all our representatives have already signed contracts with the 1% to get millions for campaigns and vote for the 1% and their lobbyists. if any of them takes money from the left or muslim americans, some scandal will be cooked up by the corporate media and they'll be kicked out of office. or if that fails they'll be assassinated in a subtle way like a car accident, heart attack, etc by the "spooks"(i.e. brit term for spys, e.g. cia,fba, nsa, mi6, etc)
Legend has it that the one of the r stone's early songs "street fighting man" was a song about Tariq Ali in his youthful street protest days. Like Parenti, he's the "real deal":extremely intelligent and right on the streets(at least when it's easier to survive, that is when young) with the common people he correctly defends, militantly protesting. It is a mistake to disregard Parenti because he speaks in a common way with style and grammar errors. But P's writing is impeccable like Ali's.
The post ww2 US empire was meddling in the middle east before bush 1. But Bush 1's first Iraq war sowed the seeds for 911. Leaving US bases a stone's throw from Mecca and buying off other M east corrupt muslim kings to leave other US military installations, the failed blowback of 93' and the the "successful" one on 911 were inevitable. How to make future USA free from terrorism? answer:dismantle all US military/industrial complex installations throughout the m east and the world.
Do you notice how American audiences seem to laugh so much when they should either be silent and think or cheer? We Americans have been brainwashed and addicted to "entertainment" video and television. Indeed Ali and other social democrats do deliberately make humorous comments, but not nearly so many as the American live audience at the video event or at home react with inappropriate, fatuous, giddy laughter. This audience "takes the cake" because it was held in corrupt Chicago
If Chavez is a dictator, I would rather live under a benvelong dictator than in a convoluted, exploitive, military/corporate empire(USA) that makes life "safe" for the fortune 500/ makes life miserable for common people here and abroad. The fact is any media channels that aided a coup, Chavez and the government closed, would have been so in the USA too. In europe parliments there are no term limits for prime minister. Chavez's party merely wants the same and holds public referendums for it.
@emotionalinvalid in fact, any coup de tat in the USA would have led to any right wing, left wing, or media outlets to be tried for treason, etc and put to death in the USA. None of that happened to the coup perps in Venezuela in 2002. Most are free or served short jail sentences. And that coup was proven, that Venezuela's exploitive elite, backed by US government, indeed tried to overthrow Chavez. God bless South American socialism. congrats Argentina for re electing Christina Fernandez.
@emotionalinvalid furthermore, any media network or anyone who participated in a coup against a US president would have been tried, convicted and some probably executed. And regarding state execution by lethal injection its much more inhumane than being put in front of a firing squad. But there is no lesser evil regarding state sanctioned murder because "another wrong does not make a right". An eye for an eye(Jesus said no to that old testament rule) is always another wrong
@emotionalinvalid I don't think Chavez jailed any of those media moguls that aided and abetted in the failed circa 2002 coup on Chavez that rightly failed. In the US if that would have happened those conspirators would have been tortured and some would have been put to death or put in prison for life. You tell me who has a more forgiving and humane government Chavez or Bush/Obama? Hands down its Chavez's government that is more humane and has reconciliation. USA now a fascist state.
There is war going on and it for our hearts and minds.We "proles" across the globe are pawns in a bad chess game where ultimately we may have to decide we don't want to play the game.
A moneyless,classless,stateless communities of humanity expressing our freedom in creative harmonious cooperation for a world that is so POTENTIALLY AND ACTUALLY nourishing. Capitalism in any form, Statist or Corporatist is the denial of our common humanity in a politically manipulated,tyrannical armed MARKET SYSYTEM of artificial scarcity that is designed to perpetuate the enslavement of immense humanity for material interest of the criminal ruling elite.
Socialism isn't a bad word it's been methodically portrayed as Anti America by the main stream media and the elite who let us not forget are conducting a class war against the poor.
@charlesfrith I want to understand this better. So far, I seem to be a socialist in my political views. Can you direct me toward any resources that would help me understand America's clear disdain for the very word? We have many social programs and are quick to anger if our government is not seen to do "the right thing" by it's citizenry in times of large-scale crisis, i.e. Hurricane Katrina. (Now we're next to oblivious when it comes to one-on-one issues of social need. Any suggestions?)
O right... The Assmericans join the army because of poverty and social injustice... not because they think "Amurrika is #1" and "sand n-words need to be punished"
@covertbabo12 Nope, the majority join for the deployment pay and VA benefits. Unfortunately that may make them little more than mercenaries at heart.
Your statement implies that racial hatred of that sort can't happen right here in the US. It can and does. That's why lawmakers have created "hate crime" laws; something I disagree with as clearly all assaults, murder, rapes, etc are hateful acts and even if they aren't initially triggered by race, they effect the victims the same either way.
