Noam Chomsky calling out Christian Zionism in the US as the main reason the US supports Israel

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[–]Tom_Bombadil 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

I'll find it.

While I look. Here's one where he claims the Israeli lobby is insignificant..

It's completely absurd.

[–]magnora7[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Actually he here is saying the jewish lobby is one of the driving forces in the military-industrial complex that has taken over the US government dollars and is siphoning tax dollars.

He seems to definitely be saying the opposite as your title implies. This whole video is him calling out the jewish lobbying power's strong ties to the MIC, and how that is the main driver of US foreign policy and wartime action...

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

This part seems a bit evasive and dismissive to me, although he does drive home the "MIC loves Israel" point for the rest of the video.

0:50 Can it really be that a small ethnic lobby controls US policy? If anybody believes that thesis, there's a tactical suggestion that follows immediately... [gives a weird scenario about confronting CEOs, uses "little lobby" again] ...Does anybody pursure it? No, because it's absurd. The claim... [wanders off onto another topic]

[–]magnora7[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yeah I mean he realizes he's walking hot coals anytime he even addresses that issue. But the fact he's calling out christian Zionism at all, by name, and tying it to US foreign policy, is a level of honesty very few others display. Especially people of his caliber and position.

But yeah he does dodge the issue sometimes. But the fact he actually openly pushes back against zionism instead of just kowtowing 100% to it, is a minor miracle.