> Fred Woodworth summed up the problem with Chomsky as follows:
> "Chomsky's publishers and introduction writers seem to have
>no trouble, at least, weaving a fabric around his speeches and
>writing that can glisten with Socialism to Socialists, and glimmer
>with Anarchism, in the sight of Anarchists whose vision is dazzled
>by celebrity. Leftists, in general, encounter in him a diffuse
>leftism, and the great attraction a public figure exerts in a
>culture so permeated by spectacle and media...lead(ing) many to see
>what they're looking for, whether it's there or not"--from "The
>Match!", Summer 1999 issue
>
> Libertarian. Socialist. Anarchist. I wish Chomsky would make up his mind.
Why does he have to? He's a tireless, intelligent, well-read, and generous critic of U.S. imperialism, a thoroughly admirable writer and human being. How many other people can you say that about?
Doug