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The problem is Chomsky claims that the "professional and scientific elite" are compromised by their role in society, and end up taking up self-serving political
by farright 10y ago
The problem is Chomsky claims that the "professional and scientific elite" are compromised by their role in society, and end up taking up self-serving political views that seek to preserve this role. So the natural question is what make Chomsky different.
- wamsachel 10y agoHe's not different, and he openly acknowledges that a lot of his linguistic research was funded by the Pentagon. Edit: He also thought that his activism would get him fired, and so his wife started going back to school.
- pravda 10y ago>Edit: He also thought that his activism would get him fired, and so his wife started going back to school. No, not get him fired. Get him imprisoned! His wife went back to school so she would be able to support the family, if he ended up in stir.
- ianai 10y agoI always find this criticism silly. It's a form of normalization. "Elites must have elitist opinions or they and their opinions are not elite." No, there's usually more than one way to arrive at the same position. Not all paths will be equally complicated or well founded.