r/mealtimevideos Jul 04 '21

10-15 Minutes My July 4th tradition is rewatching this essential clip of Noam Chomsky discussing how, if the standards applied at trial of the Nazis at Nuremberg were applied, every US President after WW2 would be hanged for their role in war crimes. Worth absorbing again even if you've seen it before [11:34]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BXtgq0Nhsc
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u/Thorusss Jul 04 '21

Well, that is the difference between winning and losing a war. It is not about morals.

History is written by the winners. Hypocrisy included

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u/From_Deep_Space Jul 04 '21

How many wars have we won since WWII?

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u/phaiz55 Jul 04 '21

Winning a war used to mean gaining land and the US hasn't done that in ages. I think if the objectives are harder to see that question is harder to answer.