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Did he really support the Chavez regime? That’s something I’d like to know.
by vondur 7y ago
Did he really support the Chavez regime? That’s something I’d like to know.
- puranjay 7y agoHe isn't some foreign affairs expert. He made the decision to support Chavez based on the information he (and we) had access to at that time, much of which painted Chavez favorably. We, of course, came to know later that the house was rotting on the inside. But that's just hindsight
- im3w1l 7y agoWhat makes you think he has better information this time?
- puranjay 7y agoI'd say that there isn't as big a language barrier in understanding Indian politics. The English language media landscape in the country is thriving and there is a massive, vibrant internet presence. India's democratic roots also mean that information is far more transparent.
- fennecfoxen 7y agoTo be fair, it's generally much easier to find someone who understands what one particular form of injustice looks like than it is to find someone who knows what actual justice looks like.
- cptaj 7y agoExcept he ignored the opinion of every single venezuelan. He just sat on his couch, read some leftie newspapers he likes and decided about an entire foreign country. Just another talking head clown having opinions with no basis in actual research or reality.
- f00zz 7y agoHe even met with Chavez in Venezuela. Edit: to whoever downvoted, here's Chavez next to Chomsky, "one of the intellectuals who fights the imperial hegemony of the elite that rules the United States": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7p3kvvZfdpE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7p3kvvZfdpE
- yongjik 7y agoWell, to be fair, many American right-wing politicians have supported worse, including Saddam Hussein and Saudi royalties. If we discredit political pundits based on who they sided with, the only people remaining would be total misanthropes. Or those who never said anything so far. Maybe that's for the better...
- reaperducer 7y agoI assume the Saudi reference is in relation to recent NYT articles. That's fair. But since you bring up Saddam, it is more correct to say that he enjoyed majority left wing support, not right. There's plenty of offenders in American politics, regardless of party. Coloring your comment that way makes it seem less valid.
- cptaj 7y agoMaybe just discredit them when they say they support freedom from oppression when they actually support comically transparent dictators?