Full podcast episode: kzread.info/dash/bejne/pGirrrqHqcfglbw.html Lex Fridman podcast channel: kzread.info Guest bio: John Mearsheimer is an international relations scholar at University of Chicago. He is one of the most influential and controversial thinkers in the world on the topics of war and power.

@DaisyAruba

6 ай бұрын

Am I first comment, I’m currently taking notes on Candace Owen’s hour long interview with political scientist Norman Finkelstein; it is painful trying to note take non bias.

@taylorh520

6 ай бұрын

Since Zionist Israel barbaric creation from Nakba, atrocities and terror never stop in the last 75 years. Israel Lobby (AIPAC) has weaponized victimhood & religion, conflated terms, bought out US CONGRESS. Israel lobby is worldwide phenomenon. They control media, banking & politics. Anti-Israel is not anti-semi. Anti-zionist is not antisemitic.

@benikramer5115

6 ай бұрын

Why not a three states solution? Those Jews, Christians and Muslims who want to live together in friendship and peace as result of friendship could and should become the co-hosts of Jerusalem. (Based on development of the cerebrum) Hate should not occupy the heart of the s.c. holy land in my opinion. Those who want to separate themselves from other ethnic and religious groups should become their part of land where they can fight inside their own group, who is the dominant silver back/who has fully explored his brain stem. When I see how controversy is handled sometimes in the Knesset, and how Palestinians are divided too, I think the wisdom of zen and non-duality could help to build bridges inside individuals and groups etc. up to the level of international relations. However, it is an illusion, that leaders who are not supported by everyone they represent can reach a significant and lasting breakthrough with another leader with the similar internal problems. Big (collective) solutions are bigger than the sum of small (individual) solutions and their quality. Big (collective) problems are bigger than the sum of small (individual) problems. Until I/WE make the unconscious conscious, it will direct our lives, and we will call it fate (Carl Gustaf Jung)

@johndorilag4129

6 ай бұрын

Here in Asia, John Mearsheimer is much admired.

@thinkbeforeyoutype7106

6 ай бұрын

Benjamin Netanyahu: 'America is a thing you can move very easily' : “I know what America is," Netanyahu told a group of terror victims, apparently not knowing his words were being recorded. "America is a thing you can move very easily, move it in the right direction. They won't get in their way." “Netanyahu also bragged how he undercut the peace process when he was prime minister during the Clinton administration. "They asked me before the election if I'd honor [the Oslo accords]," he said. "I said I would, but ... I'm going to interpret the accords in such a way that would allow me to put an end to this galloping forward to the '67 borders. How did we do it? Nobody said what defined military zones were. Defined military zones are security zones; as far as I'm concerned, the entire Jordan Valley is a defined military zone. Go argue." Source : Washington Post, Haaretz, Business Insider, etc

The most hilarious thing about this lobby is that they are literally bribing you with your own money.

@nilskp

4 ай бұрын

Thats the Washington Way

@eanerickson8915

4 ай бұрын

Even the IRA has to earn their money.@@nilskp

@jodesbois2491

4 ай бұрын

Sad thing i would have said... And imagine what they do with armerican taxe money abroad...

@chelovekrazumni9960

4 ай бұрын

It's still not a conspiracy. Dude.

@jodesbois2491

4 ай бұрын

@@chelovekrazumni9960 it is ..

AIPAC should be registered as foreign organization

@grospipo20

6 ай бұрын

Register**

@rod.k772

6 ай бұрын

I believe JFK tried it

@user-xc2yc3vz5e

6 ай бұрын

or a terrorist organization.. oh wait that just happened! thank heavens

@peterc.4143

6 ай бұрын

JFK tried and then he got murked, so everyone else pretty much got the message

@WorldGoyimUnite

6 ай бұрын

Why 🇮🇱 assassinated JFK

I like how calm, collected, and good spirited John Mearsheimer is. He'd be escorted out of congress if he were to say this stuff in a hearing.

@dermotmeuchner2416

4 ай бұрын

Congress knows who he is believe me. They would rather walk on broken glass than invite him to speak.

@freespeech8293

3 ай бұрын

Because our Congress is bought and paid for by the Jewish/Israel lobby.

@Ouimundowhatsup

6 күн бұрын

That’s called diplomacy and that can be learned

I’m always intrigued by the US political system allowing lobbying just to make bribes legal

@johanljungdahl7332

4 ай бұрын

Spot on 👌

@dermotmeuchner2416

4 ай бұрын

Ain’t capitalism grand!

@user-xq1wz3tp5z

4 ай бұрын

Lobbyists routinely contribute valuable advice to naive legislators, often allowing pragmatic considerations to be incorporated in initial drafts of laws. This is not to deny outsized lobbyist influence in many realms, and severely degraded policy/laws in this process. Certainly the Citizens United decision seemingly polluted and depraved much recent legislation. We NEED corrective action (which is not manifest).

@chrisclassical7

3 ай бұрын

comment of the year if not the decade

@ismaelamaro7728

3 ай бұрын

Gotta love the land of the free lol.

"To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize”

@ZombieTomato

5 ай бұрын

That's anti-semitic - Israel

@enisb5488

5 ай бұрын

anddd 1 comment but nothing comes up greatt

@JaiD0427

5 ай бұрын

Hmm interesting point. In India, you cannot criticise Muslims & then Xtians to a lesser extent.

@GutsZet

5 ай бұрын

Clearly you are allowed to. The whole government in India does it. There are several hunts where Muslims are attacked, especially women who cover themselves.

@DonFelixGallardo

5 ай бұрын

Wow excellent quote and so true

After I became familiar with Mearsheimer's work, I wondered why I had never seen him on any national news shows. Now I understand why.

@spencera1129

4 ай бұрын

If you tell the truth you aren’t allowed on the News

@72marshflower15

3 ай бұрын

..evil is rael..

