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33 points

That’s why you should never idolise anyone. Chomsky is brilliant but some of his positions are just imperialistic garbage.

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I know, I know. but its so hard when the man has dropped the mother of all truth bombs.

Republican Party Is the “Most Dangerous Organization in Human History”

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It’s very sad, considering that he is pretty unarguably right on many of his criticisms of US imperialism. But God, when he’s wrong… it’s just counter-jerking.

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Could you share any specific examples? I haven’t seen or read any instances of him being that off the mark.

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People do be gray

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Maybe talk to an optometrist about that

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For which empire ?

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You don’t need to be an empire to be imperialistic. And you don’t need to be part of said country to simp for/against them either.

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I think he misunderstood the meme.

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