Chomsky had incomplete information at that time, his conclusions were rational. His point was to criticize that atrocities of enemies were reported, but crimes of the US or its allies were ignored. At the same time, Indonesia, a US alley, invaded East Timor and slaughtered there. Nothing in the news about that at the time. And: Never did Chomsky support Pol Pot! His own answer to the Khmer Rouge support accusation: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-f3IUU59B6lw.html thank you for posting this video exposing Saad!
@Arbane's Sword sorry pal, that isn't what that means. Go learn the meaning of terms and then look up Chomsky's thesis in Manufacturing Consent. You're welcome.
@@doublenegation7870 Arbane's Sword is completely correct about the definition and normal use of "Whataboutism?" - maybe YOU need a dictionary, sir. Not everyone has the time or energy to devote to every story happening all across the globe.
Well of course we carpet bombed Cambodia I was stationed during the war in Phnom Penh as a Radio Operator for H.Q. transmitting sensitive dispatches. Operation Menu was a covert United States Strategic Air Command (SAC) tactical bombing campaign conducted in eastern Cambodia from 18 March 1969 until 26 May 1970 as part of both the Vietnam War and the Cambodian Civil War. ... The Menu bombings were an escalation of what had previously been tactical air attacks.
I am trying to understand your thoughts. So killing fields were a result of US aggression? Killing your own people because a superior power had invaded your airspace and dropped bombs ? Where is the connection? Laos was also victimized by US.
Breakdown of society. "During 1973 Freedom Deal aircraft dropped 250,000 tons of bombs (primarily high explosive), more than the 180,000 tons dropped on Japan during the Second World War.[22] As Khmer Rouge forces drew a tighter ring around Phnom Penh in April, the U.S. Air Force flew more than 12,000 bombing sorties and dropped more than 82,000 tons of ordnance in support of Lon Nol's forces during the last 45 days of the operation.[21] Since the inception of the Menu bombings in March 1969, the total amount of ordnance dropped on Cambodia reached 539,129 tons.[13]: 297 On 15 August, the last mission of Freedom Deal was flown." From Wikipedia
Creepy and mad voice. Why didn't you voice this yourself? No need to use J Frank Parnell. Btw Chomsky is, IMO, a fellow traveler of all that Rousseau-esque -y Pol-Pot-ty stuff. It always leads to tyranny. Chomsky is a typical intellectual - he should stick to his day job and stop talking shit.
