cannot say this enough:

i knew of Chomsky first as a linguist, so it always struck me as odd that USA’s “Left” paraded him as the second coming of Marx. notwithstanding his books and articles about USA imperialism, compared to other “white guys in academia” like Howard Zinn and Noel Ignatiev, Chomsky never seemed to be a danger to the establishment.

this photo of him with #JeffreyEpstein in the Lolita Express depicts perfectly what my guts screamed: he’s well-paid, controlled opposition.

@blogdiva "Controlled opposition" sounds like a conspiracy theory, except now it's extremely obvious that's exactly what happened. Now I'm wondering how much more there was to that story than just Chomsky.

Chomsky was a model for the US left for decades: criticize, but self-censor. In the end that makes you just an extra spicy character on The West Wing.