[lbo-talk] Noam 1, Israelo-apartheid 0

[Carrol Cox]

I agree with Doug. It isn't uncommon for a person who has done great
things to get ridiculous or close to it in his old age. Chomsky was a
key figure in the early growth of the anti-war movement of the '60s,
many of his books (howver mistaken his theoretical perspective) are
treasures. I wish he would gracefully retire, but what the hell.

Carrol

Doug Henwood wrote:
> 
> On May 18, 2010, at 4:05 PM, Eric Beck wrote:
> 
> > What a ridiculous figure Chomsky has become
> 
> Oh please. Allow the guy's ego a little room to stretch. Unlike me,
> he's not always right, but he's done so much good stuff over the last
> 40 years (American Power and the New Mandarins was pub'd in 1969) that
> I don't begrudge him a little grandiosity, even if it doesn't survive
> factchecking.
> 
> Doug
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