Quote Originally Posted by jclay View Post
I haven't heard one peep from mainstream news organizations that addresses the general point of view that John Mearsheimer advanced in the Cambridge University virtual presentation I posted; he not some wingnut and his position isn't unique, just ignored by the powers that be. I've listened to a couple other more general foreign policy presentations he's given and for my money the electorate needs to be hearing this stuff if we're to avoid these sorts of catastrophes going forward. And this has zero to do with giving Putin a pass; as the instigator of violence on Ukraine I hope he pays the heaviest price possible (I'm thinking the Hague and a rope) but the US has got to take a long, honest look in the mirror or we're going lose this planet.

Here's the link again for convenience; it's well worth listening to:
Spot on John!

Measheimer lays the facts out clearly, without politicizing.

Mainstream news: Since when (in recent times) ever really care about the truth?

Everything now is is either left or right, with us or against us, black or white, but the world and everything in in it is a deep, murky grey.