Wow. What a prediction. I'm deeply troubled by the huge number of innocent Palestinians killed by US weapons using US tax dollars. Each and every one of them was a human being with hopes and dreams.
I'm against the Israel lobby. But so what if a bunch of Palestinians die? People die every day, we probably harm millions if not billions directly or indirectly. What makes their suffering any more special and deserving of attention? Palestinians have never done anything for us and we see what type of creatures they are when they flood into europe. Boohoo. Wah wah!
He’s too moderate. Remember, politicians cater to the radicals across the spectrum. Mearsheimer would never win because he’s too moderate: too liberal for conservatives, too conservative for liberals.
@@travisjacobson2334 That's a farce. He would never win because he would never lower himself so far as to become popular in those groups. Trump would be "too moderate" under that same perspective, but the fact of him being a NY democrat for 50 years has no bearing because those people do not hold values or character. They have lobbyist "friends" and that's it. So all Mearsheimer would have to do is eschew reform, promote the right brand names and sellout to a few foreign lobbies and he'd be in. Don't even joke as if values and ideals hold any sway in our government, except to the few small minority groups in congress that actually stick up for stuff and then get beat over the head with the propaganda machine immediately afterwards.
Its not money. You are conceptualizing it wrong. Its not money. Its influence. And the money is what buys the influence. And the influence allows them to leech more money out of the system. And then buy more influence. And repeat. Money controls the government via incentives and purchased influence. But its not money itself. Think bigger.
@@ivywoodxrecords That only goes so far. The money and influence go hand in hand. but it definitely starts with money. The problem is you can easily print yourself to death.
The existence of Israel from its conception made and makes peace impossible. Zionism is not interested in peace, but in ongoing, ever widening dominance (with America, its initial cash cow until we're tapped).
Let us also not forget Rachel Corrie, a member of International Solidarity Movement, who was murdered by Israeli forces in March 2003. The Olympia Food Co-op in 2010 continued her cause by boycotting Israeli goods and standing up to the Israeli government and its US supporters that legally (and unsuccessfully) fought the boycott for years.
Imagine some guys blackmail u and then give u little money monthly too... thats how they own US government and the governments of all westner countries
Always interesting, even if from 2017! My only observation is that ALL lobbies (Pro-Gun, Pro-life, etc) are, in the long run, expressions of economic class interests, and in the near term only, and secondarily, expressions of "racial," "ethnic" or "national" interests.
Mearsh doin nothin but speaking 100% straight FACTS as always. Guys been spot on about damn near every bit of future and current foreign policy issues.
This grossly ignores the complicated history of conflict between the United States and the Iran-aligned Arab world as well as the Israeli lobby. We hate them because they don't look like us? Tell that to the Saudis.
I have listened to professor Mearsheimer quite a lot but in this particular talk I sensed a tone of anger and frustration, which I have not heard from him before ...
QUESTION: Whatever happened to the stringent rules/laws the FCC had place before 1983 that prevented media monopolies, because they knew that they would result in the blatant flood of deceptions we are drowning in today ?!?!? PLEASE TELL ME. ….and what is preventing us from re-imposing them ?
What happened? Where do I start? 1. MONEY - LOTS AND LOTS AND LOTS OF MONEY that was paid to your Lord and Savior the US Congress (and to the God (money) in whom they do trust) to water down the anti trust and anti monopoly laws. This led directly to media mergers throughout the next 20 years culminated in the merger between Time Warner and AOL, at which the spokesman said, and I do quote, "We know in the near future a few corporations will own the US media. We took this step (merger) to insure we're one of them" end quote. 2. PURE UNADULTERATED CORRUPTION 3. Obama lifted the law which made PROPAGANDA ILLEGAL. It's now LEGAL for the government and the STATE MEDIA to broadcast propaganda in order to DECIEVE the American public. 4. YOU don't have a country. YOUR country was conquered before you were born. And you were educated IN TOTAL IGNORANCE of this fact. Now you're confused. Well, welcome to the Matrix. The FASCADE of choice, the ILLUSION of Freedom. It's ALL a lie. The Federal Government is BOUGHT and PAID FOR by fiat money. Now you have the FEW ruling the MANY behind the scenes. You want your country back? Shit in one hand and wish in the other and see which one you get.
