,:O IS ,*OMSKY8 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,JOHN ,Z]ZAN 

,TEXT 3 

,NOAM ,*OMSKY IS PROBABLY ! MO/ WELL-KN[N ,AM]ICAN AN>*I/1 SOME:AT CURI\S GIV5 ! FACT ?AT HE IS A LIB]AL-LEFTI/ POLITICALLY1 & D[NRI<T REACTION>Y 9 HIS ACADEMIC SPECIALTY1 L+UI/IC !ORY4 ,*OMSKY IS ALSO1 BY ALL ACC\NTS1 A G5]\S1 S9C]E1 TIRELESS ACTIVI/ -- :I* DOES NOT1 UN=TUNATELY1 5SURE HIS ?9K+ HAS LIB]ATORY VALUE4 

,READ+ ?R\< HIS MANY BOOKS & 9T]VIEWS1 ONE LOOKS 9 VA9 = ! AN>*I/1 OR = ANY ?OR\< CRITIQUE4 ,:5 ASK$ PO9T-BLANK1 0,>E GOV]NM5TS 9H]5TLY BAD80 HIS REPLY 7#b#h ,JANU>Y #a#i#h#h7 IS NO4 ,HE IS CRITICAL ( GOV]NM5T POLICIES1 NOT GOV]NM5T ITSELF1 MOTIVAT$ BY HIS 0DUTY AS A CITIZ540 ,! CON/ANT REFRA9 9 HIS WORK IS A PLEA = DEMOCRACY3 0REAL DEMOCRACY10 0REAL P>TICIPATION10 0ACTIVE 9VOLVEM5T10 & ! LIKE4 

,HIS GOAL IS = 0A SIGNIFICANT DEGREE ( DEMOCRATIZATION10 NOT ! REPLACEM5T ( POLITICAL RULE BY A CONDITION ( NO RULE CALL$ AN>*Y4 ,H>DLY SURPRIS+1 !N1 ?AT HIS P]SONAL PRACTICE CONSI/S ( RE=MI/1 ISSUES-ORI5T$ EF=TS LIKE SYMBOLIC TAX RESI/ANCE & ,A,C,L,U MEMB]%IP4 ,9/EAD ( A CRITIQUE ( CAPITAL1 ITS =MS1 DYNAMICS1 ETC41 ,*OMSKY CALLS 7#a#i#i#b7 = 0SOCIAL CONTROL OV] 9VE/M5T4 ,?AT'S A SOCIAL REVOLUTION40 ,:AT A RIDICUL\S ASS]TION4 

,HIS FOCUS1 ALMO/ EXCLUSIVELY1 HAS BE5 ON ,U4,S4 =EIGN POLICY1 A N>R[NESS ?AT W\LD EX]T A CONS]VATIVE 9FLU5CE EV5 = A RADICAL ?9K]4 ,IF URG+ 9CREAS$ 9VOLVEM5T 9 POLITICS GOES AGA9/ ! POT5TIALLY SUBV]SIVE TIDE T[>D LESS & LESS 9VOLVEM5T1 ,*OMSKY'S EMPHASIS ON /ATECRAFT ITSELF GRAVITATES T[>D ACCEPTANCE ( /ATES4 ,& COMPLETELY IGNOR+ KEY >EAS 7SU* AS NATURE & WOM51 TO M5TION ONLY TWO71 MAKES HIM LESS RELEVANT /ILL4 

,9 T]MS ( 9T]-GOV]NM5T RELATIONS1 ! SPECIFICS >E LIKEWISE DISAPPO9T+4 ,A PR9CIPLE 9T]E/ H]E IS ! ,MIDDLE ,EA/1 & WE SEE ANY?+ BUT AN AN>*I/ OR ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN ANALYSIS4 ,HE HAS CONSI/5TLY >GU$ 79 BOOKS LIKE ,! ,FATEFUL ,TRIANGLE1 #a#i#h#c7 = A TWO-/ATE SOLUTION TO ! ,PALE/9IAN QUE/ION4 ,A *>ACT]I/IC =MULATION3 0,ISRAEL )9 ITS 9T]NATIONALLY RECOGNIZ$ BORD]S W\LD BE ACCORD$ ! RI<TS ( ANY /ATE 9 ! 9T]NATIONAL SY/EM1 NO MORE1 NO LESS40 ,SU* POSITIONS FIT RI<T 9TO ! ELECTORAL RACKET & ALL IT LEGITIMIZES4 ,ALONG !SE L9ES1 HE S+L$ \T 7,VOICES ( ,DISS5T1 #a#i#i#b7 ! C5TRI/ ,SALVADORAN POLITICIAN ,RUB5 ,ZAMORA :5 ASK$ :O HE MO/ ADMIR$4 

