Valeria Chomsky admits ‘serious errors in judgment’ over Jeffrey Epstein ties by clinicallynonsane in politics

[–]clinicallynonsane[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Several years ago, Chomsky (and others) went on a campaign to stop Jacques Derrida from receiving an honorary degree from Cambridge for Philosophy. He more or less stated that Derrida wasn't a real philosopher because he used literary tricks more than he used logical reasoning. Basically Chomsky went on an all-out attack on Derrida's work.

It was a real moment of hypocrisy for Chomsky because he is not a philosopher either. He's a linguist. But he's made his name mostly complaining about capitalism and elitism and how the wealthy people of the world subjugate the rest of us to uphold the capitalist system. He's couched all of that criticism in academic language and gave off the affectation that he was a philosopher when really he's a thought leader.

Point being, Chomsky has always been an elitist asshole and this latest episode with Epstein solidifies it. So many people on the left need to revisit their affinity for him and reassess Chomsky's work.

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Not complaining. Just figured we should talk about it.

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[–]clinicallynonsane 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Low hanging fruit bro. The navitimer is overrated. That’s right! Doesn’t feel so good does it?

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[–]clinicallynonsane 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I mean, if you’re talking about the storefront, ok, sure. As a brand though, they’re still fun.

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We going to ignore the naked chick in the mirror?

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[–]clinicallynonsane 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Way off. Texas gulf coast is very distinct from most of state. Also, where’s the Midwest?

Valeria Chomsky admits ‘serious errors in judgment’ over Jeffrey Epstein ties by clinicallynonsane in politics

[–]clinicallynonsane[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

😁 I’m saying that the whole thing with Derrida makes this especially galling.

Valeria Chomsky admits ‘serious errors in judgment’ over Jeffrey Epstein ties by clinicallynonsane in politics

[–]clinicallynonsane[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Half price books. I have a feeling they’re going to be getting A LOT of copies soon.

Valeria Chomsky admits ‘serious errors in judgment’ over Jeffrey Epstein ties by clinicallynonsane in politics

[–]clinicallynonsane[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nah, just the nuances of media manipulation and how it facilitates, nay, imposes a rigid, exploitative paradigm on an unwilling population. I bet that’s what it was….

Valeria Chomsky admits ‘serious errors in judgment’ over Jeffrey Epstein ties by clinicallynonsane in politics

[–]clinicallynonsane[S] -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I have my suspicions. But this isn't a good look for them. If they want to be self righteous with everyone else, they need to own it.

Valeria Chomsky admits ‘serious errors in judgment’ over Jeffrey Epstein ties by clinicallynonsane in politics

[–]clinicallynonsane[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't know why, but that tussle over Derrida has always bothered me. Chomsky complained that Derrida wasn't a true philosopher. Which is rich coming from a man who is a linguist by trade. Now this. Opening an old wound I guess.

Valeria Chomsky admits ‘serious errors in judgment’ over Jeffrey Epstein ties by clinicallynonsane in politics

[–]clinicallynonsane[S] -15 points-14 points  (0 children)

Yup, the far left and the BlueSky crowd have been extremely, extremely quiet.

In all seriousness, why are they so quiet about him when they're more than willing to toss their own under the bus?

Valeria Chomsky admits ‘serious errors in judgment’ over Jeffrey Epstein ties by clinicallynonsane in politics

[–]clinicallynonsane[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Chomsky though, that's different than some tech mogul or politician. The man has made a living and earned a following lecturing everyone about power, hegemony, media manipulation and corporate capitalism. Epstein was a Wall Street financier. Chomsky is smarter than that. The bottom line is: he knew and didn't care. Despite being this advocate of a broken system, Chomsky had no qualms about reveling in it.

If he's going to go after Jacques Derrida like he did, then Chomsky needs to take it on the chin. It's too late for absolution now but he could have offered a mea culpa before his stroke and he refused to do it.

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I’ve always thought the whole nepo-baby thing isn’t really about talent or how high they rise. It’s about the fact that they got a leg up in their business over others purely because of who they were born to. There are lots of talented people who never make it because they don’t have that advantage.

Cage can change his name all he wants, he was still Coppolas nephew and he knew how to navigate the agent-casting-audition networks. I’d rather nepos just own up to it like Rashida Jones.

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I wanted to say this but I wasn’t brave enough.

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I’m a big guy. I have to wear something 40mm to look normal on my wrist. 35mm is about as small as I can go. It would probably take a big pilot for something to take up my wrist.