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The fundamental problem with Chomsky's approach is he's one-sidedly applying criminal justice concepts and 'moral compass' of the western society to internation
by ChemicalWarfare 10y ago
The fundamental problem with Chomsky's approach is he's one-sidedly applying criminal justice concepts and 'moral compass' of the western society to international affairs.
The side these are applied to is of course 'the evil West'.
Then he turns around and acts as all apologetic when it comes to anti-Western regimes no matter how bloody or atrocious they get - going back to whitewashing of Viet Kong atrocities and Cambodian genocide back in the 70s.
- YeGoblynQueenne 10y ago>> whitewashing of Viet Kong atrocities and Cambodian genocide back in the 70s. He's done nothing of the sort. He was suspicious of the official account of the Kambodian genocide and he had good reason to be suspicious of that account. It turned out it was true, and he admitted it. >> The side these are applied to is of course 'the evil West'. Duh. The West is evil. You don't realise it because you're in the West and you don't live in fear of hellfire missiles from a clear blue sky or a mechanised army rolling over your village. But the rest of the world knows it very well.