Comments on: Howard Zinn

By: car accident bristol

car accident bristol — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:00:19 +0000

I first discovered this book after watching "Good Will Hunting" where there is a scene with Matt Daemon talking about this book to his therapist. I looked it up, and sure enough a very highly recommended book.

By: Barfly

Barfly — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 18:21:27 +0000

Ideas not Ideology

By: Claus-Erik Hamle

Claus-Erik Hamle — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:42:44 +0000

We ought never to forget that United Bluff killed more or less 6,000 children, women and men in Ciudad de Panama according to an envistigative committee chaired by former Secretary of Justice Clark. At the time, 1989, I read about the indisciminate killings in Panama City by the US Army SS. And they got away with it. Just like the US missile that recently destroyed a house in Somalia killing 3 women and 3 children who were just ordinary citizens. No comments from United Bluff. Acc. to Dr Bob Bowman, former chief of US Air Force Missile Defense, the missiles in Poland will be very useful to shoot down any surviving Russian missiles after a First Strike against Russian missiles, subs, etc. Therefore the Russians will implement Launch On Warning. That´s the real danger-and a madman like McCain.

By: 8Ball

8Ball — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 02:20:55 +0000

Iraq 101: “We all have the greatest interest in seeing a successful resolution to Iraq…”,/b>

Obama calls for a diplomatic surge.

Interpretation: A “successful resolution” means:

a. We must have a stable, occupier friendly, “legal” government with which to sign “agreements”.
b. The Iraqi government will not be deemed “legal” until they agree to oil concessions on US terms.

Thus we will remain in Iraq until these conditions are met.

By: Joey

Joey — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 01:01:46 +0000

I disagree (slightly) with one date Howard Zinn said. He thought American imperialism began in 1791, however I think it began at least during the Revolution(this, of course, ignores the European imperialism). That said the “Overmountain Men” who fought at Kings Mtn SC during the Revolution were European settlers near present-day Bristol TN/VA. They were there illegally during the Revolution. I had 5 ancestors who fought there and these were the first Tennesseans of European descent

By: Dain

Dain — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 21:09:13 +0000

Affirmative Action started with the regimented, corporatist New Deal.

By: Jet

Jet — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:54:52 +0000

Jesus wasnt for empire, he saw it as evil. Ironically, today, we have people saying the anti-war [leftist/libertarian] types are un-American for not being pro-war, yet they are basically saying what Jesus did.

And the nutty nut nuts like righty Hagee are pro-war, even though Jesus wasnt, so Jesus will return.

Bizzarro world.

By: Jet

Jet — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:48:18 +0000

SF Curt I didnt hear Zinn say everything America did was bad or evil.

I find these kind of strawmen arguments illogical.

By: cemmcs

cemmcs — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:37:24 +0000

Zinn is great. Check out the short video at You Tube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Arn3lF5XSUg

By: A. Shah

A. Shah — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:07:43 +0000

Hey Scott,

Have you tried getting an interview with Chomsky? I think it would be great to hear a long interview with Chomsky specifically on Anarchism and what his differences are with Libertarianism.