Thoughts on Noam Chomsky?
As a psychologist I first came into contact with Chomsky as a linguist, with his "language acquisition device"; a proposed innate capacity for language development in humans. Chomsky's political views and his "Propaganda model" of the press are where most people know him from though. This "Propaganda model"; the idea that news media exist to sell their viewers/readers to advertisers, special interest groups and governments, is now widely regarded as a truism. In my estimation, this greatly helped spur the rise of alternative media which in turn has destroyed the establishment's near hegemonic control of the narrative. What are your thoughts on Chomsky? I believe its "Gnome Chomsky" ....................................... |