Well, he is a linguist.
As well as one of the most widely cited geopolitical experts.
I certify Chompsky as a Jingoistic Professor.
Chomsky explains the reasons for the conflict at length. Anybody claiming that Russia invaded Ukraine out of the blue and for no reason is either horribly ignorant or a bad actor. Understanding the reasons for conflicts is the way future conflicts are avoided. Framing Russia as just being evil orcs attacking other countries for no reason is infantile and helps no one.
The orc thing really has fascistic vibes to it. But… people are actually using these terms for one another. What Hitler did is possible today just as much. For most of my life, there was just “The Wave” that showed this. Now it’s in real life and everywhere.
People need to take a step back and think about how to make an already bad situation better instead of worse.
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It’s like calling the police pigs.
For you, it seems to be a very logical and normal thing to do. For me, it is “group thinking”, and labeling people based on their superficial appearance/occupation/whatever.
It’s not okay to do that. It is inhumane. Don’t put people in categories. It’s almost never a good idea.
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Dehumanizing the enemy is one of the core elements of fascism.
