Noam Chomsky Portrait at Daily Dose of Imagery. ⇒
22 November 2004, early evening
I think this would have been a very interesting talk to attend.
This is a post from my link log: If you click the title of this post you will be taken the web page I am discussing.
Very good picture, amazing clarity.
by valdok on November 23 2004, 1:48 am #
Holocaust deniers are always a great listen.
by Sunny on November 23 2004, 2:12 am #
What?
by ramanan on November 23 2004, 2:26 am #
I agree my comment was a a bit over the top. It just depends on your perspective. I actually have read some of his writings (mostly regarding 9/11 and the Middle east) and find agreeing with him on occassions and disgusted othertimes.
But you are free to form your opinions from the following links as to this particular issue:
Chomsky and deception
Holocaust denial
Holocaust denial again
Faurisson Affair
The pieces are rather longish and not very clear reading. But yes form your own conclusions.
by Sunny on November 23 2004, 5:13 am #
And oh as far as Holocaust deniers being “a good listen”, we had a bunch of them come to my high school. They were allowed to speak in our classrooms (freedom of speech), and were a very interesting bunch.
Then again I may be a bit biased towards the Jewish people. I went to a high school attended by many jewish students (and of other faiths as well – a very diverse school racially, religiously, and economically). I was also involved in getting one of our senior dances cancelled because it was called “The Crystal Night”, which offended many of my friends. The obvious reference was to kristallnacht.
So I just don’t take Holocaust deniers or their brethren very seriously. And that includes folks who actually help others spread this nonsense.
by Sunny on November 23 2004, 5:22 am #
And none of this has anything to do with your link and the portrait (which is quite excellent). Sorry for being off-topic. And for the endless comments. And for being such a conversation killer.
by Sunny on November 23 2004, 5:26 am #
I saw him speak about American Imperialism at McMaster University a couple years ago. On the whole, I would not consider him to be a particularly captivating speaker, but he does possess an amazingly dry sense of humour. I thought he was absolutely hilarious, but about 98% of the people there didn’t seem to appreciate his sarcastic candor.
by rishi on November 23 2004, 12:56 pm #
I don’t think it is particularly off-topic, considering people post some pretty random comments here. I had actually never heard Chomsky referred to as a Holocaust denier before. Quite interesting. I’m surprised no one here has sprung to his defence yet.
by ramanan on November 23 2004, 9:43 pm #
Yeah, I think that calling him an ‘holocaust denier’ was a bit crude. Us humans are prone to a bit of sensationalism now and then.
by Sunny on November 24 2004, 1:29 am #