@michael7264

3 ай бұрын

Lmao.. you only h3srd of Mearsheimer from that Ukraine video. What that DOESNT explain is that Mearsheimer's "camp" is something called neorealism. There are other camps that disagree completely with him. Thosr like myself or Joseph Nye, another very well respected political scientist that coined the term hard/soft power, comes from a neoliberal perspective. Long story short, u know nothing. Go educate yourself.

@michael7264

3 ай бұрын

Btw, heres a link to my 30 page thesis citing over 2 dozen scholarly articles that contradicts Mearsheimer's conte tion on Ukraine. Also, i wrote this back in 2017: minelessminion.blogspot.com/?m=1

@Hwillijonl

3 ай бұрын

@@michael7264 I know one thing. You can't spell worth sh.t.

Any lobby is unethical. Any politician making choices for any other reason other than to represent their voters is unethical.

@kaisahfx1246

Күн бұрын

it's treasonous in a true democracy

John Mearsheimer should be summoned by the US Congress to educate lawmakers on Israeli-Palestine conflict!

@aujax1

Ай бұрын

they dont want to learn anything. they just want the money to keep flowing

@user-dv3qu4rf9w

22 күн бұрын

You cannot wake up someone who pretends to sleep

@kenosabi

16 күн бұрын

Their aware. They just don't care. The money and backing AIPAC provides is their meal ticket. It's not that they aren't aware - it's that they don't care.

@sunny7565

13 күн бұрын

Congress already knows...they're there and stay there for certain reasons, one of which is funding..

@user-vd7ou3jm3b

9 күн бұрын

The American Congress has been bought over by AIPAC and they know fully well what's going on. But because of the bribe being given to them forces them to turn a blind eyes on the atrocities being committed to the Palestinians.

Some Jews intentionally confuse the two terms, anti-Israeli and anti-Semite, just to try and shut down the debate and be able to get away with murder without facing any criticism.

@nejihiashi

3 ай бұрын

I say it's all zionists intentionally confuse the two terms anti jews and slanti semite.

@lebladful

2 ай бұрын

Bring AIPAC to justice for legalizing bribery in the Congress and sucking trillions from American Tax payers

@fr.Angel21

Ай бұрын

You definitely know the terms, it's self explanatory, but these zionist lobbyist twist terms definitions.

@abaseenmomand2159

Ай бұрын

It's absolutely fine to be anti cement and anti juice. Trust me on that.

@ZWhippie

Ай бұрын

Yeah I have seen them weaponize the word recently they changed laws to intact it

Force AIPAC to register as a foreign agent, like ALL other foreign lobby groups

@johngeiger3770

6 ай бұрын

And the Federal Reserves. At this point it's a miracle that it hasn't still.

@vmoses1979

6 ай бұрын

Exactly.

@brackloon4584

6 ай бұрын

Ban lobby groups. Period.

@malcolmbest5883

6 ай бұрын

I think JFK was trying to do that with his brother. It’s in the Israel Lobby Archive. That’s as far as i want to delve

@kgriff5537

6 ай бұрын

I'm willing to bet if you were to unmask this group, I guarantee you that this group is mainly comprise of the military industrial group that want endless wars so they could sell arms.

AIPAC should be charged with aiding and abetting genocide, mass starvation, war crimes against humanity in Rafah, Gaza.

So, if I understand this correctly.This man was criticized because he believed america should look out for its own interests first instead of a foreign country?

I can’t believe these things are being spoken about so publicly now. What a relief! So glad to see a dialogue shift and hoping this means more tangible shifts to come on the ground 💔🕊️🍉

@mostlypeacefulguntraining

5 ай бұрын

this makes me extremely suspicious. their power has been hidden so long and americans completely clueless. why is this happening now? its surely not because the coward traitor americans in government stood up. so what is happening behind the scenes to allow this? it doesnt make sense.

@ferahsudenazulusoy4553

5 ай бұрын

Came bit late though

@m.a.4500

5 ай бұрын

They are still censoring much though. But yes.

@neooutdamatrix

5 ай бұрын

it's the older generation that buys all that Israel no matter what nonsense. most just follow their pastor thinking they're going to hell if they don't blindly follow Israel. genius psyop imho

@batphink2655

5 ай бұрын

While we're at it the ADL,APICA and B'nai Brith are racist organization who abhor everyone not a Zionist!

Maybe some time after Israel completes its genocidal campaign against the Palestinians, Lex will feel safe enough to have Dr. Norman Finkelstein on his show. Dr. Finkelstein is the foremost expert on the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. He has devoted his career to the study of the conflict and wrote multiple books on it.

@floatingdisembodiedhead8975

6 ай бұрын

I hope it doesn't happen but we all know it's in all likely POSSIBLE with what's going on. Now with this video we know how it's allowed to continue to happen. What a damn atrocity

@Icarianbrother

6 ай бұрын

"Now with this video we know how it's allowed to continue to happen." I knew that it could happen after watching this video "Empire Files: Israelis Speak Candidly to Abby Martin About Palestinians", several years ago. Israelis were openly talking about the Final Solution to the Palestinian Question without hesitation or shame. @@floatingdisembodiedhead8975

@tjc4085

6 ай бұрын

Is lex pro Israel? Seems like it to me with the way he seems like he wants to make sure everyone knows he cares about Jews.. as if that’s the main cause of all this

@sbonisomalinga196

6 ай бұрын

He will not have that man on the show because he will be exposed. I just discovered that Lex is a puppet.

@bluesky7288

6 ай бұрын

​@@sbonisomalinga196So who is controlling Lex?

Mearsheimer expose is simply brilliant. Thank you for inviting him. Absolutely liberating!

22 states Have passed an OATH OF ALLIGIENCE TO Israel. That's how strong they are in the US

AIPAC should be registered as a foreign agency. Because no way on the God's earth a country worthy of the name should allow his policies being toppled and slapped around by entities that have in heart "another" country's interests. I can't emphasize enough on this.

@xerke

6 ай бұрын

Name one instance of the US compromising its own interests in favour of Israel.