Great lecture. Ali is a true voice of wisdom. Come on world! The time has come for Revolution! Damn the downers, we need Robespierres and Trotskies modeled for our own times! Throw in a modern Bakunin as well!
@AndrewMann552 we need to stop talking about what we need and organizing. its really the only way. even if you want to rise against those who control the structure and security of our system, and dispose of them like i presume at least half of the overwhelming 4 and a half thousand viewers of this video would. Yea. Good Luck With That. It is not like ppl are waiting for someone to come tell them what to do. I am 25 and anyone from age 18 to 30 has been like almost programmed to ignore you and
@AndrewMann552 agree except for Robespierre as the model revolutionary. Most of those losing their heads in the French revolution were common people. Danton is my choice. He started out as a "focused" extreme revolutionary, to realizing that the revolution got out of hand like Stalin and Mao's "leadership". Danton lost his head, but eventually so did Robespierre by his creation of topsy turvy "committee for public safety". And the result was dictator/imperialist Napoleon. humanity 1st.
Want safety in America, protect Israel, wipe out Muslims?
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"If only there were evil people somewhere insidiously committing evil deeds and it were necessary only to separate them from the rest of us and destroy them. But the line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being. And who is willing to destroy a piece of his own heart?" -Alexander Solzhenitsyn, novelist, Nobel laureate (1918-2008)
all our representatives have already signed contracts with the 1% to get millions for campaigns and vote for the 1% and their lobbyists. if any of them takes money from the left or muslim americans, some scandal will be cooked up by the corporate media and they'll be kicked out of office. or if that fails they'll be assassinated in a subtle way like a car accident, heart attack, etc by the "spooks"(i.e. brit term for spys, e.g. cia,fba, nsa, mi6, etc)
emotionalinvalid 1 month ago in playlist parenti, fisk, chomsky, wikileaks, tariq ali, et al
Legend has it that the one of the r stone's early songs "street fighting man" was a song about Tariq Ali in his youthful street protest days. Like Parenti, he's the "real deal":extremely intelligent and right on the streets(at least when it's easier to survive, that is when young) with the common people he correctly defends, militantly protesting. It is a mistake to disregard Parenti because he speaks in a common way with style and grammar errors. But P's writing is impeccable like Ali's.
emotionalinvalid 3 months ago in playlist parenti, fisk, chomsky, wikileaks, tariq ali, et al
The post ww2 US empire was meddling in the middle east before bush 1. But Bush 1's first Iraq war sowed the seeds for 911. Leaving US bases a stone's throw from Mecca and buying off other M east corrupt muslim kings to leave other US military installations, the failed blowback of 93' and the the "successful" one on 911 were inevitable. How to make future USA free from terrorism? answer:dismantle all US military/industrial complex installations throughout the m east and the world.
emotionalinvalid 3 months ago in playlist parenti, fisk, chomsky, wikileaks, tariq ali, et al
Do you notice how American audiences seem to laugh so much when they should either be silent and think or cheer? We Americans have been brainwashed and addicted to "entertainment" video and television. Indeed Ali and other social democrats do deliberately make humorous comments, but not nearly so many as the American live audience at the video event or at home react with inappropriate, fatuous, giddy laughter. This audience "takes the cake" because it was held in corrupt Chicago
emotionalinvalid 10 months ago
If Chavez is a dictator, I would rather live under a benvelong dictator than in a convoluted, exploitive, military/corporate empire(USA) that makes life "safe" for the fortune 500/ makes life miserable for common people here and abroad. The fact is any media channels that aided a coup, Chavez and the government closed, would have been so in the USA too. In europe parliments there are no term limits for prime minister. Chavez's party merely wants the same and holds public referendums for it.
emotionalinvalid 10 months ago 5
@emotionalinvalid in fact, any coup de tat in the USA would have led to any right wing, left wing, or media outlets to be tried for treason, etc and put to death in the USA. None of that happened to the coup perps in Venezuela in 2002. Most are free or served short jail sentences. And that coup was proven, that Venezuela's exploitive elite, backed by US government, indeed tried to overthrow Chavez. God bless South American socialism. congrats Argentina for re electing Christina Fernandez.
emotionalinvalid 4 months ago in playlist parenti, fisk, chomsky, wikileaks, tariq ali, et al
@emotionalinvalid furthermore, any media network or anyone who participated in a coup against a US president would have been tried, convicted and some probably executed. And regarding state execution by lethal injection its much more inhumane than being put in front of a firing squad. But there is no lesser evil regarding state sanctioned murder because "another wrong does not make a right". An eye for an eye(Jesus said no to that old testament rule) is always another wrong
emotionalinvalid 3 months ago in playlist parenti, fisk, chomsky, wikileaks, tariq ali, et al
@emotionalinvalid I don't think Chavez jailed any of those media moguls that aided and abetted in the failed circa 2002 coup on Chavez that rightly failed. In the US if that would have happened those conspirators would have been tortured and some would have been put to death or put in prison for life. You tell me who has a more forgiving and humane government Chavez or Bush/Obama? Hands down its Chavez's government that is more humane and has reconciliation. USA now a fascist state.
emotionalinvalid 1 month ago in playlist parenti, fisk, chomsky, wikileaks, tariq ali, et al
There is war going on and it for our hearts and minds.We "proles" across the globe are pawns in a bad chess game where ultimately we may have to decide we don't want to play the game.