,*OMSKY HAS LONG COMPLA9$ ?AT ! PRES5T SY/EM & ITS LAP-DOG M$IA HAVE DONE !IR BE/1 DESPITE HIS MANY BOOKS 9 PR9T1 TO M>G9ALIZE & SUPPRESS HIS P]SPECTIVE4 ,MORE ?AN A LITTLE IRONIC1 !N1 ?AT HE HAS DONE HIS BE/ TO CONTRIBUTE TO ! MU* GREAT] M>G9ALIZATION ( ! AN>*I/ P]SPECTIVE4 ,HE HAS FIGUR$ 9 C\NTLESS ADS & TE/IMONIALS = ! LIKES ( ,! ,NATION1 ,9 ,!SE ,TIMES1 & ,Z ,MAGAZ9E1 BUT HAS NEV] M5TION$ ,AN>*Y1 ,FIF? ,E/ATE1 OR O!R ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN PUBLICATIONS4 ,UNCRITICALLY *AMPION+ ! LIB]AL-LEFT M$IA :ILE TOTALLY IGNOR+ \R [N M$IA CAN H>DLY BE AN ACCID5T OR & OV]SI<T4 ,9 FACT1 ,I EX*ANG$ A C\PLE ( LETT]S ) HIM 9 #aihb OV] ?IS V]Y PO9T 7COPIES AVAILABLE FROM ME74 ,HE GAVE A RA!R PRO-LEFT1 NON-SEQUITUR RESPONSE & HAS GONE RI<T ON KEEP+ HIS PUBLIC BACK TURN$ AGA9/ ANY AN>*I/ PO9T ( VIEW4 

,*OMSKY'S NEWE/ BOOK ( 9T]VIEWS1 ,CLASS ,W>F>E1 IS PROMOT$ 9 ! LIB]AL-LEFT M$IA AS 0ACCESSIBLE NEW ?9K+ ON ! ,REPUBLICAN ,REVOLUTION40 ,IT SUPPOS$LY PROVIDES ! ANSW]S TO SU* QUE/IONS AS 0,:Y1 AS A SUPPORT] ( AN>*I/ IDEALS1 HE IS 9 FAVOR ( /R5G!N+ ! F$]AL GOV]NM5T40 ,! REAL ANSW]1 PA9FULLY OBVI\S1 IS ?AT HE IS NOT AN AN>*I/ AT ALL4 

,LONG A PR(ESSOR ( L+UI/ICS & ,MASSA*USETTS ,9/ITUTE ( ,TE*NOLOGY1 HE A*IEV$ FAME & =TUNE = HIS CONCEPTIONS ( ! NATURE ( LANGUAGE4 ,PR(ESSOR ,*OMSKY SEES LANGUAGE AS A FIX$1 9NATE P>T ( SOME 0ESS5TIAL HUMAN NATURE0 7,B>SAMIAN1 #a#i#i#b74 ,LANGUAGE DEVELOPS ALONG AN 9TR9SICALLY DET]M9$ PA?1 V]Y MU* LIKE A PHYSICAL ORGAN4 ,9 ?IS S5SE1 ,*OMSKY SAYS LANGUAGE 0SIMPLY >OSE0 7#a#i#h#h7 & ?AT WE %\LD /UDY IT AS 0WE /UDY ANY PROBLEM 9 BIOLOGY0 7#a#i#g#h74 

,9 O!R WORDS1 LANGUAGE1 ?AT MO/ FUNDAM5TAL P>T ( CULTURE1 HAS NO REAL RELATION%IP ) CULTURE & IS A MATT] ( 9/9CT-DRIV5 =MATION ?R\< BIOLOGICAL SPECIALIZATION4 

,H]E1 AS EV]Y:]E ELSE1 ,*OMSKY CANNOT EV5 SEEM TO IMAG9E ANY PROBLEMATICS AB\T ORIG9S ( ALI5ATION OR FUNDAM5TAL PROB+S AB\T :AT SYMBOLIC CULTURE REALLY IS1 AT BASE4 ,LANGUAGE = ,*OMSKY IS A /RICTLY NATURAL PH5OM5ON1 QUITE UNRELAT$ TO ! G5ESIS ( HUMAN CULTURE OR SOCIAL DEVELOPM5T4 ,A SEV]ELY BACKW>D1 NON-RADICAL P]SPECTIVE1 NOT UNRELAT$ TO HIS UNWILL+NESS TO PUT MU* ELSE 9TO QUE/ION1 \TSIDE ( A V]Y N>R[ POLITICAL FOCUS4 