Wonderful presentation from Prof. Mearsheimer on such a sensitive topic like lobbying. It is clear that if the 2-state solution cannot be implemented, Israel - Palestine war is never going to end. Will the world keep on watching the brutal onslaught of civilians from both sides without any reaction ??
Americans r the most brainwashed people... they've been under heavy pressure of brainwashing techniques by mainstream media and social media that own by aipac... just recently some students showed they r awake and thats why they send them to prison... thats how u understand how corrupted US government and US Congress have been and they'll be... its been like this for last 5 to 6 decades
The Democrats have never had a clear and present Senate majority since 1980 the beginning of the Supply Side policy that snowballed the debt up to 1924 and rolling; You ask how and why?
Follow the money trail. Israel has been by far the largest foreign receipient of US financial aid, as professor Mearshiemer described for no good reason. Professo Mearshiemer explained if the elected officials do not support, among other things, the Israel financial aid packag the lobby will get them replaced with another candidate who would. He also ecplains how much US support is vital to Israel's expansionist plans. The only remaining question is: what's in it for those who fund the Israel lobby? I find it hard to imagine these rich people each spends hundreds of millions of dollar "out of "goodness of their hurt. I believe, I believe, one way or another Israel returns the favor plus some more to the members of its lobby for ecpenses. And so is the demonstrated enthusiasm of the lobby fed. I cannot prove tjis but the fact that US financial aid to Israel has been going on for decads is a indication of its viability.
Read: Jimmy Carter: Palestine, Peace not Apartheid; Shlomo Sand: The Invention of The Jewish People, How I Stopped Being a Jew, and The Invention of the Land of Israel; Rashid Khalidi: The Hundred Year's War on Palestine; Yahya Sinwar, The Thorn and The Carnation; Ilan Pappe: The History of Modern Palestine; Ilan Pappe: Lobbying for Zionism on Both Sides of the Atlantic. (June 2024) Dries van Agt: Palestine in Agony, and also A Cry for Justice.
Hold on, you wanted capitalism. Well this is it, capital-ism. Society is controlled by capital. Lobbying, or corruption as we call it elsewhere, is the purest form of capitalism.
History will not be kind to the USA. A country that had more wars than most any countries added together Your country has had its time. I’d learn how to speak Chinese. Really soon.
Maersheimer holds back too much. Nethanyahu speech before congress was on invitation by CONGRESS. That is where the rot is. Lobbies exist everywhere for many causes, good and bad. But the only way to keep this under control is exposing the who is who in taking the money. From there, as with judges, the interested congressmen shall be excluded from voting on the issues.
Why can't the U.S. tell Israel to order its settlers to pay the Palestinians the fair market value for their property, plus a sum for reparations to cover 75 years of Nakba, the price to be set by an honest non-state broker like Qatar?
Israel is a democracy inside a theocracy. The democracy ensures the Jewish and Muslim voting blocks have equal standing. The theocracy ensures the Jewish voting block will always be larger.
Jesus preached the exact opposite unyielding, unconditional obedience to or support for the religious establishment. So people who pretend Christianity is their motivation have no idea who Christ is or what he stands for.
Up until Oct 7 he is spot on. However public viewpoints haven't materialized to change foreign policy. However with Biden probably stepping out things might change with a new cabinet.
Interesting to review this video, which is from 2017. Some of the changes mentioned have already started to manifest themselves. The lobby needs to be adjusted, downwards. Israel reputation much affected. BDS was blocked...
How come the lobby or deep state not target the proffessor more? It's like he alone has some kind of immunity being allowed to talk freely. Controlled freedom?
A possible (distant future) solution? => A 2 (gerrymandered)"states", 1"Greater Israel-Palestine" country. A "federation" with equal rights, but a 50/50 government (with an alternating tie breaker). "Greater Israel-Palestine" would not be a Jewish Apartheid state any longer. But neither Israelis, nor Palestinians would be a minority dominated and subjugated by a majority. It could be a great win/win. Just think of the possibilities of a joined football (soccer) team! ;-)
Read Shlomo Sand: THE INVENTION OF THE LAND OF ISRAEL. This is a scientific masterpiece. It takes some time to digest and it gives you in-depth knowledge.