Revolution ,peaceful preferably is the way to go
pukindogs65 11 months ago
we should give socialism a chance
mrhopsy 1 year ago
Shabash!
Drzhivago11 1 year ago
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A moneyless,classless,stateless communities of humanity expressing our freedom in creative harmonious cooperation for a world that is so POTENTIALLY AND ACTUALLY nourishing. Capitalism in any form, Statist or Corporatist is the denial of our common humanity in a politically manipulated,tyrannical armed MARKET SYSYTEM of artificial scarcity that is designed to perpetuate the enslavement of immense humanity for material interest of the criminal ruling elite.
arzoyan 1 year ago
Socialism isn't a bad word it's been methodically portrayed as Anti America by the main stream media and the elite who let us not forget are conducting a class war against the poor.
charlesfrith 1 year ago
@charlesfrith I want to understand this better. So far, I seem to be a socialist in my political views. Can you direct me toward any resources that would help me understand America's clear disdain for the very word? We have many social programs and are quick to anger if our government is not seen to do "the right thing" by it's citizenry in times of large-scale crisis, i.e. Hurricane Katrina. (Now we're next to oblivious when it comes to one-on-one issues of social need. Any suggestions?)
JRM733 1 year ago
Cactusnacht, LMFAO!!!! I'm using that one from now on. Thanks, Tariq!
DaHonestAbe 1 year ago 2
Incisive analysis from a left intellectual who was never lulled into complacency by Barack Obama's charisma.
93761 1 year ago 2
O right... The Assmericans join the army because of poverty and social injustice... not because they think "Amurrika is #1" and "sand n-words need to be punished"
covertbabo12 1 year ago
@covertbabo12 Nope, the majority join for the deployment pay and VA benefits. Unfortunately that may make them little more than mercenaries at heart.
Your statement implies that racial hatred of that sort can't happen right here in the US. It can and does. That's why lawmakers have created "hate crime" laws; something I disagree with as clearly all assaults, murder, rapes, etc are hateful acts and even if they aren't initially triggered by race, they effect the victims the same either way.
JRM733 1 year ago
Too bad that "socialism" is an emotionally charged word. Most Americans are conditioned to have a NEGATIVE reaction, just by HEARING the word!.
If people could just hear Tariq's words, most would agree with the content.
I'm sorry we don't hear this type of more often.
251omega 1 year ago
Great lecture. Ali is a true voice of wisdom. Come on world! The time has come for Revolution! Damn the downers, we need Robespierres and Trotskies modeled for our own times! Throw in a modern Bakunin as well!
AndrewMann552 1 year ago 11
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@AndrewMann552 True enough, but to hell with Baukunin.
msinummoc 9 months ago
@AndrewMann552 we need to stop talking about what we need and organizing. its really the only way. even if you want to rise against those who control the structure and security of our system, and dispose of them like i presume at least half of the overwhelming 4 and a half thousand viewers of this video would. Yea. Good Luck With That. It is not like ppl are waiting for someone to come tell them what to do. I am 25 and anyone from age 18 to 30 has been like almost programmed to ignore you and
zharmuth 8 months ago
@AndrewMann552 agree except for Robespierre as the model revolutionary. Most of those losing their heads in the French revolution were common people. Danton is my choice. He started out as a "focused" extreme revolutionary, to realizing that the revolution got out of hand like Stalin and Mao's "leadership". Danton lost his head, but eventually so did Robespierre by his creation of topsy turvy "committee for public safety". And the result was dictator/imperialist Napoleon. humanity 1st.
emotionalinvalid 7 months ago in playlist parenti, fisk, chomsky, wikileaks, tariq ali, et al
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Are you afraid? YOU SHOULD BE VERY AFRAID
Want safety in America, protect Israel, wipe out Muslims?
MUST SEE VIDEO: /watch?v=gV4Cxuu7VwU
"If only there were evil people somewhere insidiously committing evil deeds and it were necessary only to separate them from the rest of us and destroy them. But the line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being. And who is willing to destroy a piece of his own heart?" -Alexander Solzhenitsyn, novelist, Nobel laureate (1918-2008)
vechorik 4 months ago
a very insightful and intelligent take on our times and society's state of affairs.
ChariotRider 1 year ago 3