The Making of Norman Finkelstein - Reality Asserts Itself (6/8)

[@na1950]

Let each of us buy professor Finklestein's book called Image and Reality to support him for his human endeavor. Ordered my copy today !

[@kathiebishop1]

Such authenticity is hard to come by---love Norman's honesty.

[@Jchasser]

Well, I don’t understand and I agree with him on a lot, but he’s idea that well Hamas or freedom fighters when they jump the fence and rape and killed civilians and so that’s fair game by that standard anybody that claims their oppressed can rape and kill in murder civilians, so there goes the law of our con. That’s what I don’t understand why people like support Finkelstein. I understand what he’s coming from, I agree with him about Palestine but I don’t agree that it is fair game to kill and bomb and rape, women, children, and civilians

[@johnnylee8194]

@@Jchasser Your incapable of empathy my friend. You dont know what you will do to Germans the day your freed from concentration camp currently called Gaza

[@404ErrorPage]

What a wonderful and genuine human being.

[@Luke43168]

Excellent series, thank you. A man of considerable moral fortitude and courage.

[@carovski]

sadly my life has come to a point where I look forward to these interviews more than is probably healthy

[@the81kid]

In today's world it's amazing to hear someone who pays everything just to tell the truth. 99% of the time we have to listen to bs from the media. Listening to the truth is never unhealthy.

[@Tsnore]

Norm is intellectually brave. I respect him for that.

[@WimbledonEngland]

Norman doesn't even need an interviewer, he can just go on by himself. Love it when he keeps cutting off the interview and keeps correcting him.

[@grinningchicken]

Level of honesty bravery is pretty amazing

[@yafaflores1111]

This man needs to be commended. Somehow someway. Thank you Norman. And thank you for this interview

[@Timeisright]

“Nobody should have to bear the burden of my politics” what an honorable man he is ❤

[@TakeTheRedPill_Now]

Thanks for making this available. Thoughtful and well-reasoned. Completely unlike what is currently peddled as News and Information by commercial media sources.

[@mihad2367]

What an incredibly smart man!

[@hattiejaz52]

Much appreciate this important interview with Prof Finkelstein. Thank you. 🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@vasimajeddy6572]

To lose your job when you speak the truth is a disservice to our freedom of speech. What an enormous price to pay and still continue to fight on behalf of the Palestinians is proof of Norman Finkelstein’s devotion to their cause. May Allah protect you always. Thank you.

[@simonetartocchi6968]

WHO TOLD YOU THAT THAT'S THE TRUTH? Who told you that his side isn't corrupted by his quite bulky ideology? Y'all seem VERY NAIVE...

[@norabatty1916]

Wot an amazing humble charming man.

[@voiceofchina1788]

with Norm's own words, Truth and justice will win.

[@MrMathjo20]

Like Gandhi himself has said, "There's no God higher than truth."

[@GordonofSeattle]

agree with Norm 75% of the time. He is hero of mine for sure

[@MrMathjo20]

Mr. Finkelstein can never be put on the same pedestal as another intellect such as Noam Chomsky. Having said that, Mr. Finkelstein has definteily gained a whole new sense of respect from me. An honourable, intellectual martyr for nothing but the simple plain ol' thing called the truth.

[@StunnedByStupidity]

***** Yeah I thought his tone was pompous too...

[@carovski]

yawn

[@308_Negra_Arroyo_Lane]

Whatever you say, Mr. Snooty Two Shoes...

[@winston2015]

***** lol,, read Kevin Ryan's 'Noam Chomsky and the Willful Ignorance of 9/11'

[@StunnedByStupidity]

winston smith I tried to read that post but the glint from the tin foil hat kept blinding me. BECAUSE YOU ARE TOO FUCKING STUPID TO UNDERSTAND - I will explain Chomsky's position. JFK was assassinated 60 odd years ago and the conspiracy buffs STILL are picking over the bones - COUNTLESS hours wasted. Now, there may be some dependencies in the 911 account but NONE that will be enough to get a proper investigation. While Bush and Co NAKEDLY have broken THE most serious crime you can break (DWARFING 911 in every fucking way) - an illegal war of aggression. So FUCKWIT - WHY ARE YOU WASTING TIME ON A STUPID GO NO WHERE TOPIC - when a REAL indisputable crime has been committed? And attacking CHOMSKY of all fucking people - lets hear your idea of an intellectual and we will check to see what their intellectual accomplishments are - this is going to be fucking HILARIOUS...

