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[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

It's very sad, considering that he is pretty unarguably right on many of his criticisms of US imperialism. But God, when he's wrong... it's just counter-jerking.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

Maybe talk to an optometrist about that

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Could you share any specific examples? I haven't seen or read any instances of him being that off the mark.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

Digging a little -- an article (from 2009) about an interview (2005) that paraphrases the interviewee is a little suspect. Chomsky's take on the interview, in his words: "Even when the words attributed to me have some resemblance to accuracy, I take no responsibility for them, because of the invented contexts in which they appear."

I dunno, that example is at least 3 steps removed (interviewer, editor, article writer) from a source that already speaks plenty clearly and doesn't need much more than to be read honestly.