Chomsky's book on 9/11 was required reading for an American Politics class at my university as of last year. This guy still has tremendous sway amongst the collegiate intelligensia and his propaganda is still a valuable tool of indoctrination for them.
One of the few things that I criticize Hannity about is his penchant for being overly fair to people with radical ideas.
But then, I remember being an idiot myself when I was about that age. Guess she's just as entitled to idiotic thoughts as I was.
Anti-Chomsky bump
I have always viewed Chomsky's career with a mixture of wonder and disgust - he's a seminal linguist who has parleyed a gift for debate and a penchant for off-the-wall conspiracy theories into a career in nutjob politics, a field in which he has otherwise never shown any particular facility. I can see a certain entertainment value in watching someone with a talent for getting a rise out of one's political opponents - that appears to be Michael Moore's sole attraction - but that's a long, long way from serious intellect. What a waste.
I hope the writers chronicle well the gaseous nature of his melodies. As to what impact the truth and facts will have on his lemmings, well, they were not following truth or fact to begin with so........my bet is they will just close the door and breathe deeply.
The danger lies not with the bubblemeisters in our midst, but in the pandemic of emotionally anemic people that are willing to supplant truth, logic, history and objectivity to inhale spheres of sophistic solace.
Here is my take on it (from observing a couple of super-libs in a group of mine).
By 'caring' about the rest of the world, they don't have to get their hands dirty by caring for people right here, up close and personal.
Like the chick I know who is all about human rights violations in third world countries. But when I ask her if she will volunteer at the local nursing home, she looks shocked and horrified.
She might actually have to see suffering first hand, poor thing. >8<
My tagline says it all.
BUMP for later
Chomsky ia one of the most boring speakers I have ever heard. Slow, no emotion - probably why some take him more seriously than they should.
In regards to Afghanistan, Chomsky stated (before the troops arrived) that millions of Afganies would die of starvation. He was wrong, as usual, without a scratch on his reputation by the fawning radicals that follow his every word.
---My sister fell for this evil Pied Piper long ago.---
I can remember being mystified by Chumpsky's magic show. For instance: the reason news is propaganda in this country is that we're all following the leader, the reason news isn't propaganda in totalitarian countries is that they're all following the leader.
My best friend handed her mind over to this minion of evil--any one want to compare common denominators?
You can't debunk any of their hero's...the extreme left is not wired for truth.
Any info out there?
Here's a list of Phnom Chomsky's campaign donations:
http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?city=Lexington&st=MA&last=Chomsky&first=Noam