Michael Parenti - Is Bush A Failure?
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- Опубликовано: 30 янв 2008
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Progressive author Michael Parenti argues that popular liberal perceptions of a "failed" Bush Administration may not be accurate.
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Michael Parenti discusses Contrary Notions.
Internationally acclaimed, award winning author Michael Parenti is one of America's most astute and engaging political analysts. Covering a wide range of subjects, Parenti's work has enlightened and enlivened readers for many years. Here is a rich buffet of his deep but lucid writings on real history, political life, empire, wealth, class power, technology, culture, ideology, media, environment, gender, and ethnicity - along with a few choice selections drawn from his own life experiences and political awakening.
Parenti serves on the board of judges for Project Censored, and on numerous advisory boards as well as the advisory editorial boards of New Political Science and Nature, Society and Thought. He is the author of twenty books - Cody's Books
Michael Parenti received his Ph.D. in political science from Yale University. He has taught at a number of colleges and universities, in the United States and abroad.
Michael Parenti has won awards from Project Censored, the Caucus for a New Political Science, the city of Santa Cruz, New Jersey Peace Action, the Social Science Research Council, the Society for Religion in Higher Education, and other organizations. In 2007 he was awarded a Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition from U.S. Representative Barbara Lee.
During his earlier teaching career he received grants or fellowships from the Louis Rabinowitz Foundation, the Ford Foundation, Brown University, Yale University, State University of New York, and the University of Illinois. For several years he was a Visiting Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington, D.C.
He now serves on the board of judges for Project Censored, and on the advisory boards of Independent Progressive Politics Network, Education Without Borders, and the Jasenovic Foundation; as well as the advisory editorial boards of New Political Science and Nature, Society and Thought.
It isn't a failure of capitalism it's a feature of capitalism.
It’s not a bug, it’s a feature
Parenti changed my opinion on US politics so much. I learned that the rich doing spectacular and the poor suffering is planned.
Lol, you needed someone to teach you that? Really? Before you get too high in Parenti lemme tell you what he really is.
He's a one man propaganda machine. The worst part is he is ignorant of it. In reality Parenti is a useful idiot and victim of the tool of subversion used by globalist communists since the dawn of socialism. This is literally the exact type of useful idiot that yuri bezmenov said would be shot the day the communist seized power.
Parenti pretends to know the pitfalls of socialism in that it's an ideal, but his contradictions and blind spots, which are ironically born of idealism, bring to mind an Orwell quote that I think describes this man perfectly. "Some ideas are so stupid, only intellectuals believe them"
damn, this was posted two presidents ago
Just goes to show how entrenched and screwed the system currently is...literally no one is independent and free of it, even those in power who claim or believe to control the strings. SMH, we truly are primitive beings on the grand scheme of conscious control.
oh yeah it’s impressive
This is the highest uprated comment on this video and it was only posted 1 year ago on a video posted 13 years ago. Class consciousness is rising around the world.
And still just as relevant today.
Government of the corporations, by the corporations, for the corporations... and their buddies.
It is a smashing success.
Thanks Mr.Parenti for trying to open our eyes
I was a liberal and a conservative even long before I discovered this man. Glad he did
Just heard Mr. Parenti at University of North Dakota. Awesome, nice to hear real people for once talking sense instead of learning this stuff through obscure books and internet distributed videos... Viva La Revolution!
I love Parenti
Before you get too high in Parenti lemme tell you what he really is.
He's a one man propaganda machine. The worst part is he is ignorant of it. In reality Parenti is a useful idiot and victim of the tool of subversion used by globalist communists since the dawn of socialism. This is literally the exact type of useful idiot that yuri bezmenov said would be shot the day the communist seized power.
Parenti pretends to know the pitfalls of socialism in that it's an ideal, but his contradictions and blind spots, which are ironically born of idealism, bring to mind an Orwell quote that I think describes this man perfectly. "Some ideas are so stupid, only intellectuals believe them"
Soo...how we all feel a decade n a half later y'all?
I want a goddamn revolution
@@JacobPraterit’s happening with the solidarity with Palestine liberation.
@@savithag7616 I mean a full one, socialism etc
@@savithag7616 but the solidarity is really good though
Reflecting on his last remark - free trade and global capitalism pushing property rights above all other right, thus creating hollowed out local economies and communities and causing discord and conflict for people who have no where to go - is haunting. Parenti almost never misses.
