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Originally Posted by nawbut";p="
And for those who hold the position that Chomsky's thoughts and ideas should be shunned because he eats babies, or is guilty of committing the original sin, or transmits an infecting 'anti-american' virus of the intellect, with which he hopes to initiate a pandemic - chill....
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I guess that excludes me. As you know, I hold the position that he's a twit.
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Originally Posted by nawbut";p="
"There are ways to deal constructively with the threat of terror, though not those preferred by "bin Laden's indispensable ally," or those who try to avoid the real world by striking heroic poses about Islamo-fascism, or who simply claim that no proposals are made when there are quite strightforward proposals that they do not like. The constructive ways have to begin with an honest look in the mirror, never an easy task, always a necessary one."
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ChomskySpeak-to-English translation of the entire 12-page lecture: Any terrorist action against the U.S. is more than justified because the U.S. is oh so very naughty.
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Originally Posted by nawbut";p="
Plodding old fool...all 'thoughts 'n ideas 'n logic 'n reason 'n sh*t...'
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Take out the "logic n' reason" part and you'll have an accurate description of Chomsky.