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CHOMSKY

                                             September 02, 2013

Some pointers to stuff I've said, or tried
to say, about Chomsky.

                                             DUAL_CHOMSKY

There are a number of general themes:


       Chomsky's critics often seem to be
       reaching, there's a desparate quality          CHOMSKY_IN_CONTEXT
       behind attempts at discrediting him:

           CHOMSKY_DONT_ROCK        CHOMSKY_HATE
           CHOMSKY_DONT_TWEET

                       AMERICAN_DELONG

                                                                    CHOMSKY_PASS

       Few examples of "liberal media" pass
       the "Where's Chomsky" test:

          EXTRAORDINARY_COLLECTIVE_PUSILLANIMITY


       Implicit in Chomsky's approach is that
       knowing the truth will promote the good:

       o   I have my dark suspicions about the
           will-to-be-bad infecting modern americans:

               WHEN_HYPOCRISY_DIES

                                 CHOMSKY_FREE

       o   Isn't there a need for dreams, for visions,
           for a positive direction?  Might not some
           of the delusions Chomsky attacks be useful
           on some level?

               DOUBLE_THINK
                                    Chomsky avoids literature as
                                    a political influence:

                                        CHOMSKY_UNLIT



       If it's all about tradeoffs, if it's all about
       finding "lesser evils", might Chomsky's standards
       be too high?

       Chomsky avoids any direct advice on action:

          WHAT_SHOULD_WE_DO



                           Chomsky's linguistics and
                           politics may seem an odd
                           match, but not irreconcilable:

                              A_CHOMSKY_PROBLEM
                              QUESTION_FOR_CHOMSKY
                              ETHICAL_FACULTY





     Some minor associations:

     ALL_ABOUT_OIL        its about the power to set oil prices

     CHOMSKY_UNDERGROUND  Chomsky on the 60/70s underground left

     CONNECTIVITY         Chomsky backed-up Finklestein in Europe

     MOTIVATIONAL_BIND    Chomsky: an experienced debater






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