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I'm not informed enough about linguistics to be able to determine whether what you say is true or not, but it is certainly irrelevant to what we're actually dis
by singular 15y ago
I'm not informed enough about linguistics to be able to determine whether what you say is true or not, but it is certainly irrelevant to what we're actually discussing - Chomsky does supply evidence to back up his political claims.
- gaius 15y agoMmm yes, like I say, he's very good at being convincing and selective use of references is a part of that, but his conclusions are reheated anarcho-syndicalism, a system that was tried and failed in the 1930s. It doesn't matter how elegant your theories are - what matters is what actually happens when the rubber hits the road. Just like a good (in the sense of skill) salesman can sell you a product you don't actually want by producing all the evidence you need...