretty bad. Still though, he ignores the atrocities committed by other regimes and terrorist groups by saying we are the worst in the world. He always responds that the reason he doesnt focus on criticizing other regimes and is particularly tough on the US is because he himself is American, he rather criticize his own country and work to make that better than focus on other regions of the world. Additionally the US is also a global superpower, their actions have a far wider reach and influence than any other regime in history, so it sort makes sense they deserve a closer look and a tighter judgment. Also, the drone campaign made us look bad because were in an age with fast access to media. A lot of the stuff Noam has written about took place before the internet, but believe me those other military campaigns wouldve made America look just as bad had the internet been around then. I agree that Noam has been great for writing about Cold War era stuff, but I don't think it's right to try to castigate the US in the present day over Cold War era decisions that almost no one in power today had any part in making. One of my big criticisms of Chomsky is that he does precisely that, e.g. talking about how bad the US is today by bringing up coups in the 1950s and 1960s. Secondly, as for his stance on being tough on the US because he is an American, I too have heard him give that answer, and yes that's fine, but the moment he decides to make comparisons to other countries by saying things like the US is the worst, that excuse no longer holds. He is the one who starts making the comparisons to other countries when he makes that statement. Then when questioned on it, he falls back to his stance about being more critical of the US than other countries. It's not consistent. If he only wants to focus on the US, he must resist the temptation to start making comparisons like that. --- I may not go down in history, but I will go down on your sister. <cite>Sativa_Rose posted [p:907900569] in Noam Choms... [t:76955549]...</cite> <quote><cite>Kazi1212 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Sativa_Rose posted...</cite> <quote>He exaggerates, but the drone campaign and the way it has been conducted has made us look pretty bad. Still though, he ignores the atrocities committed by other regimes and terrorist groups by saying we are the worst in the world.</quote> He always responds that the reason he doesnt focus on criticizing other regimes and is particularly tough on the US is because he himself is American, he rather criticize his own country and work to make that better than focus on other regions of the world. Additionally the US is also a global superpower, their actions have a far wider reach and influence than any other regime in history, so it sort makes sense they deserve a closer look and a tighter judgment. Also, the drone campaign made us look bad because were in an age with fast access to media. A lot of the stuff Noam has written about took place before the internet, but believe me those other military campaigns wouldve made America look just as bad had the internet been around then.</quote> I agree that Noam has been great for writing about Cold War era stuff, but I don't think it's right to try to castigate the US in the present day over Cold War era decisions that almost no one in power today had any part in making. One of my big criticisms of Chomsky is that he does precisely that, e.g. talking about how bad the US is today by bringing up coups in the 1950s and 1960s. Secondly, as for his stance on being tough on the US because he is an American, I too have heard him give that answer, and yes that's fine, but the moment he decides to make comparisons to other countries by saying things like the US is the worst, that excuse no longer holds. He is the one who starts making the comparisons to other countries when he makes that statement. Then when questioned on it, he falls back to his stance about being more critical of the US than other countries. It's not consistent. If he only wants to focus on the US, he must resist the temptation to start making comparisons like that. --- I may not go down in history, but I will go down on your sister.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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