@hannanatalisa3282

6 ай бұрын

#DefundIsrael

@edakeel9398

6 ай бұрын

I feel that America should change name to the united states of Israel

@ilovejesusalways

6 ай бұрын

Dual citizens lawmakers on both side won't allow this.

@laurvanmichanor9302

6 ай бұрын

@@ilovejesusalwaysdual citizens should be barred from sitting in any official Federal or state office in the USA.

Anti Zionism is not anti semitism

@anna-tn8mg

6 ай бұрын

Said HAMAS

@hamzakamran2485

6 ай бұрын

​@@anna-tn8mgfirst learn how to spell, Anna

@husskiii

6 ай бұрын

Yes it is

@ishay777777777

6 ай бұрын

Lol keep telling yourself that

@Bamboodonutz

6 ай бұрын

@@anna-tn8mg Said thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews. Nobody should take the weaponization of anti-Semiticism seriously anymore. It's a lazy deflection by those who can't refute verifiable facts. Sad part is there are actually racists who hate Jews and they're shooting up synagogues, and they're deserving of the description. But the term has been diluted to meaninglessness, as Mearsheimer states. When Modi in India is criticized for emboldening Hindu nationalist mobs, is that an indicator of a hatred of all Hindus? No. It isn't.

“Lobbying is a fancy word for bribing” it's easier to fool someone than to convince them that they have been fooled😃

Dual citizenship should be automatic disqualification for public service. I used to be so supportive of Israel for 39 years of my life but I committed the sin of becoming informed and nearly all roads lead ominously to Jerusalem.

This man deserves much respect and gratitude. Free mind, calling a spade a spade, and none of the "usual" Western hypocrisy. Many thanks to Lex for this enlightening interview.

@jayvander7156

6 ай бұрын

He is a war cheerleader for WW3 against China, but not with "the usual Western hypocrisy." For no other reason than to maintain world domination, he pushes for pre-emptive global conflict rather than aim to live in peace. I think he is misguided here and dangerously escalatory, while he argues my perspective is dangerously naïve.

@sharmakea3116

6 ай бұрын

@@jayvander7156he is honest

@saidmouinet

6 ай бұрын

Thank you for pointing out this aspect.@@jayvander7156

@brentborgers5359

6 ай бұрын

​@@jayvander7156 you're ignorance of the ccp is noted. You have no idea how wrong you are.

@jayvander7156

6 ай бұрын

@@brentborgers5359 No, he admits himself it doesn't matter what system of government China has, that USA will oppose them. I know books aren't your thing, so you follow corporate news like a cat follows a laser pointer, a child-brained borderline-retard who worries about "the ccp."

Why can’t Jews not be criticised every other nation gets criticised.

@basant0908

Ай бұрын

Because they are chosen people

@pp-bb6jj

Ай бұрын

Well they are self proclaimed God's Chosen people didn't you hear.

@Bozzy-zq8vw

Ай бұрын

You are not allowed, you may be labelled as a Anti-Semite - and that is wrong...

@sacamain0

Ай бұрын

It's not the Jews, it's the zionists and zionism that is the problem. As genocide joe says: you don't have to be a jew to be a zionist

@mahmudanoor801

Ай бұрын

We can not criticize anybody based on their religion. Israel does not represent all the Jews of the world. Most people are criticizing Israel government for their actions. This is not anti-semitism.

The Lobby is BRIBERY. ALL OF IT.

@bruceheadrick9469

2 ай бұрын

Spot on

Why wasn't the King David Hotel Bombing incident in 1947 brought up? The Chosen People? Really?

@redbaron9029

2 ай бұрын

Not chosen but misguided

@peterslanger6062

11 күн бұрын

Now you believe them?

@AlphaBravoCharlie777

4 күн бұрын

They chose themselves. Palestinians are the chosen people. Holy land belongs to them. Talk to Israelis in their own language

It’s not tricky. Nor is it complicated.

@floatingdisembodiedhead8975

6 ай бұрын

Words of the great Prof Norman Finkelstein

@Dmg6um

3 ай бұрын

Agree. Alex's questions around the 16min mark is off the mark. It's not hard - if someone says something anti Semitic then it is. Criticising Israels actions is just facts. Nothing to do with judaism. In fact, there are Israeli Jews who are against zionism.

@charleshultquist9233

2 күн бұрын

@@Dmg6um him being jewish probably clouds his vision on this topic

Dr. Mearsheimer is a fearless intellectual and astute researcher. Reading his book now.

@liallhristendorff5218

6 ай бұрын

He’s great. Approaches tough issues like a real scientist.

@martinledermann1862

6 ай бұрын

Which one?

@tayrowell

6 ай бұрын

@@martinledermann1862 The Israel Lobby and US Foreign Policy. Well worth the time!

@martinledermann1862

6 ай бұрын

@@tayrowell Oh, that one! Yeah, I have it on my list already. As a Jew, I feel like it's a must-read for me.

@mik569

6 ай бұрын

​@@martinledermann1862thank you for being open to learning. It's refreshing to see groups like "Not in my name" among other Jewish groups speaking out on the behalf of the Palestinians.

I never understood Netanyahu going over the head of Obama to go and adress the American congress....May the lowest point in American political history....Getting a foreign minister coming to America and humilating the American president that way!!!....WAAAAAWWWWW.

@Randsurfer

11 күн бұрын

Obama is not a king and he doesn't run Congress. The Presidency should have 1/10 the power that it does and none of that power should be silencing people. If Obama can't defend himself against a dickhead like Netanyahu, fuck'm.

bribery and corruption in USA is referred to as lobbyism

It is mind-boggling, how many people in the Congress and the Senate have dual citizenships and guess which one is the second one😂

@Tiasung

6 ай бұрын

Mars?

John is not only an America Hero but also a legend

@the_batmobile0.4

6 ай бұрын

America is owned by Israel, just ask your tax dollars

@stevenwedge6850

6 ай бұрын

The day will come when Isreal will betray all Americans, they're already controlling our U.S government and taking our tax dollars...Real Americans we need to stop this.

