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Leftist hagiography

This article must have been been purged of all information that might cast Chomsky in a negative light to people on the left. Either that, or you have here an immense and supposedly comprehensive article that manages to bring up R.E.M.--yes, the band--but somehow stay mum on what Chomsky had to say about the Khmer Rouge and Serb atrocities in the Balkans. Funny how that works. The article is locked in a state of leftist hagiography. And since it devotes a whole section to his influence even though it's supposed to be about his political views, why not also devote a section to all the times Chomsky has been accused of manipulating quotations (i.e., slandering), going all the way back to American Power and the new Mandarins? I happen to think that being called "an ignorant man who has read superficially in American history" by Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. is a bit more relevant than being called "the Elvis of academia" by Bono.89.121.160.79 (talk)

"Worldwide audience" section

Radiohead are mentioned in this section: would fix, but article is locked. Says, "Radiohead has recommended Chomsky's works on their various websites and Thom Yorke in particular is an admirer..." - however, this should read, "Radiohead have recommended Chomsky's works on their various websites and Thom Yorke in particular is an admirer..."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_American_and_British_English#Formal_and_notional_agreement

Draft:Criticism of Noam Chomsky

There is a draft article at Draft:Criticism of Noam Chomsky that people here might wish to comment on. Mortee (talk) 23:15, 28 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Edit request March 2018

In the "on MIT, defense research, and student protests", the Mike Albert link is to the wrong person. The correct link is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Albert --Xdavidliu (talk) 03:31, 21 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

 Done --NSH001 (talk) 07:16, 21 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

New Subsection: "Views on The People's Republic of China

Hey, I've been noticing that Noam Chomsky along with some other prominent names have been providing more criticism of The People's Republic of China, in particular China's illegal policies towards Ugyrs, Marxist students, and labor unions. 2600:6C40:7100:3DDD:C98F:319F:9CD5:1328 (talk) 20:16, 26 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, just need someone to do the research then write that section in. Yug (talk) 🐲 22:09, 24 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]