Référence: Chomsky---PUT UP or SHUT UP!

[Chuck0]

Scott Martens wrote:
> 
> Could someone enlighten me on Chomsky's programme for the day after the 
revolution?
> 
> I've read a rather lot of Chomsky's linguistics, and some of his books on 
American foreign policy, and to put it bluntly, I haven't been impressed 
enough to go out of my way to read about his politics.  I find his writing 
about linguistics more than amply appalling.
> 
> So, I've never investigated his politics to closely.  I know he calls 
himself a "libertarian socialist," but everybody calls themselves a 
libertarian these days.  What is he actually calling for?  Is there any 
succinct statement of what he's for?

Chomsky has freely admitted that his vision for life post-revolution is 
pretty scanty.As well all know, his strengths lie with being a very effective 
social critic.

Chomsky has self-identified as a libertarian socialist, in the traditional 
sense of that term, i.e. libertarianism as it is known around the world and 
not that of the Libertarian party U.S.A variety. He has also stated that he 
supports anarcho-syndicalism as a short term goal and anarchism as the 
ultimate goal.

Somewhere in here we can throw in his recent advocacy of "exploring the floor 
of the cage," an argument to support government interventionism over strong 
corporations in the short term. Needless to say, this is quite controversial 
among anarchist circles, with anarchists of every stripe being critical of 
this idea.

In a recent interview in Anarcho Syndicalist Review, Chomsky espands on his 
politics.

I can provide URLs for his other political writings, if anybody is 
interested.

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