--- title: "There are some views-, people who support the Soviet Union, as Chomsk… — Noam Chomsky Quote #268 | QuotesBy.net" description: "There are some views-, people who support the Soviet Union, as Chomsky did for so long, who've supported tyranny in all sorts of places, like Chomsky… — a quote by Noam Chomsky." image: "https://quotesby.net/wp-content/themes/quotesby-editorial/assets/og-default.png" --- > # There are some views-, people who support the Soviet Union, as Chomsky did for so long, who've supported tyranny in all sorts of places, like Chomsky has done, who have lied consistently, as Chomsky has done, who do not deserve fundamental respect in this sense. \[...\] And he is making millions around the world preaching anti-American- --Andrew Sullivan, November 5, 2004, \[249\] [Noam Chomsky](https://quotesby.net/Noam-Chomsky)\#268 [Politics](https://quotesby.net/Noam-Chomsky/politics/)[Chomsky](https://quotesby.net/Noam-Chomsky/chomsky/)[Criticism](https://quotesby.net/Noam-Chomsky/criticism/)[Ethics](https://quotesby.net/Noam-Chomsky/ethics/) [WhatsApp (opens in a new tab)](https://wa.me/?text=%E2%80%9CThere%20are%20some%20views-%2C%20people%20who%20support%20the%20Soviet%20Union%2C%20as%20Chomsky%20did%20for%20so%20long%2C%20who%27ve%20supported%20tyranny%20in%20all%20sorts%20of%20places%2C%20like%20Chomsky%20has%20done%2C%20who%20have%20lied%20consistently%2C%20as%20Chomsky%20has%20done%2C%20who%20do%20not%20deserve%20fundamental%20respect%20in%20this%20sense.%20%5B...%5D%20And%20he%20is%20making%20millions%20around%20the%20world%20preaching%20anti-American-%20--Andrew%20Sullivan%2C%20November%205%2C%202004%2C%20%5B249%5D%E2%80%9D%20%E2%80%94%20Noam%20Chomsky%20https%3A%2F%2Fquotesby.net%2FNoam-Chomsky%2F268%2F)[X (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=%E2%80%9CThere%20are%20some%20views-%2C%20people%20who%20support%20the%20Soviet%20Union%2C%20as%20Chomsky%20did%20for%20so%20long%2C%20who%27ve%20supported%20tyranny%20in%20all%20sorts%20of%20places%2C%20like%20Chomsky%20has%20done%2C%20who%20have%20lied%20consistently%2C%20as%20Chomsky%20has%20done%2C%20who%20do%20not%20deserve%20fundamental%20respect%20in%20this%20sense.%20%5B...%5D%20And%20he%20is%20making%20millions%20around%20the%20world%20preaching%20anti-American-%20--Andrew%20Sullivan%2C%20November%205%2C%202004%2C%20%5B249%5D%E2%80%9D%20%E2%80%94%20Noam%20Chomsky&url=https%3A%2F%2Fquotesby.net%2FNoam-Chomsky%2F268%2F)[Facebook (opens in a new tab)](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fquotesby.net%2FNoam-Chomsky%2F268%2F) ## About this quote What does it mean?The speaker argues Chomsky does not deserve respect due to alleged support for tyranny and lies.In plain termsChomsky should not be respected for supporting tyranny and lying.What can you take from it?Respect depends on ethical conduct. ### Where it applies - public discourse - moral judgment ### Putting it to work - assess ethical conduct ### Questions to consider - Do we owe respect to critics? - How do we judge integrity? ### Another view Denying respect is a subjective moral judgment. ## More from Noam Chomsky 1. > Noam Chomsky: Unrepentant Stalinist --Anders Lewis, April 12, 2004 \[248\] [Permalink to quote \#267](https://quotesby.net/Noam-Chomsky/267/ "Permalink to quote 267") 2. > Interestingly, not every person in the democratic West is overjoyed at seeing Syrian fascism at last challenged. Noam Chomsky, the MIT inventor of now-discredi… [Permalink to quote \#269](https://quotesby.net/Noam-Chomsky/269/ "Permalink to quote 269") 3. > Chomsky blasts the United States for having supported \[post WWII\] internal movements to liberate Eastern Europe from Soviet totalitarianism. 'These operations … [Permalink to quote \#266](https://quotesby.net/Noam-Chomsky/266/ "Permalink to quote 266") ## Related quotes 1. > Dialogue with Italian general Barbasetti at Capuzzo. Barbassetti: 'it was very painful the sacrifice of the X Army Corps abandoned in the desert'; Rommel: 'is … [Erwin Rommel](https://quotesby.net/Erwin-Rommel)[Erwin Rommel quote \#21](https://quotesby.net/Erwin-Rommel/21/ "Permalink to quote 21") 2. > It was so reassuring the other day, George W. Bush talked to the stock market, and then...\*makes explosion noise\*. I don't know, it must be that Dubya talking … [Robin Williams](https://quotesby.net/Robin-Williams)[Robin Williams quote \#26](https://quotesby.net/Robin-Williams/26/ "Permalink to quote 26") 3. > Condoleezza Rice serves an administration that has trashed the basic values of academia: reason, science, expertise, and honesty. Stanford should not welcome h… [Condoleezza Rice](https://quotesby.net/Condoleezza-Rice)[Condoleezza Rice quote \#47](https://quotesby.net/Condoleezza-Rice/47/ "Permalink to quote 47") ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There are some views-, people who support the Soviet Union, as Chomsky did for so long, who've supported tyranny in all sorts of places, like Chomsky has done, who have lied consistently, as Chomsky has done, who do not deserve fundamental respect in this sense. 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