This man is always talking about the Greater Israel suggesting that Palestine is part of Israel. He therefore is a traitor of the Palestiian Cause and must be on the list of Hamas. Traitors of the Palestinian Cause are unacceptable.
I can't stand Prof. Mearsheimer's hatred against jews and Israel. Maybe he is envious of their existence against all odds. Nevertheless, he is an immensely erudite man we rarely see in public forums. I subscribe to almost all his views barring his anti-zionism.
@@CuriousScholar13 Abuse is the last refuge of illiterates! How can you be expected to give meaningful reply unless you get educated? I can understand your predicament.
If I might add John. I recently saw a Rabi speak at the UN, paraphrase please, 'the Jews are not allowed to own land', it's in the Tora. Ergo, zionists do not believe in the Tora. So, how can they be Jews? From what, some very nice people have showed me online, and applying my interpretation of critical thinking: "From The River To The Sea Let Palestine Be Free"!
Social media metaverse will not let me share the messages out in the video to the British people to the English people because we are exactly the same situation as America
Capitalism another word for exploitation, communism bs. Capitalism with a very small " c", men/women should have the fruits of their labour, not robbed by taxation pf the sweat and blood equity, entrepreneurs, another name for exploitation.....
Instead of arming Israel; US tax payer money should be spent on infrastructure, healthcare, education, homelessness...
Antisemitism
@@oliviasukamto947According rto your logic, everyone is anti-Semitic.
@@oliviasukamto947 Condemning Israeli war crimes is not antisemitic.
@@PerceivedREALITY999 you are just jealous that you never be successful like we do here .
@@user-lx1re3fn2u jealousy will never get you anywhere!
Thank God someone is willing to speak truth.
Thank you. Thank you Professor Mearsheimer for speaking out. Please continue doing this. The public needs to hear this!
Wow. What a prediction. I'm deeply troubled by the huge number of innocent Palestinians killed by US weapons using US tax dollars. Each and every one of them was a human being with hopes and dreams.
I'm against the Israel lobby. But so what if a bunch of Palestinians die? People die every day, we probably harm millions if not billions directly or indirectly. What makes their suffering any more special and deserving of attention? Palestinians have never done anything for us and we see what type of creatures they are when they flood into europe. Boohoo. Wah wah!
Purely, an amazing speech.
This was before Oct 7 which shows he was right in everything except his optimism .
Mearsheimer as president please.
He’s too moderate. Remember, politicians cater to the radicals across the spectrum. Mearsheimer would never win because he’s too moderate: too liberal for conservatives, too conservative for liberals.
@@travisjacobson2334 That's a farce. He would never win because he would never lower himself so far as to become popular in those groups. Trump would be "too moderate" under that same perspective, but the fact of him being a NY democrat for 50 years has no bearing because those people do not hold values or character. They have lobbyist "friends" and that's it. So all Mearsheimer would have to do is eschew reform, promote the right brand names and sellout to a few foreign lobbies and he'd be in. Don't even joke as if values and ideals hold any sway in our government, except to the few small minority groups in congress that actually stick up for stuff and then get beat over the head with the propaganda machine immediately afterwards.
@@travisjacobson2334lmao the last 2 sentences
@@yasseralotaibi7520wild, right? It's almost like each side just wants to punish each other.
@@travisjacobson2334no one ever is neutral. Especially in this. He can’t say all he feels
The PROFESSOR Had a COMPREHENSIVE WISDOM about the ISSUE which the American People must CONSIDER & END THE LOBBY OF THE ISRAELI❤❤❤
None has a clearer picture of these matters than Pr. Mearsheimer
They think money controls everything
Its not money. You are conceptualizing it wrong.
Its not money. Its influence. And the money is what buys the influence. And the influence allows them to leech more money out of the system. And then buy more influence. And repeat.
Money controls the government via incentives and purchased influence. But its not money itself. Think bigger.
