On Anarchism
A Philosophy, History, Nonfiction book. Amnesia constrains ambition and inoculates against patience. Still, Noam Chomsky, On Anarchism
We all know what Noam Chomsky is against. His scathing analysis of everything that’s wrong with our society reaches more and more people every day. His brilliant critiques of—among other things—capitalism, imperialism, domestic repression and government propaganda have become mini-publishing industries unto themselves. But, in this flood of publishing and republishing, very little ever gets said about what exactly Chomsky stands for, his own personal politics, his vision of the future.Not, that is, until Chomsky on Anarchism, a groundbreaking new book that shows a different side of this best-selling author: the anarchist principles that have guided him since he was a teenager. This collection of Chomsky’s essays and inter-views includes numerous pieces that have never been published before, as well as rare material that first saw the light of...
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Un sistema de adoctrinamiento que funcione como es debido debe cumplir diversas tareas, algunas bastante delicadas. Uno de sus objetivos son las masas estpidas e ignorantes. Debern ser mantenidas en ese estado, distradas con simplificaciones groseras y de gran fuerza emocional, marginadas y aisladas. En una situacin ideal, cada persona debera hallarse sola frente a la pantalla de su televisor, viendo deportes, telenovelas o comedias, privada de estructuras organizativas que permitan a los individuos carentes de recursos descubrir cules son sus pensamientos... Amnesia constrains ambition and inoculates against patience. Still, Noam Chomsky, On Anarchism With regard to freedom of speech there are basically two positions: you defend it vigorously for views you hate, or you reject it and prefer Stalinist/fascist standards. It is unfortunate that it remains necessary to stress these simple truths. Noam Chomsky, On Anarchism
This is just not a good read. Understanding Power is a really good compilation of Chomsky's thought and it has a section on anarchism too, if that's what you're looking for. In fact, On Anarchism has a chapter devoted to excerpts from Understanding Power, which was the only interesting part that gave an insight into Chomsky's thought... There Is No Benign PowerIf you think anarchism means approval of chaos, think again. Anarchism is merely the rejection of the idea that there is a entirely legitimate source for power (Greek = without origin). Whether ascribed ultimately to having its source in God, the gods, The People or genetic legacy, power will always and everywhere... As an introduction to anarchist theory for someone who knows only the conceptual framework, this was very helpful. And also very frustrating. The vast majority of people have no idea what anarchism is. (Chaos and bombs, right?) This is unfortunate. Anarchism is so beautiful and liberating, and really, truly founded in common sense....
