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Come on - how can you ignore a guy who "combines moral autonomy with rigorous scholarship"! Moral autonomy - I think that means nobody can make him do the right

• rdtsc 16y ago
  > Moral autonomy - I think that means nobody can make him do the right thing? No, that is not what "moral autonomy" usually means. Jumping on the sarcasm bandwagon without fully understanding what exactly you are ridiculing, is a good way to discredit yourself and ending up looking foolish.
  • simeonf 16y ago
    Thanks for the downvotes! How can you simultaneously acknowledge that I'm being sarcastic and claim I don't understand what I'm ridiculing because I'm not defining it correctly? Of course that's not what the hagiographer meant by "moral autonomy" - but I thought it was funny.* As far as understanding - I've never read any of his academic (linguistics) stuff and only one of his political books at the recommendation of one of my profs who is a big fan. I've read enough oped style commentaries in the local left wing indie paper to have a passing familiarity with his style and substance, however, to know that the revelation that the US is now close to Weimar Republic conditions isn't exactly a new thought for Chomsky. * Posting purely political articles to HN definitely calls for sarcasm. Sarcasm and downvotes - I love that this place is still a refuge from reddit's endless political sniping and would prefer not to be commenting on a story like this...