@madisampi2770

6 ай бұрын

JF Kennedy get killed because he didn't allow israel to get nuclear weapon , isreal has power infiltrate in CIA untll today . just google it . And dont forget USS Liberty incident by israel.

@googleisskynet7312

6 ай бұрын

He's 100% right. The SOI and the pro-Z faction of the tribe shamelessly exploits the past so that they can operate in a veritably criticism-free environment. "The Protocols and Mein K were written, the Holocaust and pogroms happened, thus no one can ever criticize our behavior." Other groups tend to exploit this as well. Want to talk about inner-city crime? Prepare to be labelled a neo-Confederate. Thus, any legitimate criticism directly towards members of these groups (or the groups in general) are demonized and censored. In this way, these "protected" groups get to dictate the terms of all engagements. They get to define what is acceptable discourse. They get to pull the levers of censorship that are at their disposal. And they've used this moral blackmail to their advantage against a population of people who are not hostile towards them, but certainly don't want to be endlessly exploited by them either. Their behavior is tiresome and distasteful, and more people are starting to notice.

@Eged282

5 ай бұрын

A Russian legend who’s also an anti Israel.

John Mearsheimer has the straightforward but rare ability to blow away the fog to see straight to the sunlit uplands where the truth resides. I love how he wouldn't be deflected by the interviewer on the AS issue. They have got away with too much for far too long on the back of it.

Wonderful, this professor guy saved me 10 years figuring this out

This guy speaks too much sense. Podcasters need to platform more people like this. We’d have a better and more informed culture today if they did.

As John points out "the great silencer" is such an effective tool. It moves the conversation from criticism of a national level of what is going on in Isreal to the wide world. The "dog whistle" plays perfectly into that to legitimise the great silencer and to give it more power. As the saying goes - to see who has real power, see who you can't critise.

Mearsheimer's book is outstanding and completely eye-opening.

“The great silencer” amazing. People need to start using this term more and more.

@MarleyFuaad

Ай бұрын

Remember how Lex gaslit Kanye West by saying that the lobby doesn't exist! Interesting times indeed.

Steve Walt and John Meersheimer were among the first to put forward a mainstream analysis of the negative effect of the Israel lobby in the US and to deal with the inevitable character assassinations as a result. Such brave guys.

Thank you, Lex, for providing the world with these arguments that were silenced.

@thinkbeforeyoutype7106

6 ай бұрын

Benjamin Netanyahu: 'America is a thing you can move very easily' : “I know what America is," Netanyahu told a group of terror victims, apparently not knowing his words were being recorded. "America is a thing you can move very easily, move it in the right direction. They won't get in their way." “Netanyahu also bragged how he undercut the peace process when he was prime minister during the Clinton administration. "They asked me before the election if I'd honor [the Oslo accords]," he said. "I said I would, but ... I'm going to interpret the accords in such a way that would allow me to put an end to this galloping forward to the '67 borders. How did we do it? Nobody said what defined military zones were. Defined military zones are security zones; as far as I'm concerned, the entire Jordan Valley is a defined military zone. Go argue." Source : Washington Post, Haaretz, Business Insider, etc

@stevenwedge6850

6 ай бұрын

The day will come when Isreal will betray all Americans, they're already controlling our U.S government and taking our tax dollars...Real Americans we need to stop this.

@soulfireonfire6423

6 ай бұрын

⁠@@thinkbeforeyoutype7106 That’s because he’s a liar, bin man who made sure people who have always been associated and been arrested for got on his administration . He knew he was and still is up in charges for corruption. So he wanted to revive the Supreme Court the only power for the people to keep the govt in line to not violate their rights. And also do he could reverse charges if found guilty! There were protest going on by the Israeli citizens with many being IDF .. they arrested them and threw them in jail!!! They don’t give a rats axx. About the people of their state! Also it’s pretty obvious there is something going on much more sinister involving Israel and the U S. Just watch all the documentaries on the USS LIBERTY . I don’t care that they are still making amends as of 2022 ! It’s the fact that they did it! There’s no way they didn’t know it was our ship !! Their own pilots told the command center after orders were given its a U.S. Intelligence ship, n they were told “YOU HAVE YOUR ORDERS!” Now if that’s not d high right there. There was no you are mistaken . Nothing ! You have your orders! So in other words … yeah we know do what your told .

@madisampi2770

6 ай бұрын

JF Kennedy get killed because he didn't allow israel to get nuclear weapon , isreal has power infiltrate in CIA untll today . just google it . And dont forget USS Liberty incident by israel.

@BigKnecht

5 ай бұрын

Lex is controlled opposition.

It's a foriegn lobby,who hasn't signed on to operate in the US,which is illegal.

Write this down: "The idea that you want to silence critics is not a smart way to go about doing business".

How can the AntiDefamation League be both the face of Israels Public Relations team & also be allowed to control censorship on Social Media & Big Tech?

@nuqwestr

6 ай бұрын

ADL is a WOKE infected institution. What are you talking about?

@Thinking04

6 ай бұрын

This is why when I post verifiable information about Israel my posts keep disappearing

@seanohare5488

3 ай бұрын

True

@robertcarpenter7486

23 күн бұрын

They operate shamelessly without any any real repercussions because they are protected by the little hats, the lobbist, Israel in general, and USA

@mefrench1

7 күн бұрын

ADL=Apartheid Defense League.

All AIPAC employees should sign the "Foreign Agents Registration Act". FORCEFULLY NEED TO COMPLY

1. Haifa massacre of 1937. 2. Jerusalem massacre of 1937. 3. Haifa massacre of 1938. 4. Balad al-Sheikh massacre, 1939. 5. Haifa massacre of 1939. 6. Haifa massacre, 1947. 7. Abbasiya massacre, 1947 8. Al-Hisas massacre, 1947. 9. Bab el-Amoud massacre, 1947. 10. Jerusalem massacre of 1947. 11. Massacre in Sheikh Bureika, 1947. 12. Jaffa massacre, 1948. 13. Khan Yunis massacre, 1956. 14. Jerusalem massacre of 1967. 15. Massacre in Sabra and Shatila, 1982. 16. Al-Aqsa massacre, 1990 17. Ibrahimi Mosque massacre, 1994. 18. Jenin refugee camp, April 2002. 19. Gaza massacre 2008-09 20. Gaza massacre, 2012 21. Gaza massacre, 2014 22. Massacre in Gaza 2018-2019. 23. Gaza massacre 2021 24. Gaza Genocide 2023 still continues. SO DON'T LET ANYONE CONVINCE YOU, THAT ALL STARTED ON OCTOBER 7.

