Comment by suddenlybananas
2 days ago
>I said if Chomsky wants to tackle mainstream ideas he needs to show why they are wrong. not just say they are popular and are therefore wrong
That is not the argument he is making.
>This is a poor argument to make about Chomsky as just like Chomsky's argument it does not tackle an idea, just the one who is making it
Because it is not meant to tackle a specific claim but rather the media environment in general. I'm astounded at how much faith you have in the media.
Chomsky is making the proposition "often the media misreports or doesn't report on important things" which is far from claiming "everything mainstream is false because it is mainstream".
> Chomsky is making the proposition "often the media misreports or doesn't report on important things" which is far from claiming "everything mainstream is false because it is mainstream
I feel like we are going in loops, so I am not going to reply anymore. so last time:
He said that the only reason that the reporter is sitting there is because he thinks in a specific way, and that's pretty much a quote. That hints that the reporter opinions are tainted and are therefore false or influenced by outside factors, or at least that's what I gather. What I am saying is if that idea is true, it applies to Chomsky as well which is not there for being a linguist and whatever self selection of right or wrong opinions is happening in the media can also be said for the academics