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Noam Chomsky on Anti-Americanism: "In Soviet Union, people calling out crimes of the state against it's own people were called anti-russian: Sakharov, Solzhanit
by osdoorp 6y ago
Noam Chomsky on Anti-Americanism: "In Soviet Union, people calling out crimes of the state against it's own people were called anti-russian: Sakharov, Solzhanitsin. That's a sign of totalitarianism. America is the only other country that does that. Imagine someone calling someone anti-italian -- they would be laughed at." (paraphrasing)
Every time I hear "anti-American", I'm reminded of this
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnVVxN3FPEg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnVVxN3FPEg
- alisonatwork 6y agoI don't think that saying anti-American is the same as saying un-American. Plenty of people say un-Australian, and I imagine other English-speaking countries say the same thing (e.g. un-Canadian). It's a way of trying to portray a certain set of values as intrinsic to a particular national identity. In the context of free speech, it makes sense to frame something which some might consider to be a restriction on free speech to be un-American, given that the American constitution explicitly protects free speech. Calling it anti-American would be a different sentiment.