It's some as saying, guns don't kill. Money doesn't corrupt ,it's people with money that corrupt.
It does.
@@ivywoodxrecords That only goes so far. The money and influence go hand in hand. but it definitely starts with money. The problem is you can easily print yourself to death.
media censorship is it's golden chip
Very profound intellectual discourse touching on the fact that peace is remotely non conceivable. May god have mercy on all.
The existence of Israel from its conception made and makes peace impossible. Zionism is not interested in peace, but in ongoing, ever widening dominance (with America, its initial cash cow until we're tapped).
Well argued and presented.
Free Palestine 🇵🇸
This was very informative
Brave, truthful and strong professor.
Informative , balanced and truthful speech. Thank you
Let us also not forget Rachel Corrie, a member of International Solidarity Movement, who was murdered by Israeli forces in March 2003. The Olympia Food Co-op in 2010 continued her cause by boycotting Israeli goods and standing up to the Israeli government and its US supporters that legally (and unsuccessfully) fought the boycott for years.
@minniewipster8130. Thank you for not forgetting that crime.
We will fail together with them. The world woke up.
Free US from AIPAC
That and cair....
Imagine some guys blackmail u and then give u little money monthly too... thats how they own US government and the governments of all westner countries
What if they purposedly fund candidates that have dirtiest laundry just so they can control them
It's not just a lobby. Whitney Webb PROVED THIS.
What is it then?
@DePeaceHunter mafia. Lansky purple gang Rosenstiel etc.
Thank you sir for speaking truth.
Much much respect to you Professor you are one of a kind sir! God bless you.
Prof. John Mearsheimer 💯 👍🏽
This video was recorded in March 2017, well before the events of 7 October 2023.
Well spoken sir.
Mearsheimer is the GOAT.
Why call a group of mafia and gangsters a LOBBY !!! The con starts right here!
It’s so powerful that they’re actually controlling all the other lobbies in DC
The Israel Lobby has replaced you
Always interesting, even if from 2017! My only observation is that ALL lobbies (Pro-Gun, Pro-life, etc) are, in the long run, expressions of economic class interests, and in the near term only, and secondarily, expressions of "racial," "ethnic" or "national" interests.
So profoundly true.
Great analysis. Thank you. ❤
Mearsh doin nothin but speaking 100% straight FACTS as always. Guys been spot on about damn near every bit of future and current foreign policy issues.
We give it cause they look like us in an area of people who dont look like us.
Or, to be blunt, BECAUSE WE ARE RACISTS.
Its that simple.
This grossly ignores the complicated history of conflict between the United States and the Iran-aligned Arab world as well as the Israeli lobby. We hate them because they don't look like us? Tell that to the Saudis.
The U.S. could make sure there is a two state solution. It isn't up to Israel or American Jews.
That time has come and gone. Only a one state solution can work a Palestinian state.
Unfortunately, they control the direction.
I have listened to professor Mearsheimer quite a lot but in this particular talk I sensed a tone of anger and frustration, which I have not heard from him before ...
QUESTION: Whatever happened to the stringent rules/laws the FCC had place before 1983 that prevented media monopolies, because they knew that they would result in the blatant flood of deceptions we are drowning in today ?!?!? PLEASE TELL ME.
….and what is preventing us from re-imposing them ?
What happened? Where do I start?
1. MONEY - LOTS AND LOTS AND LOTS OF MONEY that was paid to your Lord and Savior the US Congress (and to the God (money) in whom they do trust) to water down the anti trust and anti monopoly laws. This led directly to media mergers throughout the next 20 years culminated in the merger between Time Warner and AOL, at which the spokesman said, and I do quote, "We know in the near future a few corporations will own the US media. We took this step (merger) to insure we're one of them" end quote.
2. PURE UNADULTERATED CORRUPTION
3. Obama lifted the law which made PROPAGANDA ILLEGAL. It's now LEGAL for the government and the STATE MEDIA to broadcast propaganda in order to DECIEVE the American public.
