@Rhodium103 @zleap @drskyskull I am sure anyone who has read Chomsky would agree. The economic cycle of the Middle East is bomb and rebuild. Bomb and rebuild. Money made by both sides. Hatred is passed on from generation to generation. Wars need dark emotions.
@MartinVeart @Rhodium103 @zleap @drskyskull It's just unfortunate that Chomsky has gone so badly off the rails in recent years, blindly buying into a bunch of conspiracy theories about Syria and more…
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This seems quite common .
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Indeed, i guess the conspiracy lot are drawn to people who are successful as they see a way to boost their narrative, even if this is based on anti science.
@zleap @sellathechemist @Rhodium103 @drskyskull I haven’t read Chomsky’s modern writing but have witnessed with my own eyes the type of support the West gives Israel, as reported by both Chomsky and John Pilger.
@MartinVeart @zleap @Rhodium103 @drskyskull Chomsky has certainly called out the US and Israel in the past. What worries me is the way in which he has bought into nonsense and disinformation, esp where it comes to Syria and Russia's involvement there. There has been a whole coterie of people who claim to be independent observers or even journalists who have been very active in denying Russian/Syrian warcrimes, blinded by the disasters in Iraq and elsewhere previously. It's sad to watch.
@zleap @MartinVeart @Rhodium103 @drskyskull it would be sad if it weren't for the fact that so many people have taken his word as holy writ. The problem is that the more profile you get, no matter how eminent you are, the more you start to be seduced by the sycophants. There are plenty of exceptions, but it's something one has to be very careful about.