Noam Chomsky: Unrepentant Stalinist --Anders Lewis, April 12, 2004 [248]
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A short label calling Chomsky a Stalinist who does not regret his past positions.
- In plain terms
- Chomsky is called an unrepentant Stalinist.
- What can you take from it?
- Past allegiances define current labels.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What defines a Stalinist?
- Do past views matter?
Another view
The label is simplistic and lacks nuance.
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