I'm not a big fan of Chomsky (his portrayal of himself as an "American dissident" is getting majorly thin, and so, too, are his screeds against Israel). But at least the guy is consistent. He sharply criticized Bush for a,b,c, and d and he's criticizing President Obama on those very same grounds. Compare that to a lot of his fellow leftists who've apparently lost interest in such (previously deemed evil) enterprises as drone strikes (which have grown exponentially under Obama), rendition, the Afghan war, warrentless wiretapping, etc.. I really do have to give the guy credit.
The idea of him as any sort of dissident is laughable. As Chomsky keeps insisting that the most powerful in society need more and more power, he is a loud mouthpiece for the establishment.
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I actually laughed when I first heard him say it.
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