MORE ON THE TREACHERY OF NOAM CHOMSKY (ARTICLE 32)
by Benjamin Merhav


Soon after posting my previous article (31st in a series) I got a couple of angry comments from Chomsky devotees. They reckon that I misunderstood Noam Chomsky's quotation of the ancient saying that "The strong do as they can, and the weak suffer as they must." He did not identify with that saying, claim the angry devotees, and he only used it as irony to mock the attitude/policies of Israel towards the Arabs. Did he ? Let us then take a closer look at the opinion and the attitude of Noam Chomsky.


Firstly, Chomsky did not merely quote that very wrong epigram, and without referring to anyone other than the ancient Greek historian who coined it 2500 years ago, he actually stated during the interview that "it is one of the leading principles of international affairs." This conclusion is his own, and without any reservation, let alone his condemnation of it.

Secondly, Chomsky devotees assume that their guru is a justice upholding, anti-imperialist and honest intellectual, whereas the reality is exactly the opposite of their assumptions. As I pointed out in my well documented 31 articles in this series, Noam Chomsky is a dishonest, wealthy zionist, bourgeois intellectual. Therefore he should not be trusted at all, and least of all in matters concerning the zionist conflict in Palestine !


Thirdly, Noam Chomsky has developed a system of deceit to cover up his loyalty to zionism and to the zionist apartheid regime of Israel. One of this system's devices is the misuse of the term "reality" or "realistic" to defend his pro-zionist views, and to repulse any criticism as "unrealistic". Good examples of his deceit are in his debate with Noah Cohen which took place a couple of years ago. Quoting Chomsky Noah Cohen points out that Chomsky actually opposed the right to return of the Palestinian refugees ,while purporting to support it, under the cover of the "realism" argument as follows :

http://www.ifamericansknew.org/cur_sit/cohenvchomsky.html

"Now listen to Chomsky on the right of return:

"there is no detectable international support for it, and under the (virtually unimaginable) circumstances that such support would develop, Israel would very likely resort to its ultimate weapon, defying even the boss-man, to prevent it. ... In my opinion, it is improper to dangle hopes that will not be realized before the eyes of people suffering in misery and oppression. Rather, constructive efforts should be pursued to mitigate their suffering and deal with their problems in the real world."

Here is how Noah Cohen commented on Chomsky's "realism" argument :


"Chomsky’s concept of "realism" has a striking resemblance to the colonial discourse of "manifest destiny": Good or bad, right or wrong—so the argument goes—these are the facts on the ground; this is the way of history."

The same Chomsky logic applies to the saying he quotes in the above interview, namely, "might is right" is the reality, and "it is one of the leading principles of international affairs."Therefore, nothing can be done against the crimes of the zionist apartheid regime of Israel, and the Arabs "should accept the zionist reality". Which is why Chomsky does not protest, nor demands sanctions or punishment for the top zionist war criminals.