"I've read and studied his work and taken on-board that which strikes me as being correct."

There is your problem. What do you base your decision to accept or reject his "theories?" What evidence does he use to back up his conclusions?

Ok, I do know a bit about academic research and maybe it is very easy for me to spot the flaws in the lack of methodology used by Chomsky, but I would think an intellegent layman could see this as well. Chomsky only uses selected ancedotal evidence to support his theories, it doesn' take a scholar to see through that type of logical reasoning.

In the end, the proof is in the pudding.

Chomsky is living in a capitalistic country where he lives in high style. He has chosen the path his writings slam instead of the life he advocates. He doesn't even believe the nonsense he writes, but he knows how to market and make profits off the gullibility of others.

He has made himself into a brand and sold that to others who want easy answers but like chomsky, have no real convictions.

Chomsky gives words of rebellion to those who are enjoying the fruits of what they are "rebelling" against.

Chomsky was a strong supporter of socialism, which history shows has failed.
But he has been able to rebrand himself for a new generation of wanna-be political activists without real conviction or knowledge.

How much evidence do you want?

I gave you a few quotes and links to hundreds of others where it shows where Chonmsky got it wrong (Or lied outright in many cases). If you want to believe in your prophet, nothing I can say or write will convince you otherwise.