"The most violent country in the world since 1950 has been the United States."

[GURPS]

I’m not sure when this even occurred, but an interesting academic exchange made the viral rounds this weekend suggesting how tightly U.S. intelligence is controlling media and the academy. In the clip, the moderator immediately clamped down on Columbia University Professor and economist Professor Jeffrey Sachs when he suggested that the most violent country on Earth is the United States.





The clip is both fascinating and ironic. The key moment went like this: Sachs: “You can be democratic at home, and ruthlessly imperial abroad. The most violent country in the world since 1950 has been the United States and by far … (loud cross talk) Jeffrey! Jeffrey! Enough! I’m your moderator!”

Before that moment, Sachs had warmed up by criticizing the British Empire for the same alleged conduct during the 19th century, and there was no problem whatsoever. It was literally as soon as he started criticizing the U.S. that he got shut down.

The scene is hopelessly ironic; a perfect allegory between the U.S.’s imperialistic control over Sach’s big mouth and the U.S.’s imperialistic control over the world right now.

If Trump were in office, Sachs would have been allowed to go on and on about how awful and militaristic America is, and how we desperately need a no-superpower world, and so forth. Sachs is no lightweight gasbag, the majority of his practical experience has been in advising former communist governments how to set up market systems, including Poland and Russia.

Anyway. Only the RIGHT kind of expert is allowed talk about world affairs just now. Just like how only the right kind of expert was allowed to talk about covid.

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[Kyle]

An economist that endorsed Bernie Sanders tells you all you need to know about that putz.


Love this one from Wikipedia: According to the Canadian journalist Naomi Klein, Jeffrey Sachs is one of the architects of "disaster capitalism" after his recommendations in Bolivia, Poland and Russia led to millions of people ending up in the streets.[59]

 

[vraiblonde]

Hating America is like soooooo kewl! All the fashionable people are doing it.

His absurd statement isn't even remotely true. A mere nodding acquaintance with global events would show him that we're pikers compared to pretty much the whole Middle East and African countries. We're not even in the top 20. And all the illterati are like, "Yay! America sucks!"

That's a ****ing professor spewing that nonsense.

If you hate it here so much move your ass out, ya bitch.

 

[Kyle]

If you hate it here so much move your ass out, ya bitch.

If the US is so ####ing evil, why are so many millions climbing walls, swimming the RIO Grande or making boats out of everything but a boat to get here?

 

[Sneakers]

If the US is so ####ing evil, why are so many millions climbing walls, swimming the RIO Grande or making boats out of everything but a boat to get here?

Free food, free healthcare, free x-country guided tours, x-boxes, wide-screen TVs...

 

[vraiblonde]

If the US is so ####ing evil, why are so many millions climbing walls, swimming the RIO Grande or making boats out of everything but a boat to get here?

I'd rather have industrious law abiding Mexicans in this country than mindless cultbot Democrats.

 

[GURPS]

The US has its nose stuck in many places globally you never hear about , Like Ethiopia

 

[HemiHauler]

Not an incorrect statement. The MIC is the source water for violence and corruption world-wide.

 

[Gilligan]

Pol Pot said : "hold my beer"..... Hutus: "Move aside Pot..we'll show you something" ISIS: "Ha!...you ain't got deep natural pits to throw the bodies in like we do..."

 

[Monello]

Refugees and illegals always gravitate to places that are overwhelming violent. Because that's what people that are fleeing chaos & war do. The good professor told us so.

 

[Clem72]

Hating America is like soooooo kewl! All the fashionable people are doing it.

His absurd statement isn't even remotely true. A mere nodding acquaintance with global events would show him that we're pikers compared to pretty much the whole Middle East and African countries. We're not even in the top 20. And all the illterati are like, "Yay! America sucks!"

That's a ****ing professor spewing that nonsense.

If you hate it here so much move your ass out, ya bitch.

It's like when everyone says the US is the fattest country when we aren't even in the top 10 by percentage of obese or top 15 by average BMI.

But if you point that out the Eurotards will say "yeah, but America has the fattest fatties" which also isn't even close to true. In fact the UK while having 10% less obesity has an almost identical arithmetic mean BMI. That means either our skinnies are way skinnier than theirs, or their fatties are fatter than ours.

 

[Kyle]

It's like when everyone says the US is the fattest country when we aren't even in the top 10 by percentage of obese or top 15 by average BMI.

So I've been chanting "We're Number 1" for nothing?

 

[UglyBear]

So I've been chanting "We're Number 1" for nothing?

You are part of the problem.
Chanting burns precious calories and takes time away from eating.

Less chanting, more shoveling pie into pie hole. Let’s catch up to those snotty Euros!