However the trillion dollar question is why haven’t they been stopped and the current government thrown out of office for criminal offences?

It’s all very unclear. Plutocrats would’ve paid je for women, parties, portfolio mgt, connections etc but what did nm ‘pay’ je to ‘provide access’ to funding for his projects?

That would make sense if he was funded by enemies of the West - China, Russia etc but I doubt je provided access to such groups. je ‘serviced’ Western despots as far as i know, so it would be quite ironic if Chomsky was funded by people he intended to criticise

There lies the danger, neither Monbiot nor anyone else critical of nm’s relationship with je suggest that nm wanted access to kids, in fact they deny this was the motive. But they don’t spell out exactly what the motive was, so everyone is going to assume it’s what you’ve said.

There lies the danger, neither Monbiot nor anyone else critical of nm’s relationship with je suggest that nm wanted access to kids, in fact they deny this was the motive. But they don’t spell out exactly what the motive was, so everyone is going to assume it’s what you’ve said.

Assume one billion Westerners become radicalised. Now pit them against armed police & military. The former will stand no chance. We are entering a phase of perpetual oppression which will only change if despots suddenly & miraculously develop a conscious.

So we can never truely know any person only through their writings. But it would be bizarre to believe what’s written about injustices whilst refusing to form a view of the writer’s virtue. The findings re nm are therefore a spectacular victory for the right, which will now gain many ex-nm followers

I have no vested interest in ‘supporting’ nm or anyone at all, but given what i know about him, the million dollar question left unanswered is - exactly what did he hope to gain from associating with je?

There’s a big problem here, the comments attributed to nm are just too inconsistent with his character. Either he’s the greatest actor in thespian history or something is amiss. Was he coerced to deal with je? If the transcripts were more subtle they might’ve been believable, but this is too much.

I think it’s a sign that almost half our population are mean spirited, racist sycophants.

80% of the population is decent & has no desire for power or to act aggressively. 20% is malevolent & lust for power & excess wealth, & delight in violent domination. Therefore in terms of pure brute strength, they are superior. That’s how this minority seized power & that’s why we’re in trouble

I think things have already moved on since you write your post..
The rest of the world have made that decision for the US, I’m afraid.. youtu.be/xn1omwEARWE

Yes, if there are more inspiring people like yourself then there’s hope. But what I cannot comprehend is the support this tyrant is getting from people who he’s also hurting. They enjoy the attacks on the scapegoats he’s targeted. A perverse delight in blaming people who look different placates them

But this has always been the crux of the issue - people cannot unite. Decades long propaganda has created social silos. If the 99% saw each other as one community, it would be the end of all oppression, but it’s never going to happen.

Damn, whom do we trust then? I recall R.Skinner in Life & How to Survive it saying we should elect leaders who don’t want the role. As that’s impossible, humanity is doomed to be oppressed. People vaguely agree that ‘power corrupts’ but I don’t think anyone realises how critical this insight is.