Jonathan's review
Hegemony or Survival: America's Quest for Global Dominance (The American Empire Project)
by Noam Chomsky
Mate, I think you make a valid point, but you also need to realise Chomsky has a very valid point. It is the US against world opinion. While globals elections don't quite clear the cloud to see this, if you look at the resentment growing towards the US in allied countries like Australia, UK, etc, there will be an eventual paradigm shift. A vast majority of the world's population are wanting the US to tow itself in line more with the UN as a valid and established democratic body to regulate and moderate regulations.
Jonathan's review
Hegemony or Survival: America's Quest for Global Dominance (The American Empire Project) by Noam Chomsky
Jonathan's review
rating:
Chomsky's an important thinker of our time, but his skills are first in linguistics and second in political theory. Because he is so popular, I am critical of his thinking. In this book, he presents a solid argument regarding the United States' motivation for creating the world's biggest military. But his argument is ultimately flawed--he marginalizes the "Oriental" leaders when he calls the United States the most dangerous force in the world. His basic West v. Nonwest paradigm is flawed. He needs to see the world from a rich v. poor perspective. The elites in the U.S. seek to dominate the world--but this doesn't separate them from the elites in every other nation-state. This is why the United States' elites (along with the majorite of leaders in every other country) seek to destroy terrorist groups--which are primarily made up of non-elites.
Still, in the end, this book does more good than harm. People need to realize what is happening around them and Chomsky is a better ...more
Still, in the end, this book does more good than harm. People need to realize what is happening around them and Chomsky is a better ...more
Mate, I think you make a valid point, but you also need to realise Chomsky has a very valid point. It is the US against world opinion. While globals elections don't quite clear the cloud to see this, if you look at the resentment growing towards the US in allied countries like Australia, UK, etc, there will be an eventual paradigm shift. A vast majority of the world's population are wanting the US to tow itself in line more with the UN as a valid and established democratic body to regulate and moderate regulations.