Great Noam Chomsky interview in New York Times

edward

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Sat Nov-01-03 01:46 PM
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Great Noam Chomsky interview in New York Times

<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/02/magazine/02QUESTIONS.html>

"Your father was a respected Hebraic scholar, and sometimes you sound like a self-hating Jew.

It is a shame that critics of Israeli policies are seen as either anti-Semites or self-hating Jews. It's grotesque. If an Italian criticized Italian policies, would he be seen as a self-hating Italian?"

Notice the interviewer attacks Chomsky as having a psychological deformity. Chomsky replies it is "grotesque."

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La_Serpiente

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Sat Nov-01-03 01:56 PM
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1. I like the whole

death and genitals part. It is very telling.

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edward

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Sat Nov-01-03 02:02 PM
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2. Yeah, somewhat suprising.

Did not know that was true.
I suppose we all think people who agree with us are just being rational, but Chomsky's "common sense" rationality is always refreshing.

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durutti

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Sat Nov-01-03 02:32 PM
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3. Wow. Chomsky in a Mainstream Paper

Don't see that every day.

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tinnypriv

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Sat Nov-01-03 02:41 PM
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4. Love the last question

Have you considered leaving the United States permanently?

No. This is the best country in the world.

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Stupid-ass question, knocked-down with style. :D

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Zo Zig

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Sat Nov-01-03 02:49 PM
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5. Slanted

Would appear that some would like Chomsky to shut up or leave the country. I guess that I'm a self-hating american. She lacks common sense, as was pointed out. LOL

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edward

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Sat Nov-01-03 02:58 PM
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6. "self hating american"

That's great. Perhaps someone spewing hatred everyday with the aid of being doped up on opium should be called a "self hating republican."

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MasonJar

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Sat Nov-01-03 03:00 PM
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7. The interviewer

The interviewer was undeniably rude. Maybe we could sign him/her up to interview Ashcroft or Bush.

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lancemurdoch

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Sat Nov-01-03 03:04 PM
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8. Chomsky on Zionism

One of Chomsky's funny lines in one of his speeches is "When I was young, I was a Zionist...although nowadays it would be called anti-Zionist".

He was a Zionist in his youth but he wanted things set up in a matter that Jews and Muslims would get along instead of be killing each other, and it didn't happen that way.

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