--- Doug Pensinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Gautam Mukunda wrote: > No, I think the guy that has an audience of millions > that take him > very seriously and lies about a hell of a lot more > than the poverty > rate in the '50s is far worse than some guy most of > us haven't even > heard of who says ridiculous things like the above > that no one in > their right mind can take seriously. Much, much, > much worse. > > Doug
Which one of them can speak at any university in America to a rousing reception? Which one is the most cited intellectual in America? They both routinely have books on the bestseller list. Of course Rush has a larger audience - however much you want to deny it, the _people_ of America are pretty conservative. Chomsky just speaks to elites - like you. That's where his power comes from. The careful and purposeful exclusion of conservative voices from elite American institutions - to the extent that it is literally impossible for a conservative to get a position in a humanities faculty in any major university in America - is why there's actually political balance in this country. If it was about _what the people actually wanted_ it wouldn't even be close. ===== Gautam Mukunda [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Freedom is not free" http://www.mukunda.blogspot.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
