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Chomsky is a demagogue, he has a particular worldview he wants to push and any discussion of history is secondary to that. If some historical facts support his
by throw__away7391 5y ago
Chomsky is a demagogue, he has a particular worldview he wants to push and any discussion of history is secondary to that. If some historical facts support his narrative he'll happily report them, but if not he freely misstates, mischaracterizes, and selectively reports. In particular he has one (IMHO unforgivable for any serious author) habit of citing a source but stating the opposite of what the actual source says.
He has received wide criticism for his denial and excusing of multiple genocides when the aggressors were from regimes he ideologically agreed with (socialist/communist), but repeatedly refused in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary to retract his previous statements.
- LBJsPNS 5y agoNah.
- sdoering 5y ago> Chomsky is a demagogue Would you care to provide facts supporting such a claim? Else it is nothing but an ad hominem to denigrate a person. > he has a particular worldview Who has not? > any discussion of history is secondary to that Examples? Proof? Sources? > He has received wide criticism Who, being a public and outspoken figure, hasn't? That doesn't say anything on the validity or quality of said criticism. > he has a particular worldview he wants to push Exactly what you are trying to do here. I know nothing about Chomsky. I have not read a single line of his writing. Nor heard any interview with him. I can neither defend his ideas nor critique them. I can just see someone not arguing in good faith for the betterment of a discussion but denigrating someone to push one's own agenda (without providing any sort of support for one's claims).
- dotancohen 5y agoI'd love to see examples of the things that you state. Thanks.