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No, you just need to pay close attention and actually understand his words. Take for example the Bosnian war. People are quick to misrepresent Chomskys views a
by DSingularity 4y ago
No, you just need to pay close attention and actually understand his words.
Take for example the Bosnian war. People are quick to misrepresent Chomskys views as supporting the Serbs position. He just was against actions which would escalate the conflict. And he was correct. NATO involvement spurred genocide.
His points on Ukraine are nuanced. Ukrainians hate it because they want everyone to just whole-sale support them. True support of Ukraine is pushing for peace. Arming Ukraine is akin to someone encouraging a little kid to fight an older bully. All we will accomplish is the eventual hurt of the kid.
- tgv 4y agoNATO made the Serbs commit genocide? I can't believe that I'm reading that on HN. How did NATO "spur" the Serbs to kill 8000 Bosnian muslim men in Sebrenica exactly?
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- DSingularity 4y agoLook, I’m not saying NATO directly made the Serbs do what they did. But you should at least read Chomskys take on the timeline of events and respond to that if you believe him to be wrong. http://goodtimesweb.org/industry-govt-agents/z-chomsky-nato-war-kosovo-apr-may-2001.html http://goodtimesweb.org/industry-govt-agents/z-chomsky-nato-...
- tgv 4y agoThat's not a take, that's muddying the waters. > More important, the U.S. was able to enforce its domination over the strategic Balkans region, ... A destitute Serbia remains the last holdout, probably not for long. How can you take someone seriously who writes that in the closing paragraphs, and ignores the preceding mass killings with the remark that "it wasn't really genocide, so who cares"? Anyway, the pattern "NATO made them kill" is in that article as well.
- ordu 4y ago> His points on Ukraine are nuanced. Probably they are. I suspect I need to witness them firsthand.