@samuelgoldring9691

12 күн бұрын

Muslims believe any means can be used to conquer the world to bring it under the administration of Islam the only true religion.

John is the smartest guy I've ever listened to Hands down

we need a podcast with Norman Finkelstein

@svechristian345

5 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

It's unpatriotic and just crazy, to have a lobby whose goal it is to serve another nation.

Great Great Great Mr. Mearsheimer. Thank you very much!!!

Great conversation, thanks for posting

Lobbying is evil.

@samara6041

6 ай бұрын

💯💯💯

It takes courage and honesty to criticise your own people and only a just person would do that

@xyzct

6 ай бұрын

Why? I know _plenty_ of whites of European descent who criticize "their own people." I know Asians who criticize Asians. I know Persians who criticize Persians. Why are you making a big deal out of this guy's criticisms?

@ayouberriouch5973

6 ай бұрын

​@@xyzctbecause many people think that criticing Israel is antisemitic. And jews that criticise Israel are called self hating jew

@kindGSL

6 ай бұрын

My experience being an American goy critic of Israel is that it seems like Jews in the US can get away with that more easily than I can as a non-Jew. @@ayouberriouch5973

@MikeHunt-fo3ow

6 ай бұрын

not really ask an american how they feel about their gov lol

@imn0tgarbage

6 ай бұрын

​@xyzct why aren't you making a big deal out of it? People speaking out trying to end the suffering of others bothers you? I'm curious of why. I look forward to your response.

Professor Mearsheimer, your lectures ought to be mandatory in every school and college!

John Mearsheimer hits the nail on the head. He speaks for many. Criticizing atrocities doesn't make one an antisemite, and trying to silence people speaking against these crimes is a tactic used over and over to justify evil doing.

calling someone a conspiracy theorist or using fringe characters who push conspiracies to claim those who are pointing out the truth are in the same camp is another example of using tactics in "Silencing" others from speaking the truth.

@apointonacurve

6 ай бұрын

They turned the frickin' frogs gay!!

@elosant2061

6 ай бұрын

​@@apointonacurvealex was right they actually did

@harryhairo7272

6 ай бұрын

Wrong its anti Semitic

@phillblake6829

6 ай бұрын

It’s the main way

@Trixex

6 ай бұрын

like calling everyone who dares to mention the thousands of killed children antisemite. Very sad to see how twisted this crisis has become.

NRA is not a good comparison to the Israel lobby. NRA is by Americans lobbying the American Gov.. Israel lobby is by Americans for A DIFFERENT COUNTRY. This is why I don’t like it.

@jamesgeorge9467

6 ай бұрын

Both should not be allowed. Politicians should not support something because they have been given money

@taylorc2542

6 ай бұрын

It sickens me to see the Sackler family poison one country and funnel the profits to another. Same with Sheldon Adelson.

@nalanala9725

6 ай бұрын

That's incorrect, it's individuals and groups lobbying for their own interests, not for the interests of Israel or all Israelis. They exploit Israel too as much as they can.

@shobudski6776

6 ай бұрын

The NRA isn’t half as effective in preventing gun control in the USA as the Israel lobby is at controlling USAs foreign policy. I agree, its a real bad example.

@ahmedfiasco6412

6 ай бұрын

⁠@@jamesgeorge9467thats criminal and betrayal to all the citizens

Israel commiting genocide in broad daylight while being supported by wester media, and their leaders is one of the most horrific things i have seen. 😢

Imagine paying taxes just for your money to go to a RICH country to fund war crimes. America at its finest

Best discussion and analysis of the subject I've heard so far. Hats off to you gentlemen

People like him restore my faith in humanity

Thanks for doing this interview.

Thanks John for telling the truth.Can’t wait to read your books 👏

John has been on a roll the last 18 months. He is my go to for information on US policy abroad, even if i don't share his solutions i think he got the right diagnosis.

@wadegittleson1317

6 ай бұрын

I don’t know man, John’s take on Ukraine is pretty out there. He seems to completely ignore or minimise any aspect of Putin’s personal motivations and ambitions in judging his actions towards Ukraine, and just chalks it all up to being NATO’s fault

@moeedmalik9489

6 ай бұрын

He is of one of the most prominent IR scholars of the contemporary era.

@AngeloGuardia

6 ай бұрын

​@@wadegittleson1317 go deeper, to the Maidan and all the atrocities of the Ukranian government over Russian speaker population, that might help... obviously Putin felt into the Natos trap... but, 100% there's a lot of American interest there

@pablokaufervinent8012

6 ай бұрын

@@AngeloGuardia oh poor Putin, one day he's the master politician who can do nothing wrong, everything has been thought 156 days before and other days he just happens to fall for a trap.

@pablokaufervinent8012

6 ай бұрын

@@wadegittleson1317 i think you have to understand what his purpose is. He wants Russia as a counterbalance to China which he sees as the main threat to the US. So he will minimise any thing that might disrupt the possibility of an alliance. I think he knows that ship sailed a long time ago, but he's committed to this view by now. And whatever else, it is really of no importance whether there are personal motivations of Putin in Ukraine, there could be, probably, there perhaps are none

Thank you Lex for bringing the other side of the argument, I respect that. I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this.

@adrianbundy3249

6 ай бұрын

Eh, I just wish he would be actually know or ask counterpoint questions instead of just accepting things at face value sometimes. Like: if you just want to be a grifter politician, certainly you know the arab lobby and interests attached to hundreds of billions to be against Israel is actually more profitable than backing israel, via it's lobby. And believe me, there's powerful lobbying collectives against Israel. I just want money out of all politics, but this sort of slant no matter who uses it on any issue these days is about 95% of the time only looking at one half of the picture.

