Reply #56: IMO some Chomsky critics are vs him b/c he often criticizes Israel [View All]

[bobbieinok]

although he is Jewish; he's been called a 'self-hating Jew'.

edited to add--

I first heard of Chomsky b/c of his linguistic work, his significant disagreements with the behavioral psychologist Skinner, and his creation of transformational generative grammar. (BTW, it's weird that much of his linguistic work at MIT was done with the aid of US DOD grants.)

It was only later that I read of his political analyses. Some years ago I had the chance to hear him speak in person at a philosophy dept forum at a large midwestern state university.