Comment by suddenlybananas
2 days ago
Chomsky was not a foucauldian at all and his criticisms are super far from foucault's ideas. You can watch the very famous debate they had to see how they differ.
2 days ago
Chomsky was not a foucauldian at all and his criticisms are super far from foucault's ideas. You can watch the very famous debate they had to see how they differ.
I read your reply to be alluding to the foucault concept of power, as it was in the context of power systems "censoring" ideas
furthermore, in this specific quote they do not differ a lot. maybe mainstream opinion is mainstream because it is more correct, moral or more beneficial to society?
he does not try to negate such statements, he just tries to prove mainstream opinion is wrong due to being mainstream (or the result of mainstream "power")
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> Are you six years old? Approval of slavery or torture used to be mainstream opinions
And also disapproval of cannibalism is a mainstream opinion, that doesn't change the fact that popularity of an opinion does not make it wrong or immoral just like it doesn't make it right or moral
> You have deeply misunderstood his criticisms
So please explain how am I mistaken in your opinion
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Chomsky is closer to Foucault than he will ever admit. Even critiquing critical theory/pomo shit from a position of "well you're relevent enough to talk to me, a god at CS" makes them seem like they are legit.
All the pomo/critical theory shit needs to be left in the dust bin of history and forgotten about. Don't engage with it. Don't say fo*calt's name (especially cus he's likely a pedo)
https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/4/16/reckoning-with-...
Try to pretend like you've never heard the word "Zizek" before. Let them die now please.