Trailer: The Other Side: An Interview with William Blum

[Metsada007]

I sincerely apologize for my previous remark "one of the very few good Americans". I of course realize that there are many kind-hearted American people who don't wish to oppress and massacre people and who want peace. The biggest problem is that American media is brainwashing people to the extent that they become totally unable to distinghuish between right and wrong. Greetings from Turkey to all my peaceful American brothers and sisters in humanity. Peace.

[Metsada007]

One of the few good Americans.

[Lucifer986]

kiling hope is the bible of political reality. personal such as blum will never receive the acknowledgement they should be receiving. if such men as blum where the leaders of the world reality would be very diffrent we are currently living in aldouse Huxley brave new world world..

[peterfdrucker]

"Take the most radical revolutionary and place him on the throne of all of Russias or give him dictatorial power, and before a year has past, he'll become worse than the czar himself." This is a Bakunin quote I like, sort of speaks to your comment.

[KentAllard]

its not bribes. Thats too crude and prone to embarrassing exposure.

They've passed through an education system that filters out anyone who doesn't think a certain way and hold certain beliefs.

They really honestly believe what they're saying and doing.

By the time they run for office its just a matter of business contributing to whoever best represents their interests.

[jplumads]

Why does Blum still live in the USA?

[Gurra88]

@jplumads

He doesn't hate the USA, he's talking about its foreign policy. Big difference.

[goldenrockfilms]

gitterfritter,

you could not have done yourself any better for a Christmas gift. Bill Blum is truly a treasure. -- GoldenRockFilms

[gitterfritter]

I've got it sitting right next to me. Ordered it for Christmas and am really itching to start reading it. Just have to finish up this other book I'm reading.

[spookytom]

This guy is incisive, clear, and incredibly knowledgeable about the way the world REALLY works.

I subscribe to his newletter

[TOYOTATAXI]

Rogue State by William Blum is the best and easiest book to read. Very informative and well written. Keep up the good work Bill.

[margot980]

Every year a very hardy plant comes up in the woods around me, and in my back yard. It's called sweet, sweet William. Fragrant blossoms, tough stuff.

Blum is a treasure.

[tranmere789]

As a finn i'm keen to find when mister Blum first time addmit that Sovjet Union was most brutal power in modern history with massmurdering, gangrapings etc.

Why didn't Blum never mension any of Sovjet terror action. What's american terror comparing with communist terror in whole big world?

[Leibo07]

Well you won't, tranny. Reason : it was not.

[KentAllard]

American terror is overthrowing all around the world dozens of democratically elected governments, supporting military juntas or dictators in their place, arming their security forces and organising & training them in 'counter-insurgency' (terrorism we carry out), conducting proxy-wars through them, and so on and so forth. For a near century.

Soviet Union doesn't even rate next to those actions, it was a dungeon and its crimes were internal.

[Gurra88]

@tranmere789

I think he's just pointing out that USA was just as bad as the SU with its foreign policy. They were not fighting for freedom and democracy as the propaganda says, it went deeper than that. He does say the "Soviet conspiracy" was nonsense.

[JagArKrig]

Blum is an amazing author and an amazing person. His writings aren't only eloquent and lucid, but they're personal. You feel like you're in the same room as him.

[zupak98]

once upon a time a gated all American's

know i see that there are stars hiding behind the planets

if only blum was president

but = actually no we wouldn't wont him to to get assassinated on the 4th day

lol

[Leibo07]

Yes, that 4th day, Blum has that in his Foreword to Rogue State.

If you like Blum, you should check out Noam Chomsky and Michael Parenti f.ex. on YT, too. Best grtz

[Leibo07]

Behold a hero in human form. Read his books (a.o. 'Rogue state'); see his site. It should be elementary.