Whoredom
[Cà Mau, 5/10/25]
A year ago, a Vietnamese-American relative chastised me for criticizing American foreign policies and culture. “Has any other country given you even a dollar?”
Actually, a bunch. Italy, Germany, the UK, France, Iceland, Japan, Singapore, Canada, Iran and Australia have all paid me to read, teach, talk or just live. If we add individuals to governments and institutions, this list expands. My relative’s question, though, is severely misguided. You don’t go along with whoever is paying you!
That is so basic. Should I stop talking about Jewjabs or Jews committing genocides if Israel decides to toss me some chump change? I’m not a whore, tenured professor, respected journalist or Donald Trump!
Just in case, there’s a PayPal button at the top of my blog, Mr. Netanyahu. Anything will do, sir. I don’t eat much, your honor. I wouldn’t mind right about now some chopped liver, on rye, of course, with a whole fuckin’ jar of dill pickles. Shalom!