NP Another Left academic describes Chomsky's responses to11/9 as"misguided"

[barbara100 at jps.net]

Jbor:
>After all attempts to negotiate with the
>criminal leaders were unsuccessful the inevitable "shootout" occurred, with
>the same unfortunate consequences.

This is simply not true. There were no attempts to negotiate.  Even when the
Taliban cried Uncle after the first few days of bombing, Bush told them
essentially 'fuck you.'

I did read the article, Jbor.  Two and three times in fact.  But perhaps
you're right--I didn't understand it fully.  The closing confused me some.
He seems almost to contradict what he says in the beginning. It's hard to
know where he stands exactly. Did you notice that?  Perhaps you could
explain it to me. To us.

>You seem to be under the mistaken impression that Doug and yourself embody
> the political sensibility of the majority of subscribers to this list, and
> that the expression of alternative points of view to your own is treason.
> That this attitude leads you and he to attempt to drown out or otherwise
> censor opposing viewpoints merely reflects on your own dogmatism and
> totalitarianising tendencies.

No, I don't mean to drown out your viewpoints.  I've asked any number of
times for stuff on your 'viewpoint.' I welcome your article.  Don't be
fooled by my criticism.  Look, it spurred me to write a whole page.  It
enticed me to  recollect what I learned from all the Noam Chomsky speeches
I've been listening to lately, and Michael Parenti and Howard Zinn and Johan
Galtung and Farid Esack (all currently on DemocracyNow!)  They're all
brilliant! and they all say we're 'blowing' it.  It's nothing personal to
you, though, Jbor.  And aside from the little Doug-being-on-holiday crack, I
directed my thoughts to the author, McKnight, not to you.  It's not my
intent to drown anybody out.  If anything I'm bringing people out--I know
now when I post something controversial on the P-List, I get a whole host of
mean or otherwise thoughtful responses.

Barbara


----- Original Message -----
From: jbor <jbor at bigpond.com>
To: <pynchon-l at waste.org>
Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2001 5:33 PM
Subject: Re: NP Another Left academic describes Chomsky's responses to11/9
as"misguided"


> barbara100 at jps.net wrote:
>
> > What, you think you can slip this past us because Doug's away on
holiday?!
> > Not so fast.
>
> What difference does it make that Doug (and the pseuds) are away? The
> article was published on 29/12.