Re: Why are the US-ers such assholes?
Chuck0 wrote:
B. wrote:
Also, there is a suspicion of success among the left, and that has sometimes-unfortunate counterparts in the punk community. When a band becomes too popular, folks start jumping ship. The band MUST have done something to sell out to get as popular as they did. There’s a similar dynamic with Noam Chomsky. He’s “too popular,” which is a bizarre problem in the left. Better-knowing folks have “moved beyond” him. Someone gets too popular, fuck’em, they have sold out somehow. A ohase to go through before getting to the real stuff. Yes, there are things maybe Chomsky, et. al., could do better in their personal lives. Yes, he owns a vacation home and isn’t vegetarian, which some folks dislike. Etc. But focusing on that sort of stuff is really weak, unless it’s something glaring, like he invests 10% of his portfolio in Lockheed. There are always things everyone, including you and me, could probably be doing better.
B. is really spot on here. What Chomsky does with money earned from his salary and book sales is his choice. It’s not our business.
And don’t forget part of his MIT salary comes from the Pentagon! He’s a ruse by the Establishment to distract attention from the truth, e.g. the real story behind 9/11!
Doug