My Heroes – Noam Chomsky
I find it very difficult to write about how I view Noam Chomsky. In my teens, during the 60s, he was a very powerful figure. He questioned the establishment and many of us were doing the same and he symbolized our unheard voices.
Now that he has become to some “the” authority on all matters of non-establishment thinking. We are forbidden to question his views. I don’t think he should be idolized to that extent. We must question our heroes as much as we question our villains.
He has much to say and should be listened to but not worshiped in awe.
Good choice Mr S.
Noam is unique,over on another social site I had the pleasure to meet and have many discussions with a gentleman who was picked by him to be his representative at various social sites.Very interesting indeed.In fact I was just thinking of him the other day,and may go back and see how he’s been doing John…
Thanks Bro…. 😉
All I saw in my email notification was the first paragraph of this blog. I made my way over here to say what you already concluded the blog with. Kudos!
totally agree with you. I went to hear him speak back in ’73. interesting at the time. . though he in no way became a hero of mine. I really don’t make hero’s out of any one. At always and ever, taking a thought for what its worth.
must say, Jack Layton leader of the New Democratic Party in Canada who became the leader of what they call the Loyal opposition on Parliament. The only who just presented his views with integrity, never took to backbiting or mudslinging and such, an honourable and inspiring man.
believes in much the same I do, safe I’s doing it if any, through taking the work out of living. I think we ought rearrange our lives from the 1st 20 or more years of schooling then a big long working for a living time. .and send to pasture. . . at which most crumble at never having learn to do any on their own or for their selves.
to me it ought read of a life long division of their all combine a lot of play, a little study on how to take the work out of living and occasional convulsion through periods of growth . . times when you’s a going with the flow. . operate as nature does. . . all’s programmed from withing and we are no different. . .
it is the heights of stupidity with all those lessons and marks . . . we never let children’s minds think their way through any give . . don’t prize figuring things out. . learning answers from a book, photographic memories. . that not thinking for yourself. . . and the longer you don’t the bigger the backlog. . hey, nothing’s writ in stone. . .
however. . for the supposedly most intelligent species we are. . . we’ve gotten to behaving pretty mindbogglingly numb skilled, mindless and oft, beligerent with one another. .
instead of learning how we individually latch onto certain thoughts or philosophyes in life. . . are we into the meaning of life . . . or are we here to treat all with a touch of light?
what do we study. . the ways of man, or those of nature? see how it does, any, with the greatest of ease. .
much as it has provided us with the knowledge . . from the songs that come to mind to all Jesus, Einstein, Leonardo DaVinci and any one else you wish name from Mozart to every kid who picks up a guitar or drum stick. . all long after we was handed a rattle and gan making music to kick start our brain till we rock and roll till sitting up and gan dance ere we could creep and crawl. . let alone taking our first step to run and fly off, in a world of our own . .
hey, bubs . . I’s retiring to detire from summing it all up. . or have I. . . love’s light to you and yours. .
ah Chomski. . while he was one I was hugely interested in because he studied language. . recall not liking the direction he took it in. . . always coming from another angle. . . always, because all I’ve needed do is look at my own experience for a realize, how nature works. . .
We are forbidden to question his views? Who said that?
Most mainstream Americans have never heard of him…. He isn’t exactly an MSNBC pundit.
Nice job, John.
I suppose everyone who achieves a certain level of fame also attracts some number of sycophants, Chomsky has them, Ayn Rand still has them…
I’ve seen some of the very intelligent things Mr. Chomsky has said in the past, but I’ve also seen some things that makes me wonder about him.