"How is the "Palestinian monster" created? The psychology of dehumanization in Israeli discourse", an article by Suleiman Assaf, of the One Democratic State Initiative, on 180 Post:
A German citizen questioning why some nuclear programs dominate headlines while others remain largely undiscussed.
From 2014:
Noam Chomsky, longtime critic of both the US government and US psychology, has tried to inform the world about the life and work of Martin-Baró. Chomsky, in praising a collection of his essays, Writings for a Liberation Psychology, said that Martin-Baró had a “rare combination of intelligence and heroism to the challenge his work sets forth ‘to construct a new person in a new society.’ His life and achievement are a true inspiration.”
Archived version without paywall here.
I’m not asking this as a slogan, but as a serious political and moral question.
At what point does a government’s continued military campaign, obstruction or restriction of humanitarian relief, refusal to accept a lasting ceasefire, and political incentive to avoid accountability stop looking like a response to catastrophe — and start looking like the active prolonging of it?
Where is the line between responding to a crisis and governing through its continuation?
To watch the full video, go here.
I honestly just continue to be baffled by the fact that they KNOW they are on camera, they know they are being recorded, yet they proudly share their genocidal desires so openly, without any shred of shame. This isn't normal. Any society that normalizes rhetoric like this woman's is simply sick and rotten to its core.
What do you guys think of what he says?
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Source of this 12 May video is C-SPAN
> President Trump tells reporters at the White House that he's "not even a little bit" motivated by Americans' financial situation when it comes to making a peace deal with Iran. "I don't think about Americans' financial situation, I don't think about anybody. I think about one thing. We cannot let Iran have a nuclear weapon," the president says. His comments come as inflation rises to 3.8 percent and the cost of the war to date tops $29 billion according to the Pentagon.
I understand recognizing generational limitations, but when someone presents themselves as being open to changing their minds when presented with facts they should be challenged when they show a refusal to do so. Saying "patriarchy isnt a concept" is so removed from reality. Is he saying its natural and not imposed? Its so odd and really bothers me. Also, he does present himself as a militant socialist who cares about the working class sincerely but he doesnt admit the existence of patriarchy and the oppressiveness of gender roles?