Chris Hedges And Norm Finkelstein At Princeton Was “The Thrilla In Vanilla”
(Source: The Daily Princetonian)
[Update: 3/25/24 – Chris Hedges just posted the link to the discussion – LINK HERE – with this observation:
This is the full video of the event I did on March 21 at Princeton University with Professor Finkelstein on the genocide in Gaza. The live stream feed was cut, apparently by Zionists in the hall. ~~~ end update]
Two of my intellectual and moral heroes appeared together the other night in Princeton to get some truth out on the Israeli genocide in Gaza.
Given the gravity of the event, I initially hoped to travel to Princeton but am constrained by having to care for my young puppy, who can’t be left home alone and the “progressive” doggy daycares in Philly don’t accept male dogs over 6 months old that have their balls intact. I’ll be damned if I castrate my puppy!
Getting back on topic.
Norm Finkelstein was on fire. I listened to most of it, because it got interrupted by technical issues, and now am looking for a link. The video feed was cut off just seconds after Finkelstein began to speak. Perhaps Mossad in the room?
The Q&A at the end was cut short by what appeared to be an absurd time limit enforced by campus security.
The University paper The Daily Princetonian did a surprisingly good job in covering the event, see:
(note: when I refer to the “Thrilla in Vanilla”, I am referring to Princeton. The attendees were a very diverse group. Of course, that phrase recalls a similarly world shaking event that folks of my generation will grasp immediately.)
Finkelstein again used the analogy of William Lloyd Garrison’s essay response to the Nat Turner rebellion titled “The Insurrection” (Sept. 3, 1831)
Check out how he called out the hypocrites of his day:
“Ye patriotic hypocrites! ye panegyrists of Frenchmen, Greeks, and Poles! ye fustian declaimers for liberty! ye valiant sticklers for equal rights among yourselves! ye haters of aristocracy! ye assailants of monarchies! ye republican nullifiers! ye treasonable disunionists! be dumb! Cast no reproach upon the conduct of the slaves, but let your lips and cheeks wear the blisters of condemnation! “
Glorious, and unfortunately still apt.
[End note: I found it odd that Finkelstein didn’t look at Hedges when responding to his questions. Instead, like a falcon, his eyes kept sweeping the audience as if he were expecting an assassination attempt!)