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It is very much correct. Chomsky's relationship to truth is flimsy at best when it comes to anything related to the West's foreign policy. His position on Viet

It is very much correct. Chomsky's relationship to truth is flimsy at best when it comes to anything related to the West's foreign policy. His position on Vietnam War vs. war in Ukraine provides a nice illustration. In the former he was demanding an unconditional pull of US forces from Vietnam, in the latter he was asking Ukraine to capitulate to invader's demands. The only consistency in his opinions is the "West bad".

boomboomsubban 2y ago
I don't see how you can equate US forces in Vietnam with Ukraine considering peace talks to end the war in their country. If the US invaded Mexico, he would presumably consider the US invasion a war crime but might still consider Mexico making concessions their best course of action. It wouldn't be that he supported the US's war, continuing to fight is not always the best option for the people.
- The_Colonel 2y ago
  > I don't see how you can equate US forces in Vietnam with Ukraine considering peace talks to end the war in their country. Why? What makes peace negotiations in Vietnam (1968-1973) different from peace negotiations in Ukraine, and how is it relevant? > If the US invaded Mexico, he would presumably consider the US invasion a war crime but might still consider Mexico making concessions their best course of action. Well, he didn't call for negotiations or any concessions or from the Vietnam side, instead explicitly called for unilateral pull-out of US forces.
- rasz 2y ago
  >continuing to fight is not always the best option for the people People who let themselves/are forced by rest of the world (Yalta) be conquered by soviets end up murdered by the xxx thousands https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katyn_massacre https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katyn_massacre, raped en masse, send to Siberia, and their land plundered down to bricks and pipes. We have seen that 100 years ago, 80 years ago, and we see this today with russian soldiers stealing toilets from conquered Ukraine. Bucha https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/russian-soldiers-cleansing-operation-bucha-ukraine/ https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/russian-soldiers-... is what happens when russians enter your land.

boomboomsubban 2y ago

I don't see how you can equate US forces in Vietnam with Ukraine considering peace talks to end the war in their country. If the US invaded Mexico, he would presumably consider the US invasion a war crime but might still consider Mexico making concessions their best course of action. It wouldn't be that he supported the US's war, continuing to fight is not always the best option for the people.

The_Colonel 2y ago
> I don't see how you can equate US forces in Vietnam with Ukraine considering peace talks to end the war in their country. Why? What makes peace negotiations in Vietnam (1968-1973) different from peace negotiations in Ukraine, and how is it relevant? > If the US invaded Mexico, he would presumably consider the US invasion a war crime but might still consider Mexico making concessions their best course of action. Well, he didn't call for negotiations or any concessions or from the Vietnam side, instead explicitly called for unilateral pull-out of US forces.
rasz 2y ago
>continuing to fight is not always the best option for the people People who let themselves/are forced by rest of the world (Yalta) be conquered by soviets end up murdered by the xxx thousands https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katyn_massacre https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katyn_massacre, raped en masse, send to Siberia, and their land plundered down to bricks and pipes. We have seen that 100 years ago, 80 years ago, and we see this today with russian soldiers stealing toilets from conquered Ukraine. Bucha https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/russian-soldiers-cleansing-operation-bucha-ukraine/ https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/russian-soldiers-... is what happens when russians enter your land.