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That's why you should never idolise anyone. Chomsky is brilliant but some of his positions are just imperialistic garbage.
I know, I know. but its so hard when the man has dropped the mother of all truth bombs.
Republican Party Is the “Most Dangerous Organization in Human History”
It's very sad, considering that he is pretty unarguably right on many of his criticisms of US imperialism. But God, when he's wrong... it's just counter-jerking.
Could you share any specific examples? I haven't seen or read any instances of him being that off the mark.
Digging a little -- an article (from 2009) about an interview (2005) that paraphrases the interviewee is a little suspect. Chomsky's take on the interview, in his words: "Even when the words attributed to me have some resemblance to accuracy, I take no responsibility for them, because of the invented contexts in which they appear."
I dunno, that example is at least 3 steps removed (interviewer, editor, article writer) from a source that already speaks plenty clearly and doesn't need much more than to be read honestly.
People do be gray
Maybe talk to an optometrist about that
For which empire ?
You don't need to be an empire to be imperialistic. And you don't need to be part of said country to simp for/against them either.
I think he misunderstood the meme.