The only book that I read was part of "Hegemony or Survival: America's Quest for Global Dominance" and a few articles by him in school.
I am not that familiar with his work. Where was he ever cynical of Ivy League institutions--not the ideas of these Ivy League institutions but the institutions themselves like he is cynical of government and corporate institutions? On Nov 24, 5:58 pm, ornamentalmind <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > “I thought his point were good; however, Noam's an extreme liberal. > Noam is hyper cynical of all wealthy institutions unless it's an Ivy > League institution.” – Jason > > I accept that you think his point(s) were good. > > "Reality has a liberal bias." - Al Franken. > > And, I doubt if many who study his works find him to be ‘liberal’. He > even examines how liberal/conservative have reversed definitions a few > times over the last few centuries in different countries and cultures > in his writing. > > I don’t know for sure what you mean by ‘wealthy institutions’, so I > can only guess. Perhaps you mean governments? Churches? Corporations? > The Mafia?….difficult to tell. > > As to his views about Universities, he has always been critical of > them…always. > > As to cynicism, since this includes the meaning of distrust, I see no > reason to not hold that view about most institutions. In fact, that is > part of his definition of anarchy. I doubt if many ‘freethinkers’ here > would disagree with his definition. > See:http://flag.blackened.net/revolt/rbr/noamrbr2.html > > So, overall, I’m glad you liked and agreed with him. I find him to be > one of the few sane voices in a vast wasteland. This even though the > way he is absolutely banned from any of the corporate media, TV, > print, radio etc., speaks volumes about how ‘dangerous’ his clarity is > perceived as being by these institutions what with their vast and > vested interests. > > Their propaganda against him is legion. Almost everyone who has NOT > read his works nor listened to him for any length of time considers > him at the very least ‘controversial’ and on the whole, dangerous. > Apparently it pays to advertise, which he addressed in the interview > you just watched. > > On Nov 24, 3:38 pm, "Jason (Memphis)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > I thought his point were good; however, Noam's an extreme liberal. > > Noam is hyper cynical of all wealthy institutions unless it's an Ivy > > League institution. > > > On Nov 24, 9:21 am, ornamentalmind <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I was a little surprised by some of Noam’s views on the election > > > process and results. Rather than start out with my views, you may find > > > his first presentation since the election of note. > > > >http://www.democracynow.org/2008/11/24/noam_chomsky_what_next_the_ele...Hide > > > quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Memphis Freethought Alliance" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/memphisfreethoughtalliance?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