,! SUMM] #aiia ISSUE ( ,AN>*Y MAGAZ9E 9CLUD$ 0,A BRIEF ,9T]VIEW ) ,NOAM ,*OMSKY ON ,AN>*Y1 ,CIVILIZATION1 @& ,TE*NOLOGY40 ,NOT SURPRIS+LY1 IT WAS A RA!R /RANGE AFFAIR1 GIV5 ! PR(ESSOR'S G5]AL ANTIPA?Y TO ALL ?REE TOPICS4 ,! SUBJECT ( AN>*Y HE IGNOR$ ALTOGE!R1 CONSONANT ) HIS AVOIDANCE ( IT ?R\<\T ! YE>S4 ,RESPOND+ TO V>I\S QUE/IONS AB\T CIVILIZATION & TE*NOLOGY1 HE WAS OBVI\SLY AS UNCOM=TABLE AS HE WAS COMPLETELY UNPREP>$ TO GIVE ANY 9=M$ RESPONSES4 ,DISMISSIVE ( NEW L9ES ( ?\<T ?AT CRITICALLY REEXAM9E ! NATURE ( CIVILIZATION1 ,*OMSKY WAS OBVI\SLY IGNORANT ( ?IS GR[+ LIT]ATURE & ITS 9FLU5CE 9 ! ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN MILIEU4 

,CONC]N+ TE*NOLOGY1 HE WAS1 RELUCTANTLY1 MORE EXPANSIVE1 BUT JU/ AS 9 ! D>K AS ) ! QUE/ION ( CIVILIZATION4 ,HIS RESPONSES REPEAT$ ALL ! DISCR$IT$1 UNEXAM9$ PRO-TE* CLI*ES1 N[ LESS & LESS CR$IBLE AMONG AN>*I/S3 TE*NOLOGY IS A M]E TOOL1 A 0QUITE NEUTRAL0 PH5OM5ON TO BE SE5 ONLY 9 T]MS ( SPECIFIC1 SIMIL>LY UNEXAM9$ USES4 ,*OMSKY ACTUALLY DECL>ES ?AT C>S >E F9E2 IT'S ONLY CORPORATE EXECUTIVES ?AT >E ! PROBLEM4 ,LIKEWISE ) ROBOTICS1 AS IF ?AT DROPS FROM HEAV5 & HAS NO GR\ND+ 9 DOM9ATION ( NATURE1 DIVISION ( LABOR1 ETC4 ,9 CLOS+1 HE PROCLAIM$ ?AT 0! ONLY ?+ ?AT CAN POSSIBLY RESOLVE 5VIRONM5TAL PROBLEMS IS ADVANC$ TE*NOLOGY40 ,YES3 MORE ( ! S\L-DE/ROY+1 ECO- DE/ROY+ MALIGNANCY ?AT HAS CREAT$ ! CURR5T NI<TM>E6 

,9 ! FALL ( #a#i#i#e1 ,*OMSKY DONAT$ MU* ( ! PROCE$S FROM A WELL-ATT5D$ SPEE* ON ,U4,S4 =EIGN POLICY TO ,PORTL&'S #bbc ,FRE$OM & ,MUTUAL ,AID ,C5T]1 BETT] KN[N AS ! LOCAL AN>*I/ 9FO%OP4 ,AS IF TO HONOR ITS G5]\S B5EFACTOR APPROPRIATELY1 ! 9FO%OP SP5T ! MONEY FIR/ ( ALL ON A COMPUT] SY/EM1 & SEV]AL MON?S LAT] F9ANC$ A BOOKLET PROMOT+ ! 9FO%OP & ! IDEAS BEH9D IT4 ,AMONG ! MO/ PROM95T QUOTES ADORN+ ! PAMPHLET IS ONE ?AT BEG9S1 0,! TASK = A MOD]N 9DU/RIAL SOCIETY IS TO A*IEVE :AT IS N[ TE*NICALLY REALIZABLE4440 ,! ATT5TIVE READ] MAY NOT NE$ ME TO NAME ! AU?OR ( !SE WORDS1 NOR TO PO9T \T ?IS LESS ?AN QUALITATIVELY RADICAL 9FLU5CE4 ,= ?OSE ( US :O SEE \R TASK AS AID+ 9 ! UTT] ABOLITION ( \R 0,MOD]N 9DU/RIAL SOCIETY10 IT IS REPELL5T 9 ! EXTREME TO F9D ITS REALIZATION ABJECTLY CELEBRAT$4 

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