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I think Gabriel Rockhill would consider Chomsky as part of the compatible left. It’s essential to separate the ideas from the person. I tend not to expect too much from libertarian socialists like Chomsky, and they rarely disappoint me. He can be a resource for early radicalization and dissident thought though.

This interview with Noam Chomsky explains why we should listen to intellectuals when they speak of matters that are not necessarily in their field of expertise:

Some years ago, for example, I did some work in mathematical linguistics and automata theory, and occasionally gave invited lectures at mathematics or engineering colloquia. No one would have dreamed of challenging my credentials to speak on these topics – which were zero, as everyone knew; that would have been laughable. The participants were concerned with what I had to say, not my right to say it. But when I speak, say, about international affairs, I’m constantly challenged to present the credentials that authorize me to enter this august arena, in the United States, at least – elsewhere not.

Anyone can give their opinions on football teams, movies, recipes for cooking. But, for some reason you have to be an expert to talk about economics or politics. The reason- those discussions challenge the accepted power structures of authority. So, those discussions are guarded, and any challenge dismissed.

There is nothing to be optimistic about, so yes.

Fuck it. I’m gonna rob a bank, give Trump half, and get pardoned.

I feel seen

Psychological science says otherwise. Sure, anecdotally, there may be aberrations. But, study after study shows wealth isolates a person and distances their ability to relate to other people.

Wealth psychologically changes the way you think and feel, so no.

This is why in the immediate wake of great disasters—a flood, a blackout, a revolution or economic collapse—people tend to behave the same way, reverting to a kind of rough-and-ready communism. Hierarchies, markets and the like become luxuries that no one can really afford them. Anyone who has lived through such a moment can speak to the way strangers become sisters and brothers, and human society itself seems to be reborn. We are not just talking about cooperation.

Communism is the foundation of all human sociability. It makes society possible. On the Moral Grounds of Economic Relations

Damn you Jason for spitting facts.

Truth.

If you’re patient enough, it always works out 💪

It’s also on Youtube.

Play Dumb, even if you’re the smartest person in the room.

How do we know this isn’t a fake story about China to erode support for China?

If it bleeds, we can keel it.

Kicking the dogs passes the time.

I hate to be the one to tell you this, and I mean no offense, but you just don’t understand; we’re not as moral as we think. 🤔