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> His critical theory is much more important than his practice. People should also do what they preach. And acknowledge their own bias and hypocrisy which Chom
by spriggan3 11y ago
> His critical theory is much more important than his practice.
People should also do what they preach. And acknowledge their own bias and hypocrisy which Chomsky never does. He does like you, dismisses any criticism as "irrelevant" and that's why nobody can debate with Chomsky, there is no discussion.
- icebraining 11y agoPeople should also do what they preach. Why? If one is issuing mandates from a position of authority, I agree that following what one imposes on others is essential, but in intellectual discussion one should be free to argue a position and its opposite the next minute. Anything less is downright dangerous for the group and society as a whole. We can't depend on the half-dozen cranks that actually live their lives swimming against the tide to argue for everything that is truly different, nor should we trust their arguments just because they turn their crackpot theories into practice.
- hiddencost 11y agoIt's an ad hominem, it's irrelevant. Engage with the theory if you want to a meaningful discussion. I'm not being dismissive because I don't want to deal with criticism, I'm being dismissive because it's not criticism of the content.
- lawnchair_larry 11y agohttps://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Graham%27s_Hierarchy_of_Disagreement.svg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Graham%27s_Hierarchy...