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In reply to the discussion: Noam Chomsky: US, a Top Terrorist State [View all]dotymed
(5,610 posts)I do not find Chomsky arrogant. In fact, just the opposite. His views are honest and usually evident if you bother to check. Of course, he is hard to hear clearly (to me) while not acting folksy (just the facts or implications of such). I would so enjoy actually having some one-on one time with him, he is so intelligent.
I can see such a difference in the current DU posters and those of 2 years ago. I can never remember anyone denigrating Chomsky on DU. Yes, he has probably not graduated from toastmasters, and he is a bit stuffy and (yes) boring unless you actually listen to what he says.
I think that I have probably worn out my welcome on DU if the (so far) consensus is that Chomsky is arrogant and a windbag.
I have noticed a few posters who prefer to disrupt an OP by arguing with (usually rudely) anyone whose views differ from theirs.
I hope that more people like you re-join DU. I like to post on a site where Progressives prefer information over propaganda. A place where people are actually searching for a way to improve the plight of average people and stop the terror. Most Progressives have realized for years that America is a terrorist state. That is obvious and to have an intelligent person expound on that subject is, IMO, well worth listening to.