I love Michael
He know how everything really works. The ruling class don't worry about him as long as he doesn't run for president.
Bravo, Michael!
Just discovered Parenti who sounds very similar to Greg Palast, and has an intellect which is just as sharp. It disheartens me to see such fantastic presentations have such poor viewing numbers.
They’re all watching the likes of Addison Rae or whatever her name is.
dammit he was right again
and this was 3 presidents ago
@@mememan9061 love it when capitalism is completely predictable and a monolithic panopticon astride across the world stage
It's great when you see behind the curtain.
Sadly it's infuriating to know only everyone uniting and guarding the outcome would change it.
We have been too well trained.
Shocking
"You're an apologist for politicians"
No, you apologize for those who want to privatize education - something that is a PUBLIC institution. You apologize for politicians as well; those who have developed this scam called vouchers.
I am very interested in Tesla theories. Thanks for the info I will do my own research insh'allah.
"Howdya like my poetry?"
You should submit it to a poetry journal.
Parenti is dead-on with this analysis. People don't want to believe that crass disregard for human life could be deliberate, so they make excuses- our rulers must be too "incompetent" to uphold basic human rights. If you want to get an idea of what an administration is all about, look at everything they've done: The Bush administration seemed pretty competent when they drafted landmark razor-sharp legislation that essentially gutted what was left of civil liberties and the constitution.
Hey why didn't you send me this video! Ha, this is good stuff.
Parenti is tha man!
good points
Based
what the hell is McCain ad doing here?
NPR Tiny Desk, Michael Parenti
Plus the bad policy builds up over time along with social conditions. In fact we are going through some now that could lead to our demise. We will eventually fall as all empires do, and because of our imperialism and greed.
What does Michael Parenti think about The Zeitgeist Movement and or The New Movie. Zeitgeist Moving Forward?
The new movie is very popular... 1,6 million views in 6-7 days
"You live without television?
I guess they don't allow them in homeless shelters."
I wouldn't know if they have televisions in a homeless shelter or not. I've never been to a homeless shelter. How about you?
When the US intervened in Nicaragua (convicted of terrorism by the international court for murdering 60,000 peasants), Guatemala, El Salvador, Chile backing Pinochet, Haiti, Columbia, Indonesia and East Timor (the case I proved earlier) and many more for business interests. The move has been made to China now, just a fact and where US business has used the Chinese army to bring in workers into Balck and Decker plants by gun point etc... I am speaking on the crimes we did commit,not ones we didnt
@codybiroth you know him?
"Education shouldn't be a govt monoploy."
That's right. It shouldn't. Therefore, by funding public schools poorly, the middlemen who are coopting public funds meant for the public good (school financing) are using the government for their own personal gain.
"There should be alternatives for people to choose from."
Certainly, but the alternatives should not use PUBLIC funds.
"Once again, every locality with vouchers benefitted from them."
And the source for this statement is...?
A+
We thought it was dire back then...
OMG ... so True
It doesn't matter if you prove that some corporations have done good - they should - they are obligated to. I am pointing out the atocities and abuses. If you back them you are saying you could care less about human rights.
Time is a flat circle.
The prior post is in response to the idea that Reagan brought down the USSR.
Chomsky and Zinn, too.
The war in Iraq will prove to be the greatest swindle in the history of the world.
And, we borrowed much of the money.
Ha, will do.
Actually Iran was upset over a military rescue attempt by the carter administration which put a strain on the hostage release deal.
Ok, we'll be the first empire to ast forever, lol. You're living in a dream world. I would almost agree with you if the US wasn't following the exact same path that led to other empires destruction - imperialism...
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I didn't go to college, I'm to smart for that, I have my own mind and research myself beause "im interested in it. Go to my "Refer to Video" and you'll see the time I take to have informed opinions on the subjects I speak on. When I dont know I stay out or ask questions. Your barking up the wrong tree.
Key word here "CORPORATE" what about everyone else that doesn't fall under that "CORPORATE" tree. Bush fails, you lose.
@metalreign81 If they took care of their workers, they would have a little less profit and people would be well clothed, fed and housed.
