"He is a fearless, formidable, totally independent voice. He does something which is really quite simple but highly unusual. He tells the truth.”

Harold Pinter Introduces Noam Chomsky. St. Pauls Cathedral, London, 2002

Your arrogant, ignorant stupidity is getting a little tiresome, AAH.

But if it's a form of therapy for you to express yourself in such a way, may you soon be healed.

Yes indeed, Clem the Gem, Chomsky certainly "has interesting views on linguistics" - he revolutionised the subject.

"Either you repeat the same conventional doctrines everybody is saying, or else you say something true, and it will sound like it's from Neptune"

Noam Chomsky

Chomsky is an inspiration and the man that made me question the mainstream view. His books are insightful and more than a little disturbing in their presentation of the truth. The world needs a lot more people like him.

AAH - What specifically is your problem with Prof. Chomsky?

Dicky says ''Chomsky can be compared to William 'Haw-Haw' Joyce.''

Well done lad, I knew you could do it.

Chomsky's ability to cut through the bullshit and lies we're fed by the self-styled 'elites' is second to none. The man's a sage.

As for you, Abdul, you're a troll aren't you? Grow the f**k up mate, noone's interested in your silly wee posts. Find another website more sympathetic to your level of debate, like CBeebies or something.

Remember good people, don't feed the trolls.

If you believe in freedom of speech, you believe in freedom of speech for views you don't like. Goebbels was in favor of freedom of speech for views he liked. So was Stalin. If you're in favor of freedom of speech, that means you're in favor of freedom of speech precisely for views you despise.

If we don't believe in free expression for people we despise,
we don't believe in it at all.

Noam Chomsky

Now if only Mehdi could find some way to blame this on Clegg and those treasonous Lib Dems...

Daragh

Very witty.

Well Mehdi's not going to get himself on QT snarking about Chomsky...

'' you are quite possibly one of the most arbitrary, insulting, crude, incoherent and uninformed posters I have ever come across.''

Thanks for the compliment Tom, much appreciated, its nice to have a fan.

mitchy squeels'' no one's interested in your silly wee posts.''

I do not converse with Scottish drunks.

And with that, you are dismissed.

@Paul Rigby

So... you don't like Chomsky because he doesn't believe that the US government conspired to commit the 9/11 attacks - a conspiracy that would require the support, silence, and total commitment of tens of thousands of individuals, all recruited, screened and vetted in total secrecy from hundreds of different walks of life.

I've been indulging in a bit of Mehdi bashing over the past couple of days, but can I ask our sponsor to tell the 9/11 'Truthers' and assorted looney tunes to bugger off?

Thinkov

I wouldnt call Medhi that

Noam Chomsky is one of the few voices of truth in the world. Long may he live.

''Long may he live.''

Gnome is 87, he's in Gods waiting room, Luv.

aah

I meant you !

you are quite some keyboard warrior ,what drives you?

write off

The Famous 5 , the secret 7. Everyone a thriller !

So There !!

So much for the "only democracy in the M.E." and freedom of speech. At least Chomsky has a good sense of humour, even though this kind of treatment must be frustrating.

Abdul Amir Hassan - He's 81, get your facts right.

Also, the New Statesman is a political journal of the left, not of the right. What are you talking about?