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

Miles Jackson cqmv at pdx.edu
Thu May 20 11:41:52 PDT 2010


Doug Henwood wrote:
>
> That's not what the Cohen & Rogers article says, and from all the
> Chomsky I've read, I'd agree with them. He does seem to believe in
> some innate human lust for freedom and justice that's repressed or
> distorted by misunderstanding and a bad society. There's no room for
> craziness or fantasy in his worldview. He's almost inhumanly rational.
>
> Doug

I wouldn't call it rational; C's belief in innate justice is exactly analogous to a Catholic's belief in transubstantiation. It's an article of faith. (I should note that I don't mean that in a disparging way; we all have beliefs that are based on faith rather than empirical validation.)

Miles



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