[@FinanceFree-ii5un]

This is what respecting the memory of the survivors of the holocaust looks like

[@BGSoccerMagic]

4:46 "...I have always been of the view that nobody should have to bear the burden of my political..."! Holy shit! How many people would have done something like that at such moment in their lives?

[@castelodeossos3947]

Alan Dershowitz in Democracy Now interview: 'I’m not a litigious person'. And he later falsely claimed he was completely cleared of plagiarism.

[@lA-tv1qt]

15:40 She got to him because the is not just crying, she is hitting her head with her palms like a banshee every time she sees that the camera is on her and not on the speaker, while the rest of the auditorium is booing Mr Finkelstein. It was a very hostile environment, where the people won't even allowing him to speak, booing him constantly.

[@nash984954]

What Norman may not get regarding the crocodile tears video, is the stark reality of the suffering of Palestinians when Israel attacks and performs what the IOF calls 'mowing the lawn.' That statement for possibly the first time stood as a true understanding of the pain, the neglect by the American media of Palestinians plight, and without realising at that time how invisible Palestinians are to even the President of the USA when in 2014, Obama laments the kids that died, but then immediately okays a request for more ammo to the IOF, that they will use to kill even more kids. It was just after 4 kids were playing soccer on the beach and were vaporised in the latest assault by the Zionists. So, the statement was felt viscerally by the Palestinians, Arabs all over the Middle East who are subjected to drones, and US bombing, and really anyone oppressed in the region. And frankly it should be put to Americans, an America that actually cares about the rest of the world, not the America run by Neocons and the Zionists AIPAC lobby, who care more about power than compassion for others, talk is cheap, and it's all America has in its bid for only Empire in the world, it takes money for people who care to buy beer, American leaders are drunk already....with power. "If you had any heart in you, you'd be crying for the Palestinians." It will be true until Israel negotiates peace and gives up on its landgrab. Norman is usually subdued and careful with his words to not be misunderstood, but his heart spoke through the Israeli charades, the pinkwashing, bluewashing, greenwashing that is used to show how kind and civilised their democracy is, but omitting they give constant pain to the Palestinians, Israel is not a good state that deserves recognition as a civilised state, and until it stops its attacks on Palestinians, shouldn't ever. Palestine is a state, with occupiers running the show. What should be the recognition is that Jews and Arabs live in that one state, only acknowledging the equality of all is needed. Zionism is crime FREE FREE Palestine

[@johnnylee8194]

Norman underestimates the difference between groups morals to personal morals. He applies the latter to former which never works.

[@lianecornils6603]

😊.

[@stevehollahan3533]

Spoken like a true Ghandi disciple.

[@pedroyahyavi7048]

norman left the party of god

[@thefakenewsnetwork8072]

Im god

[@simonetartocchi6968]

When I listen to NF and read the comments I have the proof that communism has done even more harm than nazism.

[@jazzvec]

interesting to me that he started out as a Maoist and interesting also that he is a socialist - socialists and maoists are anti humanists in my mind. To me, the slogan to put yourself second and the society first is the most disgusting revolting inhumane thing ever. Speaking as a libertarian… To Chomsky and Finkelstein it is the pinacle of morality. Despite this non-trivial disagreement, I still admire Norman (more than Chomsky) for many things - as a scholar, as a serious thinker, as an activist with a strong sense of justice and as a speaker. Very admirable human being.

[@matthewstone1362]

For the individual to put society first is honourable and inspiring. For society to decide this FOR the individual is horrendous.

[@jazzvec]

@@matthewstone1362 “socialism” = society first and individual is disposable. I was born in that regime. Every American communist should be treated in the same way as a supporter of fascism. Fascism and communism are equally dangerous. As for what you are saying - to me these people that feel like they “serve the good cause” are the most dangerous. That self-righteousness and willingness to dictate what other people can and cannot do in the name of “the cause” is very, very dangerous. Religious fanatics do the same thing. Infringements on human freedoms and development for retarded causes like “rights of transgender people”, “reduction of CO2”, “multiculturalism”, “equality” and similar nonsense and everybody has to listen to that crap and pay for that crap as if it made sense.

[@matthewstone1362]

@@jazzvec read my comment again.

[@jazzvec]

@@matthewstone1362 I think I understood the first time and it was a clever comment. I am just saying that the danger is not only from top down but also from bottom up when a group of people who think they know what they are doing act unreasonably and against human freedom on ideological grounds “in the name of the greater good”.

[@malou1563]

Putting the needs of others first is anti human? Of course a libertarian disagrees.