Now, why on earth would any businessman or executive want to see working people healthy, wealthy and wise.
It is against their class interests. The poor should struggle to survive. That is the way of all flesh.
"Blame public schools for that."
No. Blame the government that does not fund schools adequately or equally. We do not need vouchers. We need schools to be funded adequately. Vouchers are a way to turn a public service free to all into a business. Do not privatize something that should be public. Unless, of course, you intend to fund schools poorly so that you can FORCE people to use vouchers and turn public education into a private business. I say: NO! PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE FOR THE PUBLIC!
And then they'll remove the vouchers because we "don't want to be a welfare state"
I love Parenti but he needs to cite WAAAAAYYYY more sources in his books
actualy, let me not exaggerate - it was from 30,000 to 60,000 - does that mean I deny the atrocity? huh...
Huh? funny. On the same note howcome the US was intervening in more countries than the Soviets throughout the 80's?
When one looks at the US offensive policy it has been far more aggressive than the USSR. We need to be honest here. And since they've been gone we stepped up our oppression. Actually, Gorbachev was very against the hard liners. It would be better if Gorbachev had stayed in power and kept ppushing democratic ideas through.
Since you know all, explain the US intervention backed by corporations in Indonesia. This is the model used the world over but let's just start there. You tell me what you think happened and I'll tell you what really happened. You've already made ridiculous comments on this by swathing over reality with generalizations.
blindness affects your eyesight, not your intellect. there is no need to point out the person's physical disability.
Didn't know Parneti was my hero. Do I agree with everything one says? No. The majority of Soviet officials claim Reagan had nothing to do with it. I saw an expert on CSPAN who said the same just days ago. In fact, most people who have any knowledge about it find the Reagan account a complete laugh riot. So I guess every expert doesn't disagree with me. People who make those claims have vacuos reasoning. It's absurd actually. You should stop following your hero and think for yourself.
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He had been studying since the 70's and lived there 3 months out of the year for decades. He was in tight with Soviet dissidents.
Really, just saw the docmentary on the whole rescue attempt with the actual participants, lol. Your funny.
why is it so great that a blind guy won
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Any logical human realizes that things are complex and the bumper sticker reason given is never sensible. Again, I just saw an expert/professor who lived there and studied the situation for some 30 years who was invovled with the dissident Soviets and he stated the idea that Reagan brought down the USSR was utterly ridiculous. Only people who who can only grasp one liners from FOX news think that...
Check mate again...
The fuck is going on with these comments?
Your making a fool of yourself because I am not doing what you say... I watched detailed hearings on C-SPAN about it. Pretty informative I think and much more than a "bingo" card. I guess you're the one holding the bingo card.
Madison, Wisconsin; Cleveland, Ohio; state of Vermont. For starters, check out WALL STREET JOURNAL editorial July 28, 2008. Randi rules!
"I offered facts"
You offerred opinion and avoided the points that I brought up.
"you offered NOTHING but pathetic insults."
No true at all. And, when I insult someone, it is hardly pathetic. You deserve it.
"We all have stake in education."
Yes we do. You also have a stake in a FEW persons profiting from something that should not be profit-driven. Education, up to high school, is a right in the United States.
"Stop believing Dan Rather."
I live without a television, dork.
I will make you SOB
Dissidents gave Reagan credit for their liberation. That's why Czechs are building a statue of him. It was only pressure from the Gipper that kept dissidents from being arrested and killed like under Stalin.
YT test
Duvalier came to power in late Fifties after Haitians elected him. US military aid was canceled so he asked and received aid from De Gaulle. Randi rules!
parenti is great but I dislike his belief of how a big socialist govt can fix it.
There is no such thing as a “big govt” you paranoid dumbass
Duvalier's military aid came from France, not US. Germany was threatening to attack Haiti in 1914 for its nonpayment of debts. That's why US intervened, Randi rules!
Actually he wasn't a failure.
What he accomplished was to awaken a sleeping giant the American People.
Well a few of us anyway.
Title of your poem:
"Ad Hominem Attack #8235"
When Papa Doc died, Pompidou was only world leader to attend his funeral. This proves that haiti was a French client state.
Gorby did democratic things only under pressure. When no pressure, he wasn't democratic. for example, he tried to strangle Lithuanian independence when he saw that Bush Senior wouldn't care. It was actually Yeltsin, not Bush Sr., who saved Lithuania!
