News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Open Letter to Noam Chomsky (and Other Intellectuals) on the Russia-Ukraine War. Parent comment

Re:Open Letter to Noam Chomsky (and Other Intellectuals) on ... by JKCalhoun on Saturday May 21, 2022 @08:53AM (#31457416)
The only way I can imagine someone on the "left" having a reaction against NATO and Western imperialism (your term) is if they have an ax to grind ... probably more with regard to Western imperialism than NATO? (Probably with specific regard to the U.S. and Iraq.)

This goes for Chomsky as well.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Open Letter to Noam Chomsky (and Other Intellectuals) on ... by guerrilla on Saturday May 21, 2022 @04:31PM (#31461518)
You mean an ax to grind against all of the atrocities they've committed[1]? I'm not sure what you're saying...

1. https://github.com/binka/essays/blob/master/us_atrocities.md

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Open Letter to Noam Chomsky (and Other Intellectuals) on ... by JKCalhoun on Saturday May 21, 2022 @06:21PM (#31462536)
What is it called when someone has a problem with the atrocities the U.S. committed but are willing to excuse the same atrocity by an Eastern power?
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Open Letter to Noam Chomsky (and Other Intellectuals) on ... by guerrilla on Sunday May 22, 2022 @04:38AM (#31466115)
Almost all of them are tankies (wherefrom they earned the name), so I'd call them that. Chomsky isn't one.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Open Letter to Noam Chomsky (and Other Intellectuals) on ... by caret on Saturday May 21, 2022 @10:18AM (#31458143)
It is possible that they have read enough about NATO’s formation, its murky history, and have a good idea about its function.

That is, if by left, you mean socialists rather than liberals.

[ Parent | on HN ]