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A review by sailorpunk
Chomsky on Anarchism by Barry Pateman, Noam Chomsky
5.0
"I think you are an anarchist and you don't know it yet. Not in the classic way but in a Chomsky way. You should read this."
After having read this collection, I can tell that the statement above is not only one of the smartest/most accurate observations about my person, but quite flattering as well. The "Chomsky way" is the result of a deep knowledge of many areas of study and it is explained in his essays and interviews in the most accessible way. I am familiar with most of the topics and the academic way of presenting them but I am sure that almost no one would have problems in understanding the point. Agreeing or not is another matter, but I personally do and although he manages to explain himself way better than I ever could, his opinion reflects mine so accurately that it's almost scary. The opinions are quite often repeated towards the end, but I guess it is inevitable being this not an organic essay.
I could spend hours typing and quoting, but I think that if someone is interested about an enlightening point of view about how our world works, should simply read all of it.
After having read this collection, I can tell that the statement above is not only one of the smartest/most accurate observations about my person, but quite flattering as well. The "Chomsky way" is the result of a deep knowledge of many areas of study and it is explained in his essays and interviews in the most accessible way. I am familiar with most of the topics and the academic way of presenting them but I am sure that almost no one would have problems in understanding the point. Agreeing or not is another matter, but I personally do and although he manages to explain himself way better than I ever could, his opinion reflects mine so accurately that it's almost scary. The opinions are quite often repeated towards the end, but I guess it is inevitable being this not an organic essay.
I could spend hours typing and quoting, but I think that if someone is interested about an enlightening point of view about how our world works, should simply read all of it.