@Bluemoon98-2

6 ай бұрын

One side taped kids women ..one doe kidnapped child be , elderly, women they taped z One side stole billions to have the option to tape and be headed the other side . The other side maybe stole a land .

@berkertaskiran

6 ай бұрын

​@@adrianbundy3249You're naive. Do you really think owning a bunch of football teams and some oil flow is the same as what Israel is capable of? Israel lobby is at least 10 times more powerful. You can see that on the recent developments. Also, Arabs don't care about Arabs.

@scherzer6428

6 ай бұрын

@@adrianbundy3249 your lying arabs are like woman you have keep doing them lol

@sueyourself5413

6 ай бұрын

@@adrianbundy3249 The US oligarchy is extremely islamaphobic, your point is moot.

awakening of america

John Mearsheimer is an American hero for speaking the truth.

@raptango_na6199

6 ай бұрын

what truth? That we have a close relationship with israel? so what

@MikeJones-mf2fw

6 ай бұрын

@@raptango_na6199 These people act like they are on some noble quest whilst changing zero

@taylorc2542

6 ай бұрын

@@raptango_na6199 There is no French-American Political Action Committee, or an Italian-American Political Action Committee. This is a unique phenomenon involving an extremely small and ethnocentric special interest group. Bad for democracy when mafia tactics are used against the populace.

@rbrookeb

6 ай бұрын

John is a foreign agent

@MikeJones-mf2fw

6 ай бұрын

@@rbrookeb commies abound

Why is it always "complicated" when you need to criticise Israel based on facts?

Listen, this gentleman makes a lot of sense in many things; on the other hand, listening to the rants of Douglas Murray made me realise that Murray is part of the lobby and doesn't want to talk about the important things to find the solution to stop the massacre

@graceyenne4497

12 күн бұрын

Agree about Douglas Murray. I used to like him until I found out he’s a rabid Zionist.

Thank you for educating me on this issue. I feel like an idiot for making it to 50 years old and not realizing what has been happening in Palenstine. To be honest, I prefer my prior ignorance. But even if I turn off the lights again, I know what is there.

@nuqwestr

6 ай бұрын

you are still ignorant, or a liar

@Gunner3K

6 ай бұрын

Unfortunately you're not alone, there are whom prefer to stay in their comfy bubble and rather avoid confrontation with people around them, fortunately many following your footsteps and seeing the truth and that what matters.

@TangoBlues

6 ай бұрын

So, it took another massacre of Jews on October 7th for you all to wake up? Think about it…. The Palestinians refused over and over the two state solution….what the heck this guy is talking about? Just another anti Jewish conspiracy theory. Keep it up this propaganda works “you can define antisemitism in any way you want” . Israel is the last very small Jewish refuge….and there is a difference between criticizing Israel vs from the River to the sea.

@razjacobson1511

6 ай бұрын

Guys if you think you know what’s really going on any where in the world especially in the Middle East from from your phone sitting on a couch, you are delusional 😂

@Claudia-cr2pm

6 ай бұрын

@razjacobson1511 ok, what do you recommend? How do you personally understand what is going on in the world? What are the steps you have taken? You are obviously on KZread right now. Maybe you are viewing this piece from inside of the Gaza strip or from inside Israel's government offices?

So well intellectualised by John on the conflict between Palestine and Israel. I am totally with John on why we should be able to provide constructive criticism on Israel as a Zionist state without being branded as being antisemitic. Having a Chinese background I don’t resonate been shown hatred by the west or to all Chinese people when the west criticises China as a state for its domestic policies and its miss treatment towards its ethnic peoples such as the Uyghur.

@nuqwestr

6 ай бұрын

Israel is a secular state with religious freedom written in law. The former Prime Minister, Olmert, was convicted of fraud by an Arab Justice of the Supreme Court in Israel. Show me the comparable diversity in the region.

@omerhechter5895

6 ай бұрын

as a zionist I fully reject the idea of a foreign lobby advocating in my name. the US should be independent in its decision making, and provide criticism towards Israel as an ally.

@nuqwestr

6 ай бұрын

@@omerhechter5895 habibi, Taqiyya, clearly, LOL

@SeanMoore

6 ай бұрын

@@omerhechter5895in my experience nationalism is great in the short term but in the longer term always leads towards jingoistic ideas and thwarts necessary and intelligent ideas about creating a better political reality and often end up being hijacked by thugs like Arik Sharon and Netanyahu. If you have good examples of where any nationalism has ever produced anything other than little and big demagogues please share.

@user-ib9of6dm5n

Ай бұрын

@@omerhechter5895might I add, the US should not be an ally to Israel in the first place.

I'm surprised KZread didn't censor this clip.

@vhufeosqap

Ай бұрын

Shouldn’t be

How is this guy still alive?

Civil discussion is what the world needs more of. Deeper understandings of the how's, why's and motivations of others. Thank you to Lex for delivering.

@drhossawy

5 ай бұрын

Agreed. Also, we need to value all lives regardless of their ethnicity. People tend to overlook this. Whereas I feel it’s the root cause of the injustice.

@roughtobebufftv5990

5 ай бұрын

@@drhossawy I've always been baffled and perplexed by disliking someone based on culture. Culture is beautiful.

"I've never seen a president - I don't care who he is - stand up to them (the Israelis). It just boggles your mind. They always get what they want. The Israelis know what's going on all the time. I got to the point where I wasn't writing anything down. If the American people understood what grip those people have on our government, they would rise up in arms. Our citizens don't have any idea what goes on." - Admiral Thomas Moorer of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Doesn’t seem even slightly controversial to me. Truth should never be controversial.

Excellent broadcast

This man should be more famous. He is 1000% speaking truth. John Mearsheimer is right nobody talks about the occupation of Palestine. There videos of Israeli soldiers treating the civilians like crap. Awesome guest.

