• Awoo [she/her]@hexbear.net
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    3 months ago

    My take is Chomsky always knew he was reinforcing capitalism rather than weakening it and he was taking part in the rewards of playing the role of furthest left person capital would promote and acting as a buffer against people moving further left.

    The dude was a self aware and willing sheepdog for capital.

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      3 months ago

      what were Chomsky’s statements on Isn’trael like? was he a zionist? did he make any comments about the intensified zionist campaign of slaughter in Gaza after Al-Aqsa Flood? just realizing that I don’t really know

      EDIT: just remembered that he had a stroke a year or two ago so maybe that is part of why I don’t remember any comments

      • spectre [he/him]@hexbear.net
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        3 months ago

        In one of the last public statements released by his wife she reported that he held up a fist in response to “free Palestine”