Uploaded March 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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In Norman Finkelstein's "I'll Burn That Bridge When I Get To It", the Holocaust and Israel/Palestine scholar tackles wokeness, academia, and the cultural history of Barack Obama. According to Finkelstein, Barack Obama was vetted by a political machine that sized him up, and decided he was fit to continue the same policies . Even as the 2008 primary seemed to pit Hillary Clinton against Barack Obama, their policies were similar, and Clinton ultimately ended up as Secretary of State.

"Before Palestine, There Was Liberia" -- Alex Sheremet's video essay on how former American slaves colonized West Africa: youtube.com/watch?v=fUwdbPxRFYc

Clipped from ArtiFact 43: Norman Finkelstein Exposes The Cult Of Barack Obama -- youtube.com/watch?v=aEZCalY_gcg

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