@stream2watch

6 ай бұрын

´murikans do not talk about Palestine. The rest of the world does. Mearsheimer as usual talks like a flyover-state shtkicker.

@scottfree6479

6 ай бұрын

Palestine is not occupied, it’s Israel. The problem is that some Arabs want to live under theocratic Sharia nonsense and are willing to kill and die for it.

@Nollic15

6 ай бұрын

How would you solve the problem then?

@jonimzari1687

6 ай бұрын

​@Nollic15 wouldn't you just let Palestine be its own government and gaza strip not being kenneled up by Israel?😊

@afanasymarinov2236

6 ай бұрын

Speaking 1000% anti-Semitic lies. I am choosing this word very consciously here.

John Mearsheimer is a class act. He is absolutely correct.

@anna-tn8mg

6 ай бұрын

Hi Goebbels

@yazanrajei

6 ай бұрын

@@anna-tn8mgif you call everyone you disagree with a Nazi then that word ceases to have meaning. STOP 🛑. There’s actually Nazis out here, it’s not Elon, lex or this old man.

@orange.cyanide

6 ай бұрын

but how if they control the refulators and would block any attempt at regulating them?

@moisuomi

6 ай бұрын

John Meyersheymer is antisemitic

@paws315

6 ай бұрын

+1. He’s been more correct about Israel and Ukraine than most anyone else I’ve seen

I have read the book. It’s very interesting and informative. An eye opener.

This guy has some great POV, recently watched his interview on Aljazeera...

He's a real American patriot. There is a universality to his arguments.

@gillps5130

5 ай бұрын

Truth?

Kudos to Lex for conducting this interview. Wish he wouldn't have interviewed Netanyahu, who is a blatant war criminal, but I understand he has a code of talking to anyone. Glad to see him living the code in both directions. And kudos to John for having absolute massive brass balls. How do you even carry those things around mate

@succatash

6 ай бұрын

If you refuse to understand both sides nothing can ever be solved.

@njongomato

6 ай бұрын

​@@succatashvery true

@bmno.4565

6 ай бұрын

He was right to interview Netanyahu, but his mistake was asking a bunch of soft-ball fence sitting questions instead of confronting him head on.

@succatash

6 ай бұрын

@@bmno.4565 that's what Lex does, he isn't a hard hitting journalist who pushes back, I think ye is the only person I've seen him slightly push back on. he let's people say their PoV. Netanyahu is a pro politician anyway and would have answers to any question you could ask.

@user-re9mz2bt1e

6 ай бұрын

@@succatash Pretty sure one side has been universally hated by every single country on earth.

Great perspective!

He's 100% correct. The fact that I'm called an anti-semite for simply criticizing Israel for makes me resent Jews a little bit. And I wouldn't feel that way if I was simply allowed to criticize Israel. I mean, I would have no reason to resent them. The same is true of the term "racism" as it applies to the African American community in the US. Criticizing the black community, even for legitimate reasons, is seen as completely unacceptable. And the Left WILL call you "racist" if you do. It's the same sort of silencer that the term "antisemite" is. I think there's oceans of resentment in the US beneath the surface over these sorts of things. Suppressing discussion of these things does not make them go away.

00:04 The Israel Lobby is a powerful interest group that influences US policy in a pro-Israel direction. 03:03 The Israel lobby's influence is detrimental to both the United States and Israel. 05:37 The Israel lobby consists not only of Jews but also includes Christian Zionists. 08:19 Criticism of Israel is often labeled as anti-Semitism, even if it is not related to anti-Zionism. 10:48 There is no hope for healthy discourse about US-Israel relationships without a settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. 13:26 The lobby's influence on American support of Israel is a controversial topic. 15:58 The Israel lobby is not a conspiracy or cabal, but an American interest group. 18:18 Interest groups have significant influence on American and Israeli policy. 20:35 The video discusses the controversy surrounding the use of the protocols of the Elders of Zion. Crafted by Merlin AI.

@gillianhamilton6581

6 ай бұрын

Palestine. Think about Palestine.

@markshortall3384

6 ай бұрын

​@@gillianhamilton6581make me

@tristanfrye7907

6 ай бұрын

Your take on 8:19 is wrong

@kimklim3267

6 ай бұрын

@@tristanfrye7907How….? Can you elaborate?

@rageburst

6 ай бұрын

@@tristanfrye7907 Merlin AI did this.

0:33: 📚 The video discusses the controversial book on the Israel Lobby, which argues that a loose coalition of individuals and organizations influence US policy in a pro-Israel direction. 4:51: 🌍 The lobby's influence on US-Israel relations prevents meaningful pressure on Israel for a two-state solution, which is not in the interest of both countries. 8:58: 🔍 The video discusses the issue of criticism towards Israel and its connection to anti-Semitism. 13:09: 🗣 The video discusses the influence of the Israeli lobby in silencing discussions about Israeli actions towards Palestinians. 17:37: ✅ The speaker agrees with the idea that the lobby being discussed is not a cabal or conspiracy, but rather an American interest group. Recapped using Tammy AI

@thinkbeforeyoutype7106

6 ай бұрын

Benjamin Netanyahu: 'America is a thing you can move very easily' : “I know what America is," Netanyahu told a group of terror victims, apparently not knowing his words were being recorded. "America is a thing you can move very easily, move it in the right direction. They won't get in their way." “Netanyahu also bragged how he undercut the peace process when he was prime minister during the Clinton administration. "They asked me before the election if I'd honor [the Oslo accords]," he said. "I said I would, but ... I'm going to interpret the accords in such a way that would allow me to put an end to this galloping forward to the '67 borders. How did we do it? Nobody said what defined military zones were. Defined military zones are security zones; as far as I'm concerned, the entire Jordan Valley is a defined military zone. Go argue." Source : Washington Post, Haaretz, Business Insider, etc

@FM-kl3iu

6 ай бұрын

Thanks

@jonjoni8

6 ай бұрын

​@@thinkbeforeyoutype7106Hmm, maybe mention that after the Oslo accords there were dozens of terrorist attacks on Israel? Suicide bombers blowing up buses in the middle of cities? Arafat literally declaring that the accords were a ruse and that they want Jihad?

