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Originally posted by transplant99@Sep 21 2004, 08:59 PM
The big difference between Chomsky and Limbaugh is that Chomsky theorizes. Limbaugh says his opinion (spouts).

"The 'corporatization of America' during the past century [has been] an attack on democracy."
This issue is explored in some detail in a couple of the books he has written. Of Idealogy of Deterring Democracy are two of them.

"The most effective way to restrict democracy is to transfer decision-making from the public arena to unaccountable institutions: kings and princes, priestly castes, military juntas, party dictatorships, or modern corporations."
That's a pretty true statement, actually. Media corporations are also fronted by groups like the NRA (isn't it funny that in an election year the assault weapon ban died, despite the backing of the majority of Americans)

" The U.S. will not permit constructive programs in its own domains, so it must ensure that they are destroyed elsewhere to terminate " the threat of a good example".
Here's a link to a really good outside source about the grand neocon plan for Iraq.
My Webpage

" The more you can increase fear of drugs and crime, welfare mothers, immigrants and aliens, the more you control all the people. "
This statement is expanded on in a couple of books, one of which is Manufacturing Consent.

"I think it only makes sense to seek out and identify structures of authority, hierarchy, and domination in every aspect of life, and to challenge them; unless a justification for them can be given, they are illegitimate, and should be dismantled, to increase the scope of human freedom."
Ever had this happen to you in an office. It's called downsizing. This is more of a mantra than statement of fact.


"Democracy requires dissolution of private power. As long as there is private control over the economic system, talk about democracy is a joke. You can't even talk about democracy until you have democratic control of industry, commerce, banking, everything..."
He talks at length about this in Profit over People and Necessary Illusions.

The 'conservatives' who are calling for an end to school lunches for hungry children are also demanding an increase in the budget for the Pentagon, which was established in the late 1940s in its current form because - as the business press was kind enough to tell us - high tech industry cannot survive in a "pure, competitive, unsubsidized, 'free enterprise' economy," and the government must be its "saviour."

The world was different in the 1940's. Conservatives were actually centrist, and government was not a bad thing as long as it helped out. That opinion has changed. The military does get a lot more funding during Republican terms than schools do.

"If the Nuremberg laws were applied today, then every Post-War American president would have to be hanged."
Media Control is the source for that.


ALL of the above are Chomsky "opinions"...not backed up with "meticulous footnoting of source"

No, just books. They aren't quotes, actually, but excerpts with a quote or two thrown in.

Chomsky and Limbaugh are the same thing.

"When a gay person turns his back on you, it is anything but an insult; it's an invitation"

"They vote with their vaginas"

Guess who said the last two things.

The difference being is that he published books backing up those statements, with lots of footnotes. In case your interested I went through and added comments to your quotes with a bit of a reference guide for you.

Here's an intelligent quote from Rush Limbaugh, just as a bit of a contrast to the comparison.

"Feminism was established to allow unattractive women easier access to the mainstream."

I agree with Rouge, bring someone to the table here from the right.