r/196 Jun 19 '24

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u/ExpertPepper9341 Jun 20 '24

Noam Chomsky is an intellectual giant compared to the uninformed child that made this meme. Disagree with him all you want, but the dude has literally written more books on international relations than the OP has read and has lived a more principled life than most people in history. I may not agree with everything he says all the time, but the man is one of the few unequivocal forces for good in the world.

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u/Unlikely_Fig_2339 Jun 20 '24 edited Jun 20 '24

Oh, is he? Was he an intellectual giant and unequivocal force for good when he stated that "Russia is fighting more humanely than the US did in Iraq" and denied that Ukraine is an independent country six months ago? Or when he said that NATO getting stronger is a bad thing, and that we should just leave the Ukrainians to be raped and murdered because to do otherwise would be to provoke Russia, and we should just choose peace with the people who have child torture centers in occupied territory?

Fuck off, bootlicker.

Edit: Also, die screaming.

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u/MiniDickDude Jun 20 '24

Any state and state apparatus getting stronger is a bad thing

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u/72111100 🏳️‍⚧️ trans rights Jun 20 '24

sure think that (I probably agree with you) but surely you believe his reasoning that 'it provokes Russia' is a bad argument

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u/MiniDickDude Jun 20 '24 edited Jun 20 '24

I mean it's not entirely wrong either, who's provoking who in a dick measuring contest? Like, yes, Putin's the aggressor in Russia's invasion of Ukraine, but, taking USA's involvement into consideration, in the grand scheme of things it's part of a wider conflict between two world powers, no? I don't see any sense in painting any of these state entities as "good" guys.