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  • Awoo [she/her]@hexbear.net
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    7 months ago

    Within the framework of Chomsky’s earlier anarchist leanings it makes sense that he would consider this access fruitful, because he would consider it useful to his writing and he considers his writing to be revolutionary activity.

    I say earlier because I’ve questioned whether he still considers himself that since he started working with Vijay Prashad. Perhaps however Prashad is just another intellectual stimulating person to him though that scratches the itch of deep discussions. Prashad however is a far more revolutionary influence than a literal Mossad agent.

    • LeninWeave [none/use name, any]@hexbear.net
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      7 months ago

      he would consider it useful to his writing and he considers his writing to be revolutionary activity

      It can be, just not the way he does it (lol). You have to actually write about real things, propose real solutions, and engage with real (revolutionary) movements which really act on those ideas. It’s not revolutionary to write when your writing mainly opposes real revolutionary movements and incites others to oppose them as well.

      I’ve questioned whether he still considers himself that

      Oh my god, he’s still alive. I thought he died recently?