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 defin

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...