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18. Stephen Kinzer's book, "Overthrow: America's Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq...

Tue Apr 4, 2017, 06:06 PM

Apr 2017

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lays it all out.

But that still doesn't mean we should just shrug our shoulders that Putin helped install a woman groping, racist, anti-immigrant misogynist into the White House.

Fuck that. We should be mad as hell.

And for the record, Obama stayed away from regime change, and has been constantly attack by many for not going into Syria.

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"Outrage over Russian Hacking Claims is Laughable" [View all] SHRED Apr 2017 OP

There are a lot of Russia apologists on the Left, unfortunately. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2017 #1

Not as many as you apparently think Warpy Apr 2017 #27

There are a lot of people spinning BS on DU too. L. Coyote Apr 2017 #30

Yikes. nt jrthin Apr 2017 #2

In his mind; Communism equals Russia FrenchieCat Apr 2017 #3

The old Soviet Union wasn't totalitarian? onenote Apr 2017 #11

He's not a communist. n/t QC Apr 2017 #16

Certainly tensions with Russia have been reduced; no question about it gratuitous Apr 2017 #4

Reducing tensions with Russia isn't a bad thing. NCTraveler Apr 2017 #5

Well said. How do they not see this? Squinch Apr 2017 #21

One of Chomsky's points: guillaumeb Apr 2017 #6

No one I know ignores it SHRED Apr 2017 #9

The media ignores it. guillaumeb Apr 2017 #15

You think the Russian interference is something to laugh about? Or well deserved? bettyellen Apr 2017 #10

Exactly SHRED Apr 2017 #14

My point was to point out what Chomsky said about US electoral interference. guillaumeb Apr 2017 #17

You think Russian involvement is over? And you're not all that upset about their election since bettyellen Apr 2017 #20

Russian interference is white Christian nationalism going global. The Republican Party delisen Apr 2017 #24

Stephen Kinzer's book, "Overthrow: America's Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq... brush Apr 2017 #18

Agreed. The US first interfered, as I said, in Haiti and Canada, guillaumeb Apr 2017 #19

Interstate Crosscheck and repug vote suppression tactics were huge. Agreed. Plus Comey. brush Apr 2017 #25

I made this point about US history a while back, or suggested it. Just as a point of historical fact pangaia Apr 2017 #26

Chomsky has talked about what are the acceptable limits of debate. guillaumeb Apr 2017 #34

Even in this thread quite a few do not seem to understand what you are saying. pangaia Apr 2017 #35

Cognitive dissonance? guillaumeb Apr 2017 #36

The one ray of light? BeyondGeography Apr 2017 #7

He hates the main stream media so much I'm thinking he's cheering on it's destruction.... bettyellen Apr 2017 #8

Why are so many calling "compromising government officials" "reducing tensions with Russia"? TeamPooka Apr 2017 #12

uh, ask congress, there are two congressional investigations...go ask them spanone Apr 2017 #13

Yeah, Chomsky has been a Soviet Union/Russia apologist. NT Adrahil Apr 2017 #22

The far left does either/or thinking. Hitler was Evil therefore Stalin was good. delisen Apr 2017 #23

He'll be 89 this year Warpy Apr 2017 #28

Interesting, what were the circumstances of you meeting him. grantcart Apr 2017 #32

I worked at MIT for a while. Warpy Apr 2017 #33

The outrage isn't over the idea of easing tensions, it is about stealing elections. YUUUge diff. L. Coyote Apr 2017 #29

He's one of those of the leftist camps Downtown Hound Apr 2017 #31