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Re:Noam Chomsky 'no longer able to talk' after 'medical event' by azinman2 on Monday June 10, 2024 @11:42PM (#40642060)
Sad to lose such an intellectual juggernaut’s voice. The world needs more Chomsky’s of all persuasions, and a culture that will elevate them.
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Re:Noam Chomsky 'no longer able to talk' after 'medical event' by drekembe on Tuesday June 11, 2024 @03:08AM (#40643430)
His view regarding the Bosnian genocide is really strange imo. I would correct you that the people perpetrating it weren't really communists, but serbian nationalists.

However, his "USA bad" take is correct because it's true. Being anti-US, anti-NATO, anti-imperialism is the only moral view to have when you look at the history and current politics of the US.

Re:Noam Chomsky 'no longer able to talk' after 'medical event' by foobarqux on Tuesday June 11, 2024 @04:29AM (#40643884)
They are not strange it's very easy to understand: He says that throwing around the word genocide for every atrocity cheapens the word and diminishes how bad the holocaust was.

As for the parent the "fat man" he is referring to is the man in the back, not the man in the front. And the picture is pure propaganda: as he points out (and I believe was confirmed by the actual photographer) what is depicted and understood to show a prison isn't even fenced in. I would love to know what the "false claims about what the sources he cited said". I only know of one case were he mis-cited someone and it didn't change the meaning.

Re:Noam Chomsky 'no longer able to talk' after 'medical event' by StefanBatory on Tuesday June 11, 2024 @05:48AM (#40644348)
"Being anti-US, anti-NATO, anti-imperialism is the only moral view"

And trade it for Russian imperialism? Chinese? As an Eastern European being pro-US and pro-NATO is the only moral view.

Re:Noam Chomsky 'no longer able to talk' after 'medical event' by where-group-by on Tuesday June 11, 2024 @08:00AM (#40645202)
I agree, but would reword it to "self determination on a state scale is the only moral view". And in most Eastern European cases that seems to be very much pro-US and pro-NATO. After all it is not like anyone is forced to join.
Re:Noam Chomsky 'no longer able to talk' after 'medical event' by collyw on Tuesday June 11, 2024 @09:47AM (#40646143)
Nah, we need more Thomas Sowells.
Re:Noam Chomsky 'no longer able to talk' after 'medical event' by preisschild on Thursday June 13, 2024 @05:01AM (#40667428)
Nah, hes a useful idiot of the Kremlin. It would be good for the world if there would be less russian propaganda.
Re:Noam Chomsky 'no longer able to talk' after 'medical event' by 4gotunameagain on Thursday June 13, 2024 @08:59AM (#40669093)
I wonder what sort of unfathomable idiocy it takes for someone to call Chomsky an idiot.

Disagree with him or not about US foreign policy, the man was a genius.

But oh wait you're probably just a propaganda bot yourself.

Re:Noam Chomsky 'no longer able to talk' after 'medical event' by preisschild on Monday June 17, 2024 @08:48AM (#40705092)
I dont only disagree with him on "US foreign policy", but on all of his political takes.

And he is sprouting idiotic political opinions, thats just a fact.

I don't really care that he is a "genius" in an unrelated field.

Re:Noam Chomsky 'no longer able to talk' after 'medical event' by 4gotunameagain on Tuesday June 18, 2024 @03:11PM (#40721084)
"thats just a fact"

The fact is that you do not seem qualified to talk about these things.