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Necessary Illusions: Thought Control in Democratic Societies is a 1989 book by United States academic Noam Chomsky concerning political power using propaganda to distort and distract from major issues to maintain confusion and complicity, preventing real democracy from becoming effective.
Noam Chomsky (born December 7, 1928) is an intellectual, political activist, and critic of the foreign policy of the United States and other governments. Noam Chomsky describes himself as an anarcho-syndicalist and libertarian socialist, and is considered to be a key intellectual figure within the left wing of politics of the United States. [1]
In the first chapter, Finkelstein writes about how Edward Said criticized Noam Chomsky for neglecting to learn from or cite Palestinian authors while writing about the Nakba. Finkelstein defends Chomsky and argues that "it could have been that the Jewish scholarship was of higher quality" than that written by Palestinians. [2]
Defending democracy going forward requires wrestling with the ways in which patriotism is indifferent to democracy. Unwittingly, perhaps, Trump got American patriotism right.
Donald Trump is a wolf in wolf’s clothing. His voters knew about his disdain for the rule of law and democracy. They knew about his dark impulses and his lust for retribution.
The Myth of American Idealism: How U.S. Foreign Policy Endangers the World is a 2024 book by Noam Chomsky and Nathan J. Robinson.The book is predominantly a critique of U.S. foreign policy and the idea of American exceptionalism, highlighting how U.S. interventions have frequently worsened global conflicts.
Avram Noam Chomsky [a] (born December 7, 1928) is an American professor and public intellectual known for his work in linguistics, political activism, and social criticism. Sometimes called "the father of modern linguistics", [ b ] Chomsky is also a major figure in analytic philosophy and one of the founders of the field of cognitive science .
Letters from Lexington: Reflections on Propaganda, first published in 1993, contains Noam Chomsky's criticism of the American media. The articles are available in parts on the Noam Chomsky Archive . Contents