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Mar 2

have sanctions ever actually worked in alleviating a conflict situation? the answer is no, and in fact makes things worse, and yet the entire western media and political class supports it and wants more and more of it. incidentally, "sanctions" is a euphemism for economic terror

the way "sanctions" are treated in the west is morally depraved. it's like a fucking plaything, "we're going to sanction you, and you, and you, and you as well!" millions of people's lives are destroyed by these terror campaigns, but the US is never on the other side of it

renowned economist jeffrey sachs did a study in 2019 on the effects of "sanctions" on venezuela, showing it had killed at least 40.000 people (see independent.co.uk/news/world/ame…). here he talks about how the US waged this economic terror campaign on venezuela:

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Feb 23

Chomsky is asked about the Russia-Ukraine crisis and points out the obvious which is entirely absent in Western media: "The question we ought to be asking ourselves is why did NATO even exist after 1990? If NATO was to stop Communism, why is it now expanding to Russia?"

Chomsky also points out that while Russian interference is in violation of international law, "it doesn't compare with what the US does with British support", then discusses just one of many cases, the take-over and continued occupation of Guantanamo Bay in Cuba

https://twitter.com/zei_squirrel/status/1486021142682947592

in the first clip Chomsky refers to John Mearsheimer's work, which he completely agrees with. You can see his detailed analysis of the background to the current Russia-Ukraine crisis in this thread:

https://twitter.com/zei_squirrel/status/1486021142682947592

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Feb 22

if the US believes a full-scale invasion of ukraine is imminent why is it not revoking the offer to join NATO which russia claims is the primary reason for the conflict? if it's revoked and works to put an end to the conflict, that's a win. if it doesn't they can just re-offer it

that would be another major win for the US, as it proves beyond any doubt russia was lying about NATO integration being the source of the conflict. the only logical answer is that the US is just full of shit and doesn't care if ukraine gets wrecked, as mearsheimer said years ago:

don't get your information from deranged breadtubers who repeat whatever the state department says. prospective NATO membership and the US' refusal to withdraw it from ukraine is in fact the key point of contention between the two sides (theguardian.com/world/2022/jan…)

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Feb 22

biden led the effort in congress to start the iraq war, which led to the killing of at least a million, including the total decimation of fallujah w/ uranium shells and white phosphorus, one of the worst war crimes of the 21st century. yet many voted for him as the "lesser evil"

this is but one of the many mass murdering policies biden has supported throughout his career, which has led to the killings of millions. yet for some strange reason he is not hitler, but putin, who has much less blood on his hands, is. isn't it funny how propaganda works?

it really is quite astonishing that the same people, including many so-called "leftists", who spent 2020 making based biden memes even though he has without doubt killed many more than putin could ever hope to, are now calling putin the worst monster in history

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@zei_squirrel

Feb 22

as the US and the west impose sanctions on russia for violating international law by effectively taking parts of ukraine, it's worth asking why they don't do the same for israel, which illegally occupies the golan heights and yet is funded and supported by these very same powers

you can't claim to support sovereignty and international law and oppose annexation, while at the same time you are funding and arming a genocidal apartheid state which has literally annexed parts of another country with your active support. principles:

btw there are numerous UN resolutions condemning israeli's illegal occupations and annexations. yet miraculously there are no sanctions on israel by any of the powers that are acting so incensed and outraged now. also a surprising lack of hitler/nazi analogies

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Feb 20

Chomsky providing some crucially important context missing in Ukraine-Russia coverage in Western media: "Russia is surrounded by US offensive weapons...no Russian leader, no matter who it is, could tolerate Ukraine joining a hostile military alliance."

Chomsky goes on to say that the US is blocking a peaceful, regional solution to the Ukraine crisis, which again it is responsible for, because it wants to maintain its status as the global hegemon

https://twitter.com/zei_squirrel/status/1486021142682947592

Chomsky's position, which he reiterated against just two days ago in an interview (see ), is the same as renowned international relations scholar John Mearsheimer's, detailed in this thread:

https://twitter.com/zei_squirrel/status/1486021142682947592

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