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Originally posted by transplant99@Oct 2 2004, 07:27 PM
He may be brilliant in an academic way, but i believe he is a no more than a spin master when it comes to politics. Seriously, I believe he is literally listed as a professor of linguistics and semnatics. Big deal.
I will say this however, he has the ear of a majority of youth in academia, but only because he oreaches a message they want to believe, not necessarily because its the truth. And thats OK too.
IMO of course.
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Lol, 'professor of linguistics and semantics. Big deal.'
I'm pretty sure he's regarded as THE guy in the field of linguistics, sort of like Einstein and the Atomic theory back in the 30's 40's. The most impressive thing about Chomsky is that politics isn't even his main focus, linguistic structure, syntax, and theory are his academic pursuits.
Also, he's probably the most 'sourced' writer I've ever read, meaning he tends to have as many pages of footnotes in his books as actual writing. That definitely appeals to me, as he validates basically everything he says using 'other side's' words.
If anyone out there hasn't read any Chomsky, I'd suggest you take a look. You might be surprised at how un-Radical and common sense his political theories are.