Yes. My take is that American policy is dictated by American business interest. Take Iran, then South American, Southeast Asia. All dictated by the fear of communism. Prequel -Rachel Maddow.
It is good to see how well read you are so it forms a foundation of being able to discuss and disagree.
Yes. My take is that American policy is dictated by American business interest. Take Iran, then South American, Southeast Asia. All dictated by the fear of communism. Prequel -Rachel Maddow.
It is good to see how well read you are so it forms a foundation of being able to discuss and disagree.
The interview and the young man's confrontation is admirable. I wish Ann had invited him to meet with her for a full discussion. As far as her views, do not disregard her views on Russia come from experience. Being a Polish resident she has heard of the Russian atrocities. I would say that experience influences her viewpoints.
While I appreciate the referral, I am not too impressed with the source. I am not sure these guys realize that this kind of journalism would have them in jail in Russia or now Hungary.
Calling her a Russiaphobe, is in my humble opinion, naive as i explained. She has much more knowledge about this than we do. She lives in Poland as well as the U.S. That first hand experience cannot be discounted. Putin is a soviet communist at heart. Soviet communist had one goal at heart - domination at all costs. Her book brings that to light.
Have a mountain of holiday food prep to do today. Will reply this evening.
Ok, finally off my feet. I’m sure Applebaum’s views do come from experience. I’m sure they also come from a belief system coming out of that experience that is constantly reinforced by the people she surrounds herself with, who are, sorry, Russiaphobes. No different than a religious fundamentalist has experiences which led them on that path, and then had a belief system reinforced by other fundamentalists.
America has been Russiaphobic since 1917. It ebbs and flows in intensity, but never, ever, is allowed to die. As to Applebaum knowing more than we do, that has nothing to do whether her judgement vis a vis U.S. policy towards Russia is reasoned or logical, much less in the best interest of the U.S. as regards our own national security. Plenty of smart people voted/lobbied for the Iraq War, voted/lobbied for the proxy war in Ukraine, voted/lobbied to keeping funding a genocide by Israel in Gaza, all of which were/are inherently stupid.
As to the communist Soviets having one goal of domination. So what? Not excusing any of the atrocities committed by them post-WWII, but any cursory look at their history will tell you that paranoia over national security will drive abhorrent behavior by those in power; see America post-9/11 torture, etc. We (the CIA) drove a lot of Stalin’s paranoia; couple that with their overriding fear of being overthrown/undermined by the West since 1917, being invaded by outside forces and having millions dead from WWII(Pearl Harbor and 9/11 were pimples compared to that stage four skin cancer), and if one understood the mindset, pushing NATO membership on Ukraine, or letting them think it was a possibility, was absurd.
As to the conversation I linked, it is irrelevant whether or not the individuals would be arrested in Russia or Hungary. What matters is the content. You were not ‘impressed with the source’. Specifically, why or why not? Because they weren’t regurgitating American propaganda on Ukraine or Gaza?
Back to Applebaum. I’m sure she is a decent writer. Doesn’t mean she can’t be wrong. I love Jane Mayer; her book ‘Dark Money’, is in my Top Twenty public policy books if you want to understand why America is circling the drain. But that doesn’t mean she can’t be right about the influence of money on our politics and dead wrong when it comes to Russiagate, and double down on that wrong to deflect from the Bidens/Ukraine. See the link below.
Yes. My take is that American policy is dictated by American business interest. Take Iran, then South American, Southeast Asia. All dictated by the fear of communism. Prequel -Rachel Maddow.
It is good to see how well read you are so it forms a foundation of being able to discuss and disagree.
The interview and the young man's confrontation is admirable. I wish Ann had invited him to meet with her for a full discussion. As far as her views, do not disregard her views on Russia come from experience. Being a Polish resident she has heard of the Russian atrocities. I would say that experience influences her viewpoints.
While I appreciate the referral, I am not too impressed with the source. I am not sure these guys realize that this kind of journalism would have them in jail in Russia or now Hungary.
Calling her a Russiaphobe, is in my humble opinion, naive as i explained. She has much more knowledge about this than we do. She lives in Poland as well as the U.S. That first hand experience cannot be discounted. Putin is a soviet communist at heart. Soviet communist had one goal at heart - domination at all costs. Her book brings that to light.
Have a mountain of holiday food prep to do today. Will reply this evening.
Ok, finally off my feet. I’m sure Applebaum’s views do come from experience. I’m sure they also come from a belief system coming out of that experience that is constantly reinforced by the people she surrounds herself with, who are, sorry, Russiaphobes. No different than a religious fundamentalist has experiences which led them on that path, and then had a belief system reinforced by other fundamentalists.
America has been Russiaphobic since 1917. It ebbs and flows in intensity, but never, ever, is allowed to die. As to Applebaum knowing more than we do, that has nothing to do whether her judgement vis a vis U.S. policy towards Russia is reasoned or logical, much less in the best interest of the U.S. as regards our own national security. Plenty of smart people voted/lobbied for the Iraq War, voted/lobbied for the proxy war in Ukraine, voted/lobbied to keeping funding a genocide by Israel in Gaza, all of which were/are inherently stupid.
As to the communist Soviets having one goal of domination. So what? Not excusing any of the atrocities committed by them post-WWII, but any cursory look at their history will tell you that paranoia over national security will drive abhorrent behavior by those in power; see America post-9/11 torture, etc. We (the CIA) drove a lot of Stalin’s paranoia; couple that with their overriding fear of being overthrown/undermined by the West since 1917, being invaded by outside forces and having millions dead from WWII(Pearl Harbor and 9/11 were pimples compared to that stage four skin cancer), and if one understood the mindset, pushing NATO membership on Ukraine, or letting them think it was a possibility, was absurd.
As to the conversation I linked, it is irrelevant whether or not the individuals would be arrested in Russia or Hungary. What matters is the content. You were not ‘impressed with the source’. Specifically, why or why not? Because they weren’t regurgitating American propaganda on Ukraine or Gaza?
Back to Applebaum. I’m sure she is a decent writer. Doesn’t mean she can’t be wrong. I love Jane Mayer; her book ‘Dark Money’, is in my Top Twenty public policy books if you want to understand why America is circling the drain. But that doesn’t mean she can’t be right about the influence of money on our politics and dead wrong when it comes to Russiagate, and double down on that wrong to deflect from the Bidens/Ukraine. See the link below.
https://consortiumnews.com/2023/12/23/when-the-new-yorker-tried-to-preempt-a-future-biden-impeachment/?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=872556ed-bc6d-4f25-b4ba-3e5eb6fc6f2a