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To: Songwrks who wrote (8575)	11/2/2001 3:33:01 AM
From: Selectric II	Respond to of 281500

"On the 150 campuses that have mounted "teach-ins" and rallies against America’s right to defend herself; on the streets of Genoa and Seattle where "anti-globalist" anarchists have attacked the symbols of markets and world trade; among the demonstrators at Vieques who wish to deny our military its training grounds; and wherever young people manifest an otherwise incomprehensible rage against their country, the inspirer of their loathing and the instructor of their hate is most likely this man." Isn't it comforting to know that parents -- and/or the taxpayers -- now pay +/-$25,000 a year to finance college educations for our 18-21 year olds, only to be indoctrinated into this?

To: Songwrks who wrote (8575)	11/2/2001 10:51:04 AM
From: MSI	Respond to of 281500

>" 'they follw in the path of fascism, Nazism and totalitarianism...' President Bush was talking about the terrorists and their sponsors abroad. But he might just as well have been talking about their fifth column allies at home. It’s time for Americans who love their country to stand up, and defend it." Apparently, each side is calling the other fascist. The author is a Chomsky wanna-be, but more hysterical, with fewer facts and more spin, and more militant, calling for "standing up" and action, apparently against Chomsky. Thanks, but rather than take either interpreter's word for it, I'll read as many actual facts and original documents as I can. Chomsky is a wacky guy, but developed unique insights necessary for computer language theory, which is where I studied him. In the writings I recall from years ago, you get a vastly different impression of his political work than this author presents. I'm not going go thru each item, but jfe, I'm pretty sure Chomsky never said, "no evil however great can exceed that of America", etc etc.

To: Songwrks who wrote (8575)	11/2/2001 12:15:39 PM
From: JohnM	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

The Sick Mind of Noam Chomsky Jennifer, Do you have an author for this article? It's clearly someone who thinks that the way to write opinion pieces is simply to ratchet up the negative adjectives. Chomsky's political views are clearly debatable. But these kinds of articles are, to quote a familiar source, "manichean." And it's clear where the author wishes to place C. Hard to have a reasonable conversation with someone like this. John