chomsky.info/interviews/1990----.htmI don’t imagine he’s really that into either one. But really, I can’t say for sure. I’ll be honest that I’ve never really looked into that information about him.
Say rather that you loathe some of the things that Chomsky says or does, but dont say that you loathe him. Love the sinner, hate the sin.I’m sorry to feel this way but I loathe Chomsky. He blames the United States for all that is bad in the world and apologizes for terrorists.
newcriterion.com:81/archive/21/may03/chomsky.htm
I was exposed to his linguistic theories in college, but I find him very difficult to understand.
Here is another article about a man who loves to criticise America, but doesn’t mind taking money from it:
techcentralstation.com/1019055.html
its kind of ironic that i ran into this thread today. Just the other day i had recieved a message back from him about his take on the current presidential hopefuls. Chomsky reads international news in other words he reads what other countries’ media opinion about us is and if you dont like it blame the message not the messenger. Besides who said dissention was a bad thing As John Stuart Mills once wrote that even the Catholic CHurch, when it came to the cannonization of saints allowed for debate and for someone to play “devil’s advocate.” Check out a book called Chronicles of Dissent for a quick run down of Chomsky’s views on foreign policy.I’m sorry to feel this way but I loathe Chomsky. He blames the United States for all that is bad in the world and apologizes for terrorists.
newcriterion.com:81/archive/21/may03/chomsky.htm
I was exposed to his linguistic theories in college, but I find him very difficult to understand.
Here is another article about a man who loves to criticise America, but doesn’t mind taking money from it:
techcentralstation.com/1019055.html
Which is his first mistake.Chomsky reads international news in other words he reads what other countries’ media opinion about us is
i think he single-handedly invented the field of sociolinguistics with the publication of his master’s thesis, so his genius as a linguist and social scientist is not in doubt. but that was long ago and he has since transformed himself into a left-wing public intellectual who takes great care not to be outflanked by anyone else on the left (i.e. no one can be more left wing than he), so as a catholic i find him to have substituted politics for religion. he wants to be the pope of his own man-centered religion.Sure, he’s made some useful contributions to the field, but his theories are hard to follow and his writing is dry.
He may have codified sociolinguistics to a degree, but I wouldn’t go so far as to say that he invented it. One can read writings from before Chomsky’s time that contain sociolinguistic implications, even if only inadvertently. Keep in mind I’m not saying that the man is useless, just that he’s slightly overhyped. I agree wholeheartedly with the rest of your post.i think he single-handedly invented the field of sociolinguistics with the publication of his master’s thesis, so his genius as a linguist and social scientist is not in doubt. but that was long ago and he has since transformed himself into a left-wing public intellectual who takes great care not to be outflanked by anyone else on the left (i.e. no one can be more left wing than he), so as a catholic i find him to have substituted politics for religion. he wants to be the pope of his own man-centered religion.
i’m not a great chomsky-watcher, but he seems like the type who never acknowledges a mistake and who gets into long acrimonious arguments with people with whom he disagrees. watch out for that type of person (for the first reason especially).
Are you serious? You really think that only Americans have anything worthwhile to say about Americans? The gift to see ourselves as others see us is as valuable nationally as it is personally. Probably more so, since it’s hard for the most stubborn egoist not to encounter other people’s opinions of him, but a nation of three hundred million people can exist quite comfortably within the bubble of its own positive self-image.Which is his first mistake.
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Ever been to someone’s house in winter and been hit with a blast of stale house stench when you entered? The people inside cannot smell it because the receptors in their noses are fatigued. Anyway, it can be an act of kindness to suggest that someone open a window.Are you serious? You really think that only Americans have anything worthwhile to say about Americans?
Which is why I admire some of Chomsky’s views on politics, America and even religion even if he doesnt believe - at least he attempts rational thought.Ever been to someone’s house in winter and been hit with a blast of stale house stench when you entered? The people inside cannot smell it because the receptors in their noses are fatigued. Anyway, it can be an act of kindness to suggest that someone open a window.
You cannot have too many points of view, IMHO.
Yes, Edwin, I am quite serious. Frankly, I couldn’t give a flying drop toehold what other countries think of the U.S., and I fail to understand those who get wrapped around the axle of Why Don’t They Like Us.Are you serious? You really think that only Americans have anything worthwhile to say about Americans? The gift to see ourselves as others see us is as valuable nationally as it is personally. Probably more so, since it’s hard for the most stubborn egoist not to encounter other people’s opinions of him, but a nation of three hundred million people can exist quite comfortably within the bubble of its own positive self-image.
You are essentially glorifying pride and egoism, which is to say you are glorifying one of the basic roots (if not the basic root) of human sinfulness.
Edwin