“Fools rush in where angels
“Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.” There’s no end of fools who storm in to try and get one over on Chomsky, I’ve never yet seen anyone succeed. Chomsky is in fact always accurate, as his replies to his critics make abundantly clear, and you can hardly hold him responsible for what other people make of his work.He admits himself that his talks and writing style are boring, and says that’s how he likes it, because he wants people to consider the issues, and make up their minds for themselves, not be swayed by rhetorical/oratorical brilliance. Having said that, who can fail to be amused and impressed at how he takes people apart in debate, merely by calmly referring to the plain facts? I particularly enjoy his demolition of Andrew Marr:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gu1ONVg362o