He was behind 1991 coup to oust Yeltsin but he lost control & was ousted himself. That's why dissidents in USSR don't like Gorby anymore than hard-liners do. Like Millard Fillmore, he got pro- and anti-slavery people mad at him.
Continuation of post: In Japan in '60s our Ambassador ALWAYS took side of Japanese businessmen over US ones, even when formr were wrong. Imperialism? USSR would never lasted 74 years without US aid. Imperialism? In '80s Papandreou in Greece pissed at us & Reagan took it with smile. Imperialism?
We were supposed to fall many times in the past. Not to sound mystical but the US seems to lose every battle 'cept the last one. In Cold War, we lost ground every decade until 1989-91, when we made up for past losses. We began Space race with defeat(Sputnik) and ended up going to moon first. We began Cold War with defeat(Yalta) and ended up with Ukraine in our corner. We began WW2 ith defeat(Pearl Harbor). James Madison said if we keep our form of govt we'll last indefinitely.
Your hero Parenti even blamed Reagan for Soviet collapse! Sakharov, Gorbachev & ex-KGB head give Reagan credit. Every expert disagrees with you. NoVietnam had combat troops in SoVietnam before we did. Randi rules!
We heard Randi put down Parenti(as well as Chomsky and Mark Lane) at Skeptic Society meeting in 2003. He was talkin' about false prophets in academe(especially Paul Ehrlich).
Howcum Tibetans are demonstrating now if Red rule is so great & if they didn't love their Dalai? In late 1950s, internatl. lawyers' group charged Mao with genocide plus Halliday's latest biog of Mao. Randi rules!
In brightest day, in blackest night, no evil shall escape my sight. for those who worship evil's might, beware my power, Randi's light.
I don't know why you dragged in all those names. Those were all places where the USSR created trouble and US stopped them, much to the gratitude of the local populations, as you can tell by their elections.
James Randi forever!
I did read studies. Reagan's Star Wars, which woulda cost trillions, was beyond Soviet means. Gorby's attempt to reform lead to collapse. Reagan's support of Afghan freedom fighters was a Vietnam to USSR. US support for Solidarity union lead to collapse of Red rule in EastEur which then spread to USSR. Randi rules!
If those were terrorist activities, then why is Ollie North a hero in Nicaragua?
Public schools got billions, teachers get big bucks, and kids are dumber than ever! Vouchers are absolutely necessary. Every locality in US which has vouchers reported smarter kids. Even public schools improved without spending a penny more on them becuz now their teachers had to compete with private schools. And competition always improves the product. James Randi rules!
Lodge a complaint with whom? Parenti has been fired from every teaching job he ever held(no big surprise). Besides being a Soviet apologist, he's also vilified the saintly Nobel Prize winner the Dalai Lama.
James Randi forever!
Before I hated you. Now I pity you. A man who hates his own people hates himself. If he hates himself he can't love anyone. You must've had a terrible family life to turn out the way you did. What do your parents think of you?
Pro-Soviet Parenti is best known for predicting in 1986 that there is no evidence the USSR is on verge of collapse. He later blasted Gorbachev for allowing too much criticism. What an unenviable reputation!
As an atheist, I'll never forgive Reds for giving atheism a bad name. Before 1917, we could say to religionists: "Butchery is something only you do. Our hands are clean." Not any more. That's why we honorable atheists fight for freedom for all, including heroic Tibetans. To make up for what Stalin & Pol Pot did to our reputation. Parenti is just a baboon in an ugly suit. Randi rules!
You're an apologist for politicians, bureaucrats, & incompetent teachers(thugs & thieves of worst kind). I offered facts; you offered NOTHING but pathetic insults. We all have stake in education. Stop believing Dan Rather. Randi rules!
Blame public schools for that. That's why we need vouchers and more home schooling.
Most of those countries are democracies. If the poor don't want us there, let them elect officials that'll boot us out, like Philippines did.
Pyschoanalysis is discredited. Neither Randi nor I believe in Freud.
Before I hated you. Now I pity you. A man who hates his own people hates himself. If he hates himself he can't love anyone. You must've had a terrible family life to turn out the way you did. What do your parents think of you?