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On 1/23/19 1:15 PM, A.R. G wrote:
I spoke to Finkelstein about Unz after the last time it came up. He does
not publish for Unz; Unz reblogs things he has written elsewhere,
including on his own website.
I strongly object to excusing Norman Finkelstein in this fashion. By
allowing his name to be listed as a columnist, he legitimizes a neo-Nazi
website.
UNZ Review is basically an upscale version of the Daily Stormer with one
article after another denying that Hitler was guilty of genocide,
arguing that Blacks are genetically inferior, and other neo-Nazi trash.
This is from Ron Unz, the editor and a Jew himself:
After Hitler had been named Chancellor in 1933, outraged Jews worldwide
had quickly launched an economic boycott, hoping to bring Germany to its
knees, with London’s Daily Express famously running the banner headline
“Judea Declares War on Germany.”
http://www.unz.com/runz/american-pravda-jews-and-nazis/
It is not just him. Michael Hudson is one of the best known economists
on the left who apparently does not mind lending his name to a neo-Nazi
website as a columnist.
Amith, you really need to think this stuff through. There is
considerable overlap between fascists and the part of the left totally
committed to supporting "the axis of resistance". Ray McGovern, the
ex-CIA agent who converted to the anti-imperialist cause, is an
occasional guest on Larouche TV programs. So is Nomi Prins, the
well-known and respected former Goldman-Sachs economist who became a
critic of Wall Street.
One of the occasional contributors to Consortium News is a former member
of the Larouche organization who writes articles there that are
indistinguishable from those that appear in the Larouche press.
As I pointed out in a series of articles on Larouche, this group is
consciously trying to build ties with the left and became a worrisome
presence in Occupy Wall Street. It might not have the kind of following
it once had but it is taken very seriously in Russia. Recently, I
reviewed Anton Shekhovtsov's book on Russia and the far right for
Counterpunch. On his blog, he has an article about the ties between this
fascist cult and Russia:
The relations between LaRouche and Glazyev continued in the 2000s, the
Putin era. In particular, LaRouche and Helga Zepp-LaRouche took part in
the Duma hearing “On measures to ensure the development of the Russian
economy under conditions of a destabilisation of the world financial
system” held in June 2001 at the initiative of Glazyev who was then
chairman of the Duma Committee on Economic Policy and Entrepreneurship.
http://anton-shekhovtsov.blogspot.com/2015/06/sergey-glazyev-and-american-fascist-cult.html
Meanwhile, Diana Johnstone advised CounterPunch readers that Marine Le
Pen is on the left while Boris Kagarlitsky writes a piece there
endorsing Donald Trump. For such people, Russia plays the same role that
it played for the Communist Party in the 1930s, a beacon of hope. You
might excuse the CP back then for not having the full picture of life
inside the USSR but who isn't aware of the kind of mafia state Russia is
today? Only those who are drunk on anti-imperialist rhetoric.
Probably the advance guard of this National Bolshevism revival is RT.com
itself that paid Max Blumenthal's expenses for its bash in Moscow and
likely continues to pay him under the table for his efforts. It provided
air time to Richard Spencer before his reputation became established as
a neo-Nazi.
All of this is developing within the context of Russia gaining the
reputation of being a vanguard fighter against imperialism. In terms of
popular culture, Oliver Stone's fawning documentary about Putin was seen
on Showtime. In one unforgettable segment, Stone got a big kick out of
Putin stating that he would punch out any gay sailor who came on to him
in a submarine shower room. On top of that you get Stephen F. Cohen
giving weekly interviews saluting Putin on WABC radio, which along with
Fox News is pulling American society to the far right.
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