Chomsky: Sanders not a Socialist, but a Decent & Honest New Dealer

[Lorien]

[kgnu_fan]

1. He knows what he is talking about and a good enough support

[SoLeftIAmRight]

2. I find it shocking how many people here do not like him.

So many can not see wisdom.

[Lorien]

3. There are a lot of Reagan Republicans telling themselves that they are "Democrats"

here on DU.

[Old Crow]

5. Hadn't heard that before or thought of it.

But you know something? You're right. Kudos for the observation.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

12. Some are Reagan Republicans who voted for Nixon twice....

The ONLY reason the voted for Clinton was because of "Read my lips".

[awoke_in_2003]

4. Because Chomsky says things that can be,

sometimes, uncomfortable for democrats.

[SoLeftIAmRight]

6. he says lots of things that should make everyone uncomfortable

It hurts so good.

[awoke_in_2003]

7. Very true

He has said things that made me uncomfortable. It forced me to re-examine myself

[maddiemom]

9. Just one thing I can't forgive Chomsky for: coming up with "Structural Linguistics" in the Sixties.

This was a new experiment in breaking down grammar (mostly sentence structure) in a way, to me, that seemed to make it more like math. As a freshman English/Education major who was brain dead on the math side, I just happened to come along at the wrong time. My GPA was knocked down a whole grade level thanks to Dr. Chomsky (and, I'm sure, baby Obama in some way). A year or so later, Structural Linguistics was gone, and practically unheard of when I actually began to teach with old-fashioned diagramming ( as much a mystery, I know, to many "normal" students as algebra was to me).

[m-lekktor]

8. Party loyalists hate anybody who criticizes a Democrat.

THey'd rather have spin than the truth.

[mhatrw]

10. 100% agreed. A GE vote for Hillary is nothing but a vote against the worse evil.

[craigmatic]

11. Sanders should start describing himself that way. Although few people know what a new dealer is

anymore.