The American “Empire” Reconsidered

Re:The American “Empire” Reconsidered by aaron-lebo on Monday February 12, 2018 @08:44AM (#16358478)

I can only take it in doses, but it's invaluable from the perspective of if you wanted to represent the US as poorly as possible based on its own actions, how could you do it?

He's a guy you can't watch with your blinders on, but the raw amount of material there is, and the coverage of events like Iran in 53, Chile in 73 is a good counterpoint to anyone who wants to suggest the US cares particularly about democracy, or has only been a force for good, that kind of rhetoric.

Is there something similar that has less of a slant?

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Re:The American “Empire” Reconsidered by ABCLAW on Monday February 12, 2018 @01:30PM (#16360711)

I find Chomsky's critiques of US Imperialism to be fairly dry, lucid and unemotional. However, it is difficult to perform a critique of America's moral standing and not be accused of having a slant, regardless of the sufficiency of your evidence or the strength of your argument.

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