FreeHampshire
12-05-2012, 07:38 PM
Pretty nifty webpage that documents Chomsky's lies and poor citations in his books. Here's an example:
What Chomsky said:
The response to the three books under review nicely illustrates this selection process. Hildebrand and Porter present a carefully documented study of the destructive American impact on Cambodia and the success of the Cambodian revolutionaries in overcoming it, giving a very favorable picture of their programs and policies, based on a wide range of sources.
What actually happened:
Hildebrand and Porter's “very favorable picture” of Khmer Rouge rule is not based on a “wide range of sources” but on one single source: Official Khmer Rouge statements and documents. When they cite more reputable sources, it is for events that happened before the Khmer Rouge took charge, usually long before, or in one case for routine stuff that no one is likely to care much about.
It is a report of official reality, not the reality of the senses. Even when they themselves visit Cambodia, they do not tell us what they heard and saw, but merely what officials told them they were seeing, as though they were blind.
http://jim.com/chomsdis.htm
What Chomsky said:
The response to the three books under review nicely illustrates this selection process. Hildebrand and Porter present a carefully documented study of the destructive American impact on Cambodia and the success of the Cambodian revolutionaries in overcoming it, giving a very favorable picture of their programs and policies, based on a wide range of sources.
What actually happened:
Hildebrand and Porter's “very favorable picture” of Khmer Rouge rule is not based on a “wide range of sources” but on one single source: Official Khmer Rouge statements and documents. When they cite more reputable sources, it is for events that happened before the Khmer Rouge took charge, usually long before, or in one case for routine stuff that no one is likely to care much about.
It is a report of official reality, not the reality of the senses. Even when they themselves visit Cambodia, they do not tell us what they heard and saw, but merely what officials told them they were seeing, as though they were blind.
http://jim.com/chomsdis.htm