- Longtime fans know I have a Noam Chomsky “Stay in Your Lane” Award that I give to people who should stick to their area of expertise. My most frequent winner is me. Mr Monbiot pulls the thread of why I feel this way about Chomsky: his singleminded dedication to being on the wrong side of everything.
- Every complaint I had against Chomsky concerned the same problem: the way he excused or dismissed atrocities committed by his team: ie regimes and forces opposed to Western hegemonic power. As his friend, Epstein was given the same pass. In other words, it's not an anomaly. It's the same story.
- I think this is the first time I have ever agreed with Monbiot.
