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uhnope

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Reply to geek tragedy (Reply #8)

Thu Jan 29, 2015, 08:23 PM

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Progressive analysis of "anti-imperialist" left that defends Gaddafi, Assad, Putin [View all] uhnope Jan 2015 OP

The author loses the argument when going after Chomsky..he is dead wrong. Jefferson23 Jan 2015 #1

you're wrong. He quotes Chomsky and I've seen plenty of Chomsky writings that echo Cohen's uhnope Jan 2015 #4

Your OP provided bashing with a broad brush and is inaccurate..and that is being kind. Jefferson23 Jan 2015 #7

Here's the full post in context which adds more contextual insight to Chomsky's KoKo Jan 2015 #15

Thanks, KoKo...appreciate it. Jefferson23 Jan 2015 #16

Not a progressive analysis, but instead a liberal interventionist one - like Hillary's leveymg Jan 2015 #2

you obviously didn't read the article and you are just making shit up uhnope Jan 2015 #3

I've read similar analyses that have justified every US war and intervention since the Vietnam War leveymg Jan 2015 #5

well, you're just plain wrong. uhnope Jan 2015 #6

If you haven't convinced me of that, you've failed. leveymg Jan 2015 #10

let me get this straight...you insist on your summary of an article you haven't read. uhnope Jan 2015 #11

Ok. I've re-read it. It's unreadable. leveymg Jan 2015 #12

you forgot the "neo" in front of liberal or as we call it here in the States, neo-conservative. yurbud Jan 2015 #18

Please see my comment #12. leveymg Jan 2015 #20

really unfair to lump Chavez in with Putin, Gaddhafi and Assad. geek tragedy Jan 2015 #8

agreed uhnope Jan 2015 #9

Cohen has used homophobic tropes in his defenses of Russia and I dropped The Nation over it Bluenorthwest Jan 2015 #13

thx. I will research that. Meanwhile if you have links I would appreciate it. nt uhnope Jan 2015 #14

who is embracing these leaders? Many of us just see that for all their faults, after we take them.. yurbud Jan 2015 #17

Russia should react as calmly as we did when Leftist regimes came to power in Nicaragua, yurbud Jan 2015 #19

I disagree with two countries that are pushing us to the brink of WW3. roamer65 Jan 2015 #21

ttt Blue_Tires Mar 2015 #22

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