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Chomskyan libertarianism?

I'm not very familiar with Chomsky, but as I recall he has opposed freedom of speech, freedom of contract (for low skill workers), and favors taking wealth from some and giving to others by force. Wikipedia describes him as a socialist.

That sounds like the exact opposite of libertarianism to me. Could you explain what you mean by the term?



Sorry, you are right. I misspoke. He rather has 'anarchist' leanings. He is against "systems of domination without justification".

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2G6kf7XM9Nk
Chomsky has a complex position that defies quick labels. I think his analysis of the system is pretty accurate, but, of course I don't really see him as having presented any type of workable solution/alternative. But what brilliant analysis and critique!


Chomsky is a 'libertarian socialist', which is very different than Socialism. See the giant thread here: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1653063




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