Comments on: Is Obama Centrist? http://mcseavey.org/blog/http:/mcseavey.org/blog/politics/is-obama-centrist/ Where Friendly Porcupines Abound in the Great State of Maine Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:07:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: DD http://mcseavey.org/blog/http:/mcseavey.org/blog/politics/is-obama-centrist/#comment-5664 DD Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:12:57 +0000 http://mcseavey.org/blog/?p=449#comment-5664 It's strange that you suggest Chomsky is a conspiracy theorist, since he gives those sorts of people very little consideration, from what I've seen. You keep saying the world is not black and white. I don't know where you get the idea that Chomsky says it is. Have you read or listened to him directly, or only third hand from emotional types like me? He's actually very reasoned and even minded. That's the point of his critiques of the US, in fact: to present an objective analysis without regard to the limits that are set for us by the chattering classes. When we hear a fair analysis of the US, it sounds extremist to our ears. That's the problem. Open your eyes and stop presuming that we are always on the moral high ground. It’s strange that you suggest Chomsky is a conspiracy theorist, since he gives those sorts of people very little consideration, from what I’ve seen.

You keep saying the world is not black and white. I don’t know where you get the idea that Chomsky says it is. Have you read or listened to him directly, or only third hand from emotional types like me? He’s actually very reasoned and even minded. That’s the point of his critiques of the US, in fact: to present an objective analysis without regard to the limits that are set for us by the chattering classes.

When we hear a fair analysis of the US, it sounds extremist to our ears. That’s the problem. Open your eyes and stop presuming that we are always on the moral high ground.

]]> By: Mardé http://mcseavey.org/blog/http:/mcseavey.org/blog/politics/is-obama-centrist/#comment-5660 Mardé Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:59:20 +0000 http://mcseavey.org/blog/?p=449#comment-5660 Sorry, but I don't believe Chomsky operates in the real world. It's so tempting to just sum everything up with these conspiracy theories which explain everything. Nothing in the real world is either black or white. The world consists of varying shades of gray. So, you're quoting Chomsky to tell me that these debates between Alterman and Huffington, say, are just meant to keep people passive and obedient, that they don't know it, and that they are being controlled by the "elites". Sorry, but Chomsky is so far off the deep end that very few take him seriously, and the right wing wing-nuts use him to smear all liberals.... OK, I apologize for these strong words, DD. My object is not to insult you. And I'm willing to admit, really, that of course I could be wrong. Sorry, but I don’t believe Chomsky operates in the real world. It’s so tempting to just sum everything up with these conspiracy theories which explain everything. Nothing in the real world is either black or white. The world consists of varying shades of gray. So, you’re quoting Chomsky to tell me that these debates between Alterman and Huffington, say, are just meant to keep people passive and obedient, that they don’t know it, and that they are being controlled by the “elites”. Sorry, but Chomsky is so far off the deep end that very few take him seriously, and the right wing wing-nuts use him to smear all liberals…. OK, I apologize for these strong words, DD. My object is not to insult you. And I’m willing to admit, really, that of course I could be wrong.

]]> By: DD http://mcseavey.org/blog/http:/mcseavey.org/blog/politics/is-obama-centrist/#comment-5657 DD Mon, 14 Jul 2008 07:55:50 +0000 http://mcseavey.org/blog/?p=449#comment-5657 It's like Noam Chomsky says: "The smart way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit the spectrum of acceptable opinion, but allow very lively debate within that spectrum...." Obama operates within the spectrum set by the elites. They've approved of him, or he'd never have made it this far. That should tell you all you need to know. Obama does not represent "change." It’s like Noam Chomsky says:

“The smart way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit the spectrum of acceptable opinion, but allow very lively debate within that spectrum….”

Obama operates within the spectrum set by the elites. They’ve approved of him, or he’d never have made it this far. That should tell you all you need to know.

Obama does not represent “change.”

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