Unfortunately Chomsky's reception is influenced by his humane support of
the Palistinians.  He of course is aware of that but is too decent to back
off on the issue.  And now of course to be politically correct we must
support the latest US imperial move.

 > > You've got that right, Frank!
> What will they do next? Post Jane Fonda's latest Self Criticism to club
> Chomsky with?
>
> frank scott wrote:
>
> > There seems to be a concerted effort to get-nail chomsky, and much of it
> > comes from lefties and pseudo lefties, more liberal than left, who seem
> > to just hate the guy...this academic thing is much too long for me to
> > bother with, especially after picking up the tone, and the ridiculous
> > citing of Joan Baez...JOAN BAEZ?...and her full page ad in the NYtimes
> > about (gasp-horror) political prisoners in Viet Nam...wow!
> >
> > as I recall, her expose was based on a prisoner who smuggled "secret
> > information" out of the nam slammer...how? he stuck it up his butt!
> > double wow!
> >
> > for the benefit of people who live in the clouds, I suppose it is an
> > expose to find out that some leftist foreign movements were not composed
> > of collegial debate teams from affluent western families who majored in
> > philosophy and inactivity...for me, this is tired bullshit inspired by
> > people who should have better things to do than relive -in part
> > according to fantasy and bias - past history in order to "get" someone
> > they can't stand because he is...smarter than they are? what the hell is
> > going on? this is the most important stuff to deal with at this time??
> >
> > fs
>