Noam Chomsky 2017 - 9 11 Gatekeeper and intelectual coward.

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[–]magnora7 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

So who, in your mind, is NOT a gatekeeper in this modern age?

Or does anyone with any real leadership and potential to change things get character assassinated in your world so that no one listens to them?

Chomsky has always been anti-authoritarian, and throwing him out because of his stance on one issue is not doing the world any favors imo.

[–]useless_aether[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

i can only identify those who are, based on what they say and do. everybody else is considered innocent fort he time being.

being anti-authoritarian is not enough. not a be all, end all criteria

[–]magnora7 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

being anti-authoritarian is not enough

It is for me. People can gatekeep on one issue, but that doesn't mean they're worthless in the larger picture. Otherwise you alienate those who are actually generally on your side. No one is perfect, and people will never agree on every issue. But Chomsky obviously understands the larger picture. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vz1nIHv6P6Q