Necessary Illusions: Thought Control in Democratic Societies
by Noam Chomsky
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Author: Noam ChomskyEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1999-07-01
ISBN: 0896083667
Number of pages: 422
Publisher: South End Press
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Book Review: Pure Chomsky, The Voice of Dissent could be Better.....
Summary: 2 Stars
Unlike the unfortunate trend I see on the left to review and condemn books by the likes of Coulter etc with out reading them, I will begin by stating that I could not read this whole book. Bad facts,outright lies (someone please send him to southeast Asia to speak with some lucky peasants who survived what he denies) are great examples of why I had to put this down so often. Chomsky has for some years now preached to those who do not know any history (unless spoon fed by the left) and do not have the skills to research information to find the truth nearest the center. I like (liked?) Chomsky as a voice of dissent on some important issues but he joins the ranks of holocaust deniers with his comments on Pol-Pot. This book is long winded and rambling at times, I understand how pseudo-intellectuals love this kind of dissertation but it only obscures the truth on important matters adding confusion to complex topics.This book and from my tastes of his more current works seem to suffer more and more from this. His titles imply easy truths but you will find them hard or impossible to find amidst bad facts and long winded unfocused paragraphs. All this and I still consider Chomsky important and correct on some very critical points, he just ruins them by not staying in touch with reality or failing to see basic truths.
I see a fantastic phenomenon on the horizon, As Chomsky ages he will become senile,half his followers will be awe struck at the depth and original logic of his newfound reasoning while the other half tear at each other in a crazed attempt to find relevance(and explain it to the rest of us) in each new tome that comes out of his deteriorating mind.
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