4. YOU don't have a country. YOUR country was conquered before you were born. And you were educated IN TOTAL IGNORANCE of this fact. Now you're confused. Well, welcome to the Matrix. The FASCADE of choice, the ILLUSION of Freedom. It's ALL a lie. The Federal Government is BOUGHT and PAID FOR by fiat money. Now you have the FEW ruling the MANY behind the scenes. You want your country back? Shit in one hand and wish in the other and see which one you get.
The Telecommunication's Act of 1996
Blinken, schumer, yellen, mayorcas, garland, all jewish zionists
Great speech!
Obviously, it is a money laundering operation. Favor for favor and pay to play.
Israeli lobby is nothing like any other lobby. Israeli lobby is the most powerful by far.
Wonderful presentation from Prof. Mearsheimer on such a sensitive topic like lobbying. It is clear that if the 2-state solution cannot be implemented, Israel - Palestine war is never going to end.
Will the world keep on watching the brutal onslaught of civilians from both sides without any reaction ??
The sad part is that this professor's speech proves that he had no hope in the American people .
John has always been a glass half empty guy. He hasn’t given up on us, he’s just pissed.
Americans r the most brainwashed people... they've been under heavy pressure of brainwashing techniques by mainstream media and social media that own by aipac... just recently some students showed they r awake and thats why they send them to prison... thats how u understand how corrupted US government and US Congress have been and they'll be... its been like this for last 5 to 6 decades
@@evelyndominguez4757 Actually I see him as half full considering that he hasn't questioned Israel's legitimacy as a colony.
How come there are no Israel bots in the comments?
they are waiting for US money and weapons
"How come there are no Israel bots in the comments?" Give it time.
Bribery... not lobby.
No one can stop the flow of history.
Mearsheimer/Finkelstein 2024
The Democrats have never had a clear and present Senate majority since 1980 the beginning of the Supply Side policy that snowballed the debt up to 1924 and rolling; You ask how and why?
Many of these problems abetted by Private Equity firms that fund Aipac.
World and its affairs are always unjust. It will remain the same always. Only minor reforms will take place.
Thank you.
The United States of Israel.
Exactly breakdown
Lobby has control over both political parties in America and it has hurt US' image, prestige and reputation so much.
Follow the money trail. Israel has been by far the largest foreign receipient of US financial aid, as professor Mearshiemer described for no good reason.
Professo Mearshiemer explained if the elected officials do not support, among other things, the Israel financial aid packag the lobby will get them replaced with another candidate who would. He also ecplains how much US support is vital to Israel's expansionist plans. The only remaining question is: what's in it for those who fund the Israel lobby? I find it hard to imagine these rich people each spends hundreds of millions of dollar "out of "goodness of their hurt. I believe, I believe, one way or another Israel returns the favor plus some more to the members of its lobby for ecpenses. And so is the demonstrated enthusiasm of the lobby fed. I cannot prove tjis but the fact that US financial aid to Israel has been going on for decads is a indication of its viability.
Read: Jimmy Carter: Palestine, Peace not Apartheid; Shlomo Sand: The Invention of The Jewish People, How I Stopped Being a Jew, and The Invention of the Land of Israel; Rashid Khalidi: The Hundred Year's War on Palestine; Yahya Sinwar, The Thorn and The Carnation; Ilan Pappe: The History of Modern Palestine; Ilan Pappe: Lobbying for Zionism on Both Sides of the Atlantic. (June 2024) Dries van Agt: Palestine in Agony, and also A Cry for Justice.
Hold on, you wanted capitalism. Well this is it, capital-ism. Society is controlled by capital. Lobbying, or corruption as we call it elsewhere, is the purest form of capitalism.
History will not be kind to the USA. A country that had more wars than most any countries added together Your country has had its time. I’d learn how to speak Chinese. Really soon.
Great video
Prescient!
Maersheimer holds back too much. Nethanyahu speech before congress was on invitation by CONGRESS. That is where the rot is. Lobbies exist everywhere for many causes, good and bad. But the only way to keep this under control is exposing the who is who in taking the money. From there, as with judges, the interested congressmen shall be excluded from voting on the issues.
Why can't the U.S. tell Israel to order its settlers to pay the Palestinians the fair market value for their property, plus a sum for reparations to cover 75 years of Nakba, the price to be set by an honest non-state broker like Qatar?
