Reply #34: I don't know if you've read Gore Vidal? [View All]

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Mr. Chomsky, while he often correctly points out the flaws in
US foreign policy, tends to Darth-Vaderize the whole thing. He
often overestimates US power and control in the international
arena, for one thing, hence at times tends to assume malice and
cunning where stupidity will do the job.

Whereas Mr. Vidal, being a card-carrying member of the US
ruling class, has no illusions, and will correctly point what
a bunch of decadent and incompetent twits are running the place.
Lewis Lapham is very illuminating on that subject too.