Noam Chomsky, Self-Contradiction, and “The Lesser Evil”

In a recent interview Noam Chomsky declared that there “was a big difference” between Hubert Humphrey and Richard Nixon in the 1968 presidential elections, a difference “you could count in several million corpses in Indochina.” But, Chomsky added, “a lot of the young people on the left said, “I’m not going to vote for Humphrey. He’s a corporate Democrat. I can’t sully my hands on that. So I won’t vote.” In effect, said Chomsky, this meant that they “help[ed] Nixon win,” and more specifically, they “help[ed] kill a couple million people in Indochina, plus a lot of other (bad) things.”

“WoWFest: Lockdown presents Noam Chomsky, ‘A Letter From America’”, You Tube, July 14, 2020https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCdGv...

 

Noam Chomsky and David Barsamian, “Propaganda and the Public Mind,” (South End, 2001) p. 136

This term I’ve borrowed from Glen Ford of Black Agenda Report

“WoWFest: Lockdown presents Noam Chomsky, ‘A Letter From America’”, You Tube, July 14, 2020https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCdGv...

 

 

Noam Chomsky, “A Message To The Swing States,” www.votetrumpout.org

Noam Chomsky, “Understanding Power,” (New Press, 2002) p. 194. For fuller discussion, see pages 333-7.

Matt Taibbi, “Spanking The Donkey – Dispatches From The Dumb Season,” (Three Rivers Press, 2005) pps. 201-5

Taibbi, ibid., p. 202

Taibbi, ibid, p. 203

Taibbi, ibid, p. 203

Taibbi, ibid, p. 203

Taibbi, ibid, p. 204

Taibbi, ibid. p. 204

Taibbi, ibid, p. 204

Taibbi, ibid, p. 204

Taibbi, ibid, p. 204-5

Lawrence O’Donnell quote: “DNC Corruption,” Jimmy Dore Show, August 8, 2020

 

“WoWFest: Lockdown presents Noam Chomsky, ‘A Letter From America’” You Tube, July 14, 2020

 

Saagar Enjeti, “Rising,” August 10, 2020

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