Further, Chomsky is a theorist. Criticizing his individual comments without considering how they fit into his wider thinking will not allow you to understand them. Neither will it allow you to distinguish them from similar takes built on an entirely different basis. - ThreadSky

marginalforce.bsky.social • 2 days ago

Further, Chomsky is a theorist. Criticizing his individual comments without considering how they fit into his wider thinking will not allow you to understand them. Neither will it allow you to distinguish them from similar takes built on an entirely different basis.

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csommersko.bsky.social•1 day ago

During the war he's been an influencer.

marginalforce.bsky.social•2 days ago

The contemporary tendency to assume somebody's political/value leaning from isolated opinions or quotes is damaging genuine discourse and creates opportunity for populist manipulation. Chomsky simply cannot be compared to MAGA or Russian sympathizers.

mr-puggins.bsky.social•2 days ago

So many words to say he has never acknowledged fucking r*ssia to be imperialist. Yes, he's a theorist, but his "theory" is "USA bad", which is simply a laziness of mind. He is a vatnik and a tankie.

marginalforce.bsky.social•2 days ago

Have you read him?

michaelgentile.bsky.social•1 day ago

I haven't read him, but when he speaks - interviews, etc. - he definitely and consistently sounds like a tankie. Definitely not just anti-American, but also anti-Ukraine.

marginalforce.bsky.social•1 day ago

I think that's a reasonable and grounded view on him.

rafaljasicki.bsky.social•1 day ago

I did read as this idiot claimed that Poland will become a literal hell on earth once we drop communism and join the west. So in his head it was better if we stayed with a dictatorship. I will celebrate when old fool is dead.

mr-puggins.bsky.social•1 day ago

Have you? It takes you quite long to find a proper quote for such an avid reader.

marginalforce.bsky.social•1 day ago

That's an obvious deflection. You like to throw around insults based on superficial knowledge. Even if you were right about Chomsky, your opinion clearly has no basis. Having an opinion is meaningless if it's not backed up by more than moral feelings. MAGA acts purely on moral feelings.

davidjacobsgib.bsky.social•1 day ago

Yes,

He is now a fascist.

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