The Crimes of Empire?

Chuck Munson chuck at tao.ca
Fri Sep 6 13:34:38 PDT 2002


Carrol Cox wrote:


> I think Chomsky is in error in using the word "totalitarianism." It's a
> term that obscures more than it illuminates. And I think it is unuseful
> to place "Stalinism" and fascism in the same genre. Chomsky's
> "anarchist" tendencies (and his misunderstanding of Luxemburg) do show
> through often. His work is still invaluable for understanding the world
> we live in.

Point of clarification: Chomsky doesn't have anarchist "tendencies;" he self-identifies as an anarchist.

Chuck0

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