Chomsky, a prominent voice on the left, has now voiced his frustrations with antifa, telling The Independent that physically preventing members of far-right groups from expressing their views is counter-productive.
“Unlike repression of the left, typically tolerated (even approved), repression of the right elicits great concern and sometimes support for the targets as they claim the high moral ground of ‘defending basic civil rights’,” he says. “That’s quite apart from the opportunity cost, the failure to use the opportunity to expose their doctrines and actions, and the threat they pose to civilised existence.”
Chomsky also argues the current manifestation of the anti-fascist movement should not be compared with earlier historical configurations, warning against conflating the current state of the far right in the US with the growth of fascism in Europe in the early twentieth century.
Why don't you quote Noam Chomsky here for an article Dogpatch, instead of fear-mongering Twitter screenshots?
Do you think Dalmy @Dalmy_Dog ("Twitter") is smarter than Noam Chomsky? How many books has Dalmy @Dalmy_Dog written on international politics? Anywhere close to 100? Oh, zero? Oh.
Oh look, it's another leftist world-wide revered intellectual, NOAM CHOMSKY, who is AGAINST punching Nazis in the face!
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/noam-chomsky-antifa-us-alt-rig...
Why don't you quote Noam Chomsky here for an article Dogpatch, instead of fear-mongering Twitter screenshots?
Do you think Dalmy @Dalmy_Dog ("Twitter") is smarter than Noam Chomsky? How many books has Dalmy @Dalmy_Dog written on international politics? Anywhere close to 100? Oh, zero? Oh.