▲ 103 ▼ Goddamn it, Roger (thelemmy.club) submitted 1 month ago by Walk_On@hexbear.net to c/slop@hexbear.net 48 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] UmbraVivi@hexbear.net 51 points 1 month ago (1 child) Rare Roger Waters L. This is like when Norm Finkelstein went on Candace Owens' show. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ajab@hexbear.net 19 points 1 month ago (1 child) Finkelstein also went onto Carlson's show. And so did Mersheimer. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Juice@midwest.social 13 points 1 month ago (1 child) Mersheimer's not a leftist, is he? He's a good analyst but I always thought he was an institutional intellectual permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hotspur@hexbear.net 7 points 1 month ago Yeah he’s not a leftist. He’s a realist, and so a lot of his analysis is more in tune with material analysis than others, and he’s not a dummy, so even if his “I want America to win” positions are at odds with leftisms goals his analysis of situations is often interesting and useful. Anyway, as far as old guy academic intellectuals go, I find him fairly interesting and useful to watch. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ajab@hexbear.net 19 points 1 month ago (1 child) Finkelstein also went onto Carlson's show. And so did Mersheimer. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Juice@midwest.social 13 points 1 month ago (1 child) Mersheimer's not a leftist, is he? He's a good analyst but I always thought he was an institutional intellectual permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hotspur@hexbear.net 7 points 1 month ago Yeah he’s not a leftist. He’s a realist, and so a lot of his analysis is more in tune with material analysis than others, and he’s not a dummy, so even if his “I want America to win” positions are at odds with leftisms goals his analysis of situations is often interesting and useful. Anyway, as far as old guy academic intellectuals go, I find him fairly interesting and useful to watch. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Juice@midwest.social 13 points 1 month ago (1 child) Mersheimer's not a leftist, is he? He's a good analyst but I always thought he was an institutional intellectual permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hotspur@hexbear.net 7 points 1 month ago Yeah he’s not a leftist. He’s a realist, and so a lot of his analysis is more in tune with material analysis than others, and he’s not a dummy, so even if his “I want America to win” positions are at odds with leftisms goals his analysis of situations is often interesting and useful. Anyway, as far as old guy academic intellectuals go, I find him fairly interesting and useful to watch. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] hotspur@hexbear.net 7 points 1 month ago Yeah he’s not a leftist. He’s a realist, and so a lot of his analysis is more in tune with material analysis than others, and he’s not a dummy, so even if his “I want America to win” positions are at odds with leftisms goals his analysis of situations is often interesting and useful. Anyway, as far as old guy academic intellectuals go, I find him fairly interesting and useful to watch. permalink fedilink source parent
