That's how Chomsky does things."I think it is so farcical that I barely read the reports." Well, he isn't off to a great start.
He isn't just talking about collusion here as I'm watching---he actually makes a claim that Russia didn't interfere in the elections. But...we know they absolutely interfered.
Now he is talking about corporations interfering in elections...okay. Why does that make Trump-Russia collusion a joke?
This video is a lot of "Yeah, but what about?"
Elected dems did not plan around the Mueller investigation.Nate Silver said it best last year when he cautioned that Democrats should treat the Mueller investigation as something to not plan around or expect to go their way. My hope is that this doesn't send Democrats into a melodramatic tizzy that they try to double down on, treating Russian influence as this existential boogeyman isn't something that their winning strategy should require. I think the midterms were proof of that.
"I'd like to punish them more," Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), who has introduced legislation to impose sanctions on an array of Russian assets.
To be fair, his actions with regards to Venezuela and arguably Syria have hardly been to Russian benefit.Well, leave it to Chomsky to put all the blame back on the U.S. itself. Also, did he just downplay Trump's favorable treatment of Russia and try to paint Trump as being completely against the interests of Russia?
I'm not sure how you can argue Syria beyond a couple of one-off incidents. We absolutely helped Russia take control of Syria, through Assad, by helping with ISIS and abandoning the Kurds.To be fair, his actions with regards to Venezuela and arguably Syria have hardly been to Russian benefit.
This has always been my problem with Chomsky, he's a genius in his chosen field, but treats anything that contradicts his anti-establishment bent as fantasy and a joke.
But Russia is important because it allows liberals to externalize real problems, justify hawkishness and whitewash the mistakes of the 2016 presidential campaign.
I think helping with ISIS in Syria is to the benefit of the entire international community. As far as Assad, there was never any real shot we would push him out without sparking some kind of global conflict.I'm not sure how you can argue Syria beyond a couple of one-off incidents. We absolutely helped Russia take control of Syria, through Assad, by helping with ISIS and abandoning the Kurds.
Nate Silver said it best last year when he cautioned that Democrats should treat the Mueller investigation as something to not plan around or expect to go their way. I think he likened it to extra steak sauce on a nice cut of meat or something...
My hope is that this doesn't send Democrats into a melodramatic tizzy that they try to double down on, treating Russian influence as this existential boogeyman isn't something that their winning strategy should require. I think the midterms were proof of that.
My point is that that can't be construed as an anti-Russia action.I think helping with ISIS in Syria is to the benefit of the entire international community. As far as Assad, there was never any real shot we would push him out without sparking some kind of global conflict.
To be fair to CNN, they have actually had this exact talking point on repeat the last few days. That the Democrats haven't been focused on Mueller Report in the 2018 election and beyond, but rather have been focusing on the issues(like healthcare) as they should be. I gotta give them credit for that and I'm usually pretty cynical about CNN.The Democrats didn't rely on the Mueller probe or Russian collusion to take back the House in the mid terms. I'm not sure why people keep stating this. They might be doing investigations and forming committee's to investigate Trump's misdeeds but its by no means the only thing they've been running on, not even close.
"I think it is so farcical that I barely read the reports." Well, he isn't off to a great start.
He isn't just talking about collusion here as I'm watching---he actually makes a claim that Russia didn't interfere in the elections. But...we know they absolutely interfered.
Now he is talking about corporations interfering in elections...okay. Why does that make Trump-Russia collusion a joke?
This video is a lot of "Yeah, but what about?"
The only people I tend to see making these arguments are folks who were angry that the investigations had any attention at all.The Democrats didn't rely on the Mueller probe or Russian collusion to take back the House in the mid terms. I'm not sure why people keep stating this. They might be doing investigations and forming committee's to investigate Trump's misdeeds but its by no means the only thing they've been running on, not even close.
Not to mention the investigation was started by a republican firing a republican causing a republican appointed by a republican that was appointed by a republican to create an investigation of a republican headed by a republican.Not only is Russian interference undeniable, but Trump immediately began throwing up roadblocks to investigations into the interference. Under the conditions that existed, how could you not take collusion as a serious possibility?
Maybe the media speculation was overblown, but to say there was never any evidence of collusion and we were fools for investigating it is just a hack take.
I was referring to the "one-off incidents", as you put it.My point is that that can't be construed as an anti-Russia action.
Depends which field - his contributions to linguistics are complete shite and seemingly hard to flush.
That may be true, my only real exposure to his academic work was sophomore comparative linguistics course, where the professor had a real soft spot for Chomsky's politics.
I think his stance on Russian meddling is pretty fucked, but I agree with him that the collusion thing was always a waste of time.
Chomsky is incapable of separating himself from his Cold War dissidency.
So his argument is essentially "Russian interference is a joke because US election system is already corrupted at its core."
I mean, he isn't wrong, but that doesn't say anything about the actual Russian influence. His message is "who cares, you guys have bigger fish to fry" in a nutshell.
Too late lmao.Lol this thread is gonna have so many people showing their asses
I disagree but keep pushing the false notion that people can't focus on more than one thing.I think his stance on Russian meddling is pretty fucked, but I agree with him that the collusion thing was always a waste of time.
I'm not pushing any notion other than the fact that I think people are wasting their time. You and everyone else can continue to do as you like. No one is stopping you.I disagree but keep pushing the false notion that people can't focus on more than one thing.