A long time ago, this guy and his works used to be discussed here on occasion. Sometimes favourably, sometimes not favourably, but the discussions were always about the man and his works.
In recent years, however, as Veeky Forums and the rest of Veeky Forums has slid more to the "alt" right, he *only* ever gets dismissed. The discussion never develops further than
>He's a hack when it comes to politics. Stick to linguistics.
or
>oy vey even his linguistic theories have been BTFO. Into the oven, shlomo
I do wonder, in the current climate of "redpilled" 4channers if it's even possible to have a thread discussing the works of one of our most prolific public intellectuals and political commentators.
His political commentary is really top-quality trolling. He cherrypicks statements, events and facts to build his narratives and he's very good at it, at least in the sense of appealing to impressionable young student types and want-to-become intellectuals.
The world needs people like him in moderation and you probably should read his works but at the same time you should not take them too seriously.
The best way to summarize his political commentary is: If Chomsky doesn't appeal to you when you're 20, you have no heart. If you still worship him when you're 30, you have no brain.
Noah White
The opinion of Chomsky has always been >He's a hack when it comes to politics. Stick to linguistics and discreet logic. with the usual >he stole all his shit about linguistics and game theory and I can't prove it but there it is
Sure, there were always some faggots who liked his political commentary. I myself love what he has to say about Israel, but that's about it. But that was because Veeky Forums in specific was filled to the brim with redditors and tumblrinas like /co/, who either got tired of Veeky Forums acting the way Veeky Forums is supposed to act, or moved on to their Veeky Forums echochamber.
Jayden Bell
"Control of thought is more important for governments that are free and popular than for despotic and military states. The logic is straightforward: a despotic state can control its domestic enemies by force, but as the state loses this weapon, other devices are required to prevent the ignorant masses from interfering with public affairs, which are none of their business…the public are to be observers, not participants, consumers of ideology as well as products."
Cooper Thompson
>it's an "acclaimed professor who is a cornerstone of establishment criticises the establishment" episode
Aaron Taylor
He's right about everything OP Merikas foreign policy Government working for the rich and powerful Probably his linguistics dayjob too I dunno lol
The automatic dismissal of Chomsky long predates the alt right bullshit of the internet Its a product of the institutional need to filter out dissenting views, to give the general population what I call a 'mental inoculation' against any dissenting critical view: Chomsky gets mentioned and someone immediately says Cambodia denial or gatekeeper. They haven't read or heard him say anything, but they're so taken in by conspiracy theories or the mainstream media they take it for granted and parrot it.
Jackson Sanders
But all of his cherrypicked facts remain facts none the less. He's much more often correct than incorrect, especially younger Chomsky on politics
post your favorite Chomsky talks. This one is mine
Jonathan Rogers
My impression of Chomsky is that he's very good at being quotable but he's not so good at being substantive. He has a habit for simplifying things to an extreme degree in order to sound bold, and it ultimately subtracts from his argumentation.
