RadioRaheem84
6th May 2010, 21:53
I dont bother writing about Fox News, Chomsky said. It is too easy. What I talk about are the liberal intellectuals, the ones who portray themselves and perceive themselves as challenging power, as courageous, as standing up for truth and justice. They are basically the guardians of the faith. They set the limits. They tell us how far we can go. They say, Look how courageous I am. But do not go one millimeter beyond that. At least for the educated sectors, they are the most dangerous in supporting power.
This assertion really struck with me, as the left spends a lot of time debating the most reactionary elements in soceity while leaving the liberal element completely unscathed. They truly are the secular priesthood which sets the paradigm for everyone in academia, business, law, the media and whatnot to follow. It should be noted, that at least in the US, the liberal element has been inching toward conservatism in the last thirty years, setting up a centrist framework from which to base ones presumptions on when engaging in political discourse.
This assertion really struck with me, as the left spends a lot of time debating the most reactionary elements in soceity while leaving the liberal element completely unscathed. They truly are the secular priesthood which sets the paradigm for everyone in academia, business, law, the media and whatnot to follow. It should be noted, that at least in the US, the liberal element has been inching toward conservatism in the last thirty years, setting up a centrist framework from which to base ones presumptions on when engaging in political discourse.