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27. Maybe people are using different definition of the word "terrorist."

Reply to baldguy (Reply #7)

Tue Nov 4, 2014, 01:30 AM

Nov 2014

Maybe that is why some arguments seem absurd to some people.

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Noam Chomsky: "It's official: The U.S. is the world's leading terrorist state, and proud of it." [View all] kpete Nov 2014 OP

Why is Chomsky parroting Rick Santorum? baldguy Nov 2014 #1

What are you going on about? This looks like a sleazy diversion. Comrade Grumpy Nov 2014 #2

Sleazy? Or stupid? I'd say the poster has read neither Chomsky nor enough Nov 2014 #5

You don't see the similarities in these comments? baldguy Nov 2014 #7

Here's what Chomsky wrote: Comrade Grumpy Nov 2014 #17

+1,000 malaise Nov 2014 #37

As usual, Chomsky cuts through the bullshit hifiguy Nov 2014 #48

Maybe people are using different definition of the word "terrorist." ZombieHorde Nov 2014 #27

I see absolutely no similarity to Chomsky and Santorum RoccoR5955 Nov 2014 #9

Will you be voting for Obama's Terrorist Party tomorrow? Is this the Terrorist Underground? baldguy Nov 2014 #10

Obama's Terrorist party?!?! RoccoR5955 Nov 2014 #12

Chomsky certainly believes Obama is a terrorist. I'm just pointing out that Palin does too. baldguy Nov 2014 #13

Oh please Santorum isn't leaning fascist. He is full blown fascist. TRoN33 Nov 2014 #15

Santorum isn't President. Obama is. baldguy Nov 2014 #20

If you lived with armed drones flying overhead and killing your neighbors from time to time.. Fumesucker Nov 2014 #23

You think that is the most imminent physical threat people in Syria and Iraq face on a daily basis? baldguy Nov 2014 #30

What was that you said about hyperbole? lol. nt. RedCappedBandit Nov 2014 #33

Oh, right. Obama is lying his ass off to start another war too. baldguy Nov 2014 #35

There is no another war under Obama. TRoN33 Nov 2014 #43

People are not rational at threat assessment Fumesucker Nov 2014 #46

Obama is not terrorists. Republicans are. TRoN33 Nov 2014 #41

, blkmusclmachine Nov 2014 #3

I think Mr. Fuller is correct. There was no US conspiracy to create ISIS... Comrade Grumpy Nov 2014 #4

Thanks W. Bush, Cheney, Warmonger Neocons, Republicans, and DINO Democrats. TRoN33 Nov 2014 #16

Proudly Exporting Terrorism World Wide libodem Nov 2014 #6

Since 2002? hughee99 Nov 2014 #39

I concede that point libodem Nov 2014 #40

We sent all the jobs to India and China, violence is the only thing we know how to manufacture whereisjustice Nov 2014 #8

You can bet Noam won't be voting tomorrow ProudToBeBlueInRhody Nov 2014 #11

Sorry, but Noam Chomsky has orders of magnitude more credibility than you. [n/t] Maedhros Nov 2014 #28

"Green Party Nut." Le Taz Hot Nov 2014 #32

Nice strawman. GeorgeGist Nov 2014 #34

Attacking the messenger = got nothing ...YAwn ...boring. L0oniX Nov 2014 #44

Why did I just get this image woo me with science Nov 2014 #49

"They're all the same" right? ProudToBeBlueInRhody Nov 2014 #52

Wow. More bile. woo me with science Nov 2014 #53

Post removed Post removed Nov 2014 #54

Actual liberals don't take vile, unwarranted smears of racism lightly woo me with science Nov 2014 #55

a very depressing, but totally unsurprising, article. niyad Nov 2014 #14

K&R woo me with science Nov 2014 #18

Interesting excerpt from the NYT article that Chomsky references... dgauss Nov 2014 #19

The sad fact is that often there are just no good options. baldguy Nov 2014 #21

I agree, I think it's a truism that sometimes all the options are bad. dgauss Nov 2014 #25

Depends on what the meaning of "worked" is gratuitous Nov 2014 #22

Well, yeah. DeSwiss Nov 2014 #24

"The United States did not plan the formation of ISIS," Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2014 #26

Right. Republicans created ISIS, and people like Chomsky always find a way to blame Democrats. baldguy Nov 2014 #31

Thanks to the Clinton Era DLC. Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2014 #38

K&R for Chomsky and Truth-Out. Tierra_y_Libertad Nov 2014 #29

What Chomsky doesn't get is that the US thrives on war and weapons malaise Nov 2014 #36

I'd still put Israel at #1 Blue_Tires Nov 2014 #42

It's wonderful for all the MIC investors ain't it. L0oniX Nov 2014 #45

Our Official New Doctrine - We have to kill all of them, truedelphi Nov 2014 #47

Under President Obama...and not bush... maced666 Nov 2014 #50

We Americans love killing (Nam, Central America, Chile, ME etc.). JEB Nov 2014 #51