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Chomsky's first article, which he wrote when he was 10 was about the Spanish Civil War, he was reporting that Texaco the oil company was supplying the nationali
by Synaesthesia 2y ago
Chomsky's first article, which he wrote when he was 10 was about the Spanish Civil War, he was reporting that Texaco the oil company was supplying the nationalists with oil, despite their being an official embargo, and the US government knew about it.
- aprilthird2021 2y agoThe pretense (official embargo, etc.) is gone these days, and the US openly supports repressive regimes and war criminal leaders as long as the money can keep flowing. Things changed a lot since the predicted "End of History" and I struggle to understand what exactly led us here...
- glial 2y ago> as long as the money can keep flowing I think you answered your own question there. But then, this was true before history ended too. I strongly recommend "How to Hide an Empire" by Daniel Immerwahr - it's an easy and fascinating read.
- aprilthird2021 2y agoThanks for the recommendation. I'm sure it was true. I'm surprised by how they don't bother to pretend anymore