If Chomsky isn't CIA, he might as well be, as is the case for anyone who says "America bad but USSR worse!"
Chomsky is also the worst public speaker I have ever seen. Zizek at least is entertaining when he talks.
Also, one of my professors once told us she was CIA. This was fifteen years ago when I was still a lib. She was absolutely unhinged and one of the worst teachers I've ever had.
I've told this story before on hexbear, but I saw him in person about fifteen years ago. He came to a packed auditorium and droned on about god knows what for an hour or two. I fell asleep, sitting on a metal chair among tons of people, multiple times, something I've never pulled off since. It was also blazing hot with body heat. During the Q&A, someone dared to ask a question like: "okay, everything is bad, what are we supposed to do about it?" and Chomsky was unable to answer.
Actual communists like Parenti or Huey Newton are far more exciting and charismatic when they speak, probably since they are actually advocating for radical change. As we all know, Chomsky's take is: everything sucks, that's why you have to :vote:.
It's just wild to me he can have so many brilliant observations then come to the most surrendered stance on everything. I can only hope he wants his readers to come to their own conclusions that he wouldn't be allowed to exist in this system without capitulating to the liberal framework.
His content is good. It's his delivery that's lacking. Parenti slams the podium in righteous indignation and makes me want to tear up for the little guy and Chomsky makes me fall asleep.
It's not that Chomsky is CIA---I’m sure he believes everything he's saying. But what I’m saying is that if he believed that the Soviet Union was good, he wouldn’t be sitting where he is sitting.
The contrast between Chomsky's and Parenti's speaking ability is remarkable.
If Chomsky isn't CIA, he might as well be, as is the case for anyone who says "America bad but USSR worse!"
Chomsky is also the worst public speaker I have ever seen. Zizek at least is entertaining when he talks.
Also, one of my professors once told us she was CIA. This was fifteen years ago when I was still a lib. She was absolutely unhinged and one of the worst teachers I've ever had.
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I've told this story before on hexbear, but I saw him in person about fifteen years ago. He came to a packed auditorium and droned on about god knows what for an hour or two. I fell asleep, sitting on a metal chair among tons of people, multiple times, something I've never pulled off since. It was also blazing hot with body heat. During the Q&A, someone dared to ask a question like: "okay, everything is bad, what are we supposed to do about it?" and Chomsky was unable to answer.
Actual communists like Parenti or Huey Newton are far more exciting and charismatic when they speak, probably since they are actually advocating for radical change. As we all know, Chomsky's take is: everything sucks, that's why you have to :vote:.
It's just wild to me he can have so many brilliant observations then come to the most surrendered stance on everything. I can only hope he wants his readers to come to their own conclusions that he wouldn't be allowed to exist in this system without capitulating to the liberal framework.
Part of his brilliance is knowing how far he could go without getting the heart attack gun
His content is good. It's his delivery that's lacking. Parenti slams the podium in righteous indignation and makes me want to tear up for the little guy and Chomsky makes me fall asleep.
It's not that Chomsky is CIA---I’m sure he believes everything he's saying. But what I’m saying is that if he believed that the Soviet Union was good, he wouldn’t be sitting where he is sitting.
The contrast between Chomsky's and Parenti's speaking ability is remarkable.
Criticize America, but maintain that the USSR is worse: no problem for your career.
Criticize America and say that maybe the USSR wasn't so bad: no career for you!
Criticize America, say that maybe the USSR wasn't so bad, and start organizing and arming workers: you're dead!
Luckily he never said this
He called Lenin a right deviationist. Also, brace yourself, but this article he wrote is full of cringe:
https://chomsky.info/1986____/
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