@tommyeschung

6 ай бұрын

It becomes a conspiracy when you add Epstein and his activities into the mix

@malcolmbest5883

6 ай бұрын

maybe mention that the Oslo accords only recognised Arafat as the leader of the PLO, the representative of the Palestinian people, not the right to form a palestinian state. And not letting the UN or other body organise the deal, the huge imbalance of power meant that Israel kept taking land off of the Palestinians with no consequences. Oslo 2 was worse for the Palestinians as it protected the Israelis from Palestinian violence but not the Palestinians from Israeli Violence. And that Psychopathic Nettanyahu boasted about how he used the military outposts part of the agreement to justify more land stealing. Oslo was only done to placate the US, Israel never compromised or intended to fully commit to peace, and still controlled and subjugated the Palestinian s, denying them dignity,repressing and crushing any hope at building a state. The continued expansion of the Settlers colonization reinforces the fact that Israel did not want peace or a 2 state solution

We need more of John, great talk

amazing piece Lex and his calmness, Dr. Mearsheimer and his wisdom and clear visions...... loved everything about it

I'm really surprised Lex even allowed this type of discussion.

Prof. Mearsheimer is spot on, as always!

Excellent conversation

The most divisive subject in the world and a very honest take.

@Age_of_Apocalypse

6 ай бұрын

I agree! I have watched the whole podcast which was 👍👍👏. The part where John Mearsheimer explains why Russia invaded Ukraine is also very enlightening.

@Luther_Luffeigh

6 ай бұрын

I wonder if Alex career will survive even discussing this topic, and I wonder if a scandal of him is brewing so that he never dares to discuss it again

@AaronEastman-gf5fx

6 ай бұрын

@@Luther_LuffeighRight? Even attempting to speak on this subject is a possible career ending statement. I doubt he gets cancelled but this was very well researched and a great back and forth.

@taylorc2542

6 ай бұрын

So many comments going poof.

@vadskar64

6 ай бұрын

@@Age_of_Apocalypseas a person from Russia, I can tell you that he is completely wrong about the topic. He doesn’t have any clue. But his eloquent talk lets you to believe that he knows what he’s talking about.

The fact that Lex was stressed out just to find a way to elaborate his question means dude knows 100% the power of the J.lobby and how they can destroy his career ..

@amalawad7667

6 ай бұрын

I did notice he was uncomfortable asking the questions. I was thinking will this damage his career.

@malikarif8398

6 ай бұрын

Also look up when professor released the book, that’s when J Street formed literally three months later. To counter balance incase aipac comes under fire

@maverickmo8976

6 ай бұрын

​@@malikarif8398what is J street?

@dannymenz_1

6 ай бұрын

Very true.

@soumias04

6 ай бұрын

Exactly! He was so not at ease,to me he didn't like what john was saying at all!

People should not called antisemitic when describing a specific behavior. The problem is that AIPAC is actually a foreign lobby group and is not treated as such. If AIPAC was treated as a foreign lobby, its interaction with Congress would be regulated.

yea aipac should be criminalized.

American taxpayers' money is financing the war in Gaza, & Americans should feel a moral responsibility to voice their concerns. Isreal, with just 0.01% of the world's population, has received the most U.S. foreign aid globally. They've been given roughly $4 billion each year, totaling nearly $300 billion since 1945, which accounts for about 30% of all U.S. foreign aid post-World War II. I pray for unity & peace among all humanity as a foremost priority.

@Reflectors1

6 ай бұрын

Excellent point.

@nuqwestr

6 ай бұрын

Yes, it's clear John is about the taxes. You need to add up the money given to Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and UNRWA. The tax dollars given to Israel come back to us in the form of jobs, like 100,000 just at Lockheed-Martin alone. You decry the military-industrial complex, but the aid given to Israel is eventually well spent by families here in America

@arashahad8733

6 ай бұрын

​@@nuqwestrthis is a very sinister argument. I'd rather die before I start working for an arms manufacturer, who in return sends it's weapons to Israel with which they blow up kids into pieces. Shame on you. But I guess there are people out there who only think opportunistically and don't care about the pain of others.

@FM-kl3iu

6 ай бұрын

​​@@nuqwestrhow much $$ are you willing to send to a foreign country to have them buy your manufacturing of weapons. Your logic is convoluted. We give THEM money so they can buy weapons from us with OUR money. Jobs could just as easily created here at home WITHOUT requiring dropping bombs on children held in concentration camp called Gaza. We could use OUR own money to pay for OUR healthcare, education, disabled and elderly.

@pricetopay5152

6 ай бұрын

​@@nuqwestrlockheed martin will have jobs available regardless of giving israel money or not. We spend the most on military spending 4 billion a year is nothing to our military industrial complex

Lex “it’s complicated” Friedman. Lmao but for real, glad Lex is putting people like John on his platform.

@mostlypeacefulguntraining

5 ай бұрын

Since Lex "Im a CIA connected Russian Jew that came from nowhere to be famous" Fridman showed up on the scene, he has done nothing but espouse normie BS. Lex is a limited hangout.

@Sp-iw2sq

5 ай бұрын

Mearsheimer is so kind otherwise would have told him 'WTF are you trying to say?'

@archerberenson6355

3 ай бұрын

@@mostlypeacefulguntraining Remember how he said that anti-semitism can sometimes be a "great silencer"? Yeah bro, you're an actual anti semite lol

I wonder what would happen if everyone suddenly woke up together & realised they'd been living in an invisible prison run by the greedy psychopaths

I heard a woman interviewed who gave Christians yours of the holy land. She was laughing and joking about the Christians on her tours. When asked why she did these tours, she said she didn't have a problem taking money from foolish people.

Finally someone speaks the truth in a brainwashed society 👏

thank you Lex for doing this ❤ this is so important for the world to move forward.