Ali Velshi has given a level of seriousness to MSNBC lacking with most journalists who provide internationally biased news. Ali Velshi is breaking that norm. It will give Americans a better ability to question U.S. international policies.
Ali Velshi tells an inconvenient truth about U.S. involvement in the elections of others
Ali Velshi is a breath of fresh air as he provides Americans what they need, truthful and unbiased news. We will al do well listening to his researched segments.
The segment started with Stephanie Ruhle recounting a few statements Vladimir Putin made in his interview with Megyn Kelly.
“Russia didn’t collide with Donald Trump’s presidential campaign,” Ruhle said. “The U.S. meddles in world’s elections. … Those are comments Russia’s President Vladimir Putin.”
“I am not here to take Vladimir Putin’s side,” Ali Velshi said. “He is right on that one point about America interfering in other people’s elections. History is littered with examples of Americans interfering in other people’s elections. Going back as far as we can tell to 1948. The CIA spent millions of dollars in Italy to ensure an election win over leftist parties. 1953, this is one a lot of people don’t know about. The Iranian Prime Minister, democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh, was replaced by an authoritarian monarchy favorable to Washington and Great Britain. In 1973, the Chilean socialist president was swept aside by a military coup funded in part by the United States. By one expert’s count, the United States has carried out similar acts more than 80 times between 1946 and 2000. I am not saying everything he said was right. He made a point.”
Why is knowing this important? Many political activists and journalists have been displaying righteous indignation about Russia’s involvement in the U.S. election. They have been spending an inordinate amount of time at the detriment of economic and social issues that need immediate attention. Some see what Russia did as existential or a scar on our democracy. The former is a gross exaggeration the latter is true.
Knowing that America interfered in the elections of many countries allow Americans to view the issue objectively. We are not innocent in this realm. We should be very upset. But we must put the blame where it really belongs, with our politicians who encouraged the Russians or those who failed to protect us against the Russians, a country, albeit one with an evil pseudo-dictator, who is looking out for his own interests.
It is imperative that we let the Russian investigation go on. Yes, let’s report new findings and keep it in the ethos. But let’s concentrate on bread and butter issues to help our struggling American families. Let’s keep that in the forefront. A majority of Americans will reward those they see visibly working to make their lives better.