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AntRobertson

AA,

This is what you, amongst many other claims, stated:

This was sabang's response to that:

It's not a personal attack, it's a perfect civil and justified question. So the question remains: why are you unwilling or unable to address the issue?

Accidental Ajarn

^

More of the same, yet another attempt to deflect the attention away from the evidence.

good2bhappy

This seems to be a stock phrase of AA's

Accidental Ajarn

^

This thread is not about me, it is about Chomsky's work. However, his supporters can provide no evidence to support their claim that Chomsky's single and simple-minded conclusion to each and every problem is based on any type of acceptable research.

So, Chomsky's supporter focus on me, tearing down claims I never made. Old tactic. Have no defense, attack your opponent and make it personal.

I have no desire to defend myself from atttacks from my "opponents" on this issue on this thread.

Let us keep to the topic.

I have pointed out my opinion of Chomsky's work and the opinion of the vast majority of academia.

I do not make my living researching the work of this crackpot, however I know enough about objective research and have read enough of his work to know he is full of shit.

good2bhappy

^ in that case you should rest your case
ad hominem attacks are pointless as you so rightly state

Butterfly

Yes you did, only an opinion, nothing else

No, you didn't

Accidental Ajarn

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Nothing here in support of your position, just once again attempting to change the topic from Chomsky's lack of credibility to me. Sorry, I ain't taking the bait. Obviously none of you Chomsky supporters have even the slightest evidence to back up your claims.

Chomsky’s claim - Israel is bad

Reason- Israel is an ally of the USA

Chomsky’s claim - Capitalism is bad

Reason – Capitalism is associated with the USA

Chomsky’s claim - The American media is bad

Reason – It is the AMERICAN media.

Chomsky’s claim – All American foreign policy is bad

Reason- it is AMERICA’S foreign policy

Chomsky Claim - Communism and terrorism are good.

Reason - These are enemies of America.

And the gullible and uneducated eat it up without critically analyzing how he comes to his conclusions.

Chomsky claims America is bad yet has never lived anywhere else.

Chomsky claims capitalism is bad and yet gladly accepts huge payments from his disciples who pay for his books, lectures and merchandize.

And the gullible continue to give the hard earned money of their parents to this greedy “anti-capitalist.”

What a hoot

Keep believing if you want, a fool and his money are soon parted and the "Anti-capitalist” is more than willing to relieve you suckers of your unearned wealth.

Chomsky, he at least gets to laugh all the way to the bank about the stupidity of the modern left, I only get to laugh.

Yeah, I think as the population has increased, more than one sucker is born every minute. Chomsky counts on it to make his fortune.

AntRobertson

Yeah that's great. Now any chance you might actually substantiate any of these claims this time? That's substantiate, not just repeat ad nauseum.

sabang

^ Real mind bending academic research there AA, I'm sure Chomsky would be proud of you, and your fellow Ivy League scholars are no doubt considering nominating you for a Nobel Prize.

Meanwhile, Chomsky remains the most quoted man alive, and was voted the most important living intellectual.

He is doubtless looking over his shoulder anxiously though, as your implacable logic inexorably grinds him into the dust. If he does not yet even know of your existence, and ground breaking research, this is merely further evidence of his utter irrelevance in modern day society, and you should not hesitate to let the right wing Blogosphere know of these important revelations forthwith.

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Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.

Accidental Ajarn

^^
Nothing in support of your position here, just yet another attempt to attack your "opponent" as you have no evidence to support your position.

Again, tearing down claims I never made and trying to make this thread about me (which is probably more interesting), but I am not taking the bait.

Come back when you have a clue about what you are talking about.

Chomsky claims the media and academia suppress him, and you claim he is so very famous. Which is it?

AntRobertson

My position is simply that I've asked you to substantiate the repeated claims you've made.

Yes you did, I just quoted them. And...

... there's another right there. Another unsubstantiated claim.

Accidental Ajarn

Ant

Again, you have nothing but an attempt to attack me. Don't you get tired of it? Isn't it obvious I am not going to fall into your trap?

You are trying to pull a Chomsky trick, have no evidence so appeal to people's worst emotions.

AntRobertson

I'm not attacking you. The only tiring thing is your repetition.

Accidental Ajarn

^

Still on the same tactic

It ain't going to work

Evidence, not insults appeal to the intellectual.

Show me where Chomsky has once been cited by a nobel prize winner in economics or a respected scholar in political science and maybe you would have something to support your position.

Insulting me may appeal to your fellow zealots, but it does nothing for those of us who are not blinded by politcal ideology.

AntRobertson

^ You're repeating yourself. Can you substantiate your claims or not?

So where's your evidence?

Accidental Ajarn

^

I ain't biting, isn't that obvious?

AntRobertson

^ So I'll take that as a "no" then; that you don't have any evidence in support of your claims.

Texpat

My concise and completely opinionated conclusion. I require no further study, research or scientific conclusion.

If Butterfly, Sabang and Ant like this twat.

I don't.

It's no coincidence a guy like Chomsky would appeal to them. Right down their alley.

sabang

Are you, umm, between jobs AA?

sabang

Oh Mutha. Another heavyweight joins the fray.