Israel is a democracy inside a theocracy.
The democracy ensures the Jewish and Muslim voting blocks have equal standing.
The theocracy ensures the Jewish voting block will always be larger.
👍✌
5he contempt it should be dealt with 😊
Not interested in hearing more about why America justifies genocide! This is not an “academic” discussion but rather a HUMAN one!!!
This from March 2017. It says so. What book is it that Mearsheimer is talking about? Probably 'The Israel Lobby' I guess.
Jesus preached the exact opposite unyielding, unconditional obedience to or support for the religious establishment. So people who pretend Christianity is their motivation have no idea who Christ is or what he stands for.
JESUS DIDN'T SAY THAT 😊
Up until Oct 7 he is spot on. However public viewpoints haven't materialized to change foreign policy.
However with Biden probably stepping out things might change with a new cabinet.
Lobby means $$$!
ONE of the reasons of the terrorist problem ? Which is the other one ?
Interesting to review this video, which is from 2017. Some of the changes mentioned have already started to manifest themselves. The lobby needs to be adjusted, downwards. Israel reputation much affected. BDS was blocked...
How come the lobby or deep state not target the proffessor more? It's like he alone has some kind of immunity being allowed to talk freely. Controlled freedom?
WHEN WAS THIS ?
👍
Talk about democracy.
ISRAEL and AMERIKA, are one COUNTRY
Too bad for Americans
Mearsheimer’s repeated & systemic repudiation of the Lobby and the Israeli position on Palestine.
Mammon controls all.
political opposition, government association
Ah... So its the bunker of the end times^^
X
A possible (distant future) solution? => A 2 (gerrymandered)"states", 1"Greater Israel-Palestine" country. A "federation" with equal rights, but a 50/50 government (with an alternating tie breaker). "Greater Israel-Palestine" would not be a Jewish Apartheid state any longer. But neither Israelis, nor Palestinians would be a minority dominated and subjugated by a majority. It could be a great win/win. Just think of the possibilities of a joined football (soccer) team! ;-)
What about the swiss ,do they have any influence on America's policies?
You will wake up one day on the cry ....why can you do to the natives and not we to palastinese people!?
The small hat lobby
Israël réal estate is more expensive on average than in thé USA, its debt is much lower thqn that of thé US.
Poor americans
Read Shlomo Sand: THE INVENTION OF THE LAND OF ISRAEL. This is a scientific masterpiece. It takes some time to digest and it gives you in-depth knowledge.
This man is always talking about the Greater Israel suggesting that Palestine is part of Israel. He therefore is a traitor of the Palestiian Cause and must be on the list of Hamas. Traitors of the Palestinian Cause are unacceptable.
You're stupidity is unacceptable as well have aa lousy day Skippy 😊
I can't stand Prof. Mearsheimer's hatred against jews and Israel. Maybe he is envious of their existence against all odds. Nevertheless, he is an immensely erudite man we rarely see in public forums. I subscribe to almost all his views barring his anti-zionism.
I believe it's not hate but mere rational judgement and review of the Lobby impact.
Troll
@@CuriousScholar13 Abuse is the last refuge of illiterates! How can you be expected to give meaningful reply unless you get educated? I can understand your predicament.
it is not hate put the facts right
@@jayakumarkaarikuzhy4713Maybe you are envious of his or her ability to utterly dismantle you with one word?
If I might add John. I recently saw a Rabi speak at the UN, paraphrase please, 'the Jews are not allowed to own land', it's in the Tora. Ergo, zionists do not believe in the Tora. So, how can they be Jews? From what, some very nice people have showed me online, and applying my interpretation of critical thinking: "From The River To The Sea Let Palestine Be Free"!
Social media metaverse will not let me share the messages out in the video to the British people to the English people because we are exactly the same situation as America
Capitalism another word for exploitation, communism bs. Capitalism with a very small " c", men/women should have the fruits of their labour, not robbed by taxation pf the sweat and blood equity, entrepreneurs, another name for exploitation.....
The Relationship is that of Parasite & its6Host. with Deadly effects