>It is my understanding (again, corrobroation is, of
>course, required) that Chomsky's belief in this regard
>is based upon a few observations about the US's
>political and social culture.
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>Among these are:
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>* Surprisingly wide space (outside of media circles)
>for dissent and difference.
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>* Positive cultural and moral evolution of the general
>population since WW2
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>* Remarkable cultural malleability and fluidness.
And those are some of the things I like about the U.S. Still, we do have lots of people who don't believe in evolution, so we're not out of the woods yet.
One of the things I like best about the U.S. is our popular culture (and much of the world seems to agree). But I doubt Noam is down with punk or hip-hop.
Doug