msc 18,431 Posted April 14, 2020 Oh I haven't started one of these for a likely future DL pick in ages. Writer, critic, rent-a-cynic, political philosopher and never off the TV pronouncer Noam Chomsky is 92 this year, and judging by this appearance last week on one of the online lefty news channels, is starting to show and sound his age after a long period of doing the old Dorian Gray thing. As someone who doesn't want to leave the limelight he'll do his continual aging in public, so here's a thread for him. And we can't have Gooseberry start all the A lister threads now... 11 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theoldlady 2,295 Posted April 14, 2020 Yikes! I thought he had passed. Been on my Shadow List forever! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deadpool 166 Posted April 14, 2020 I tought that he has already a tread because he is a good candidate and famous enough to be on the deathlist. I think he should be on the 2021 deathlist... if he arrives Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,963 Posted April 14, 2020 Oh yes, really starting to show his age now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chilean way 1,894 Posted May 11, 2020 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2020/may/11/noam-chomsky-trump-is-culpable-in-deaths-of-americans-video He said Trump is cupable for deaths of americans in pandemic Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Khoi Huynh 4 Posted May 11, 2020 forgot he even existed Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Miracle Aligner 249 Posted May 12, 2020 Jesus christ he looks rough as fuck, even for 92. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roaming_comrade 471 Posted May 12, 2020 51 minutes ago, Miracle Aligner said: Jesus christ he looks rough as fuck, even for 92. He's 91 still, but its probably due to his beard and the fact that he looks down to the camera. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,431 Posted September 19, 2020 From two days ago: man, Kenny Rogers has really let himself go since the whole dying thing... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThePrematureBurial 224 Posted January 24, 2021 RT on Twitter: "'America is a leading terrorist state' | Noam Chomsky to RT Watch full interview on @RT_America: https://t.co/qwGxfsEsHV https://t.co/K2M8CY9GDw" / Twitter He may look like a melting wax figure, but he has still a remarkably sharp mind. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,635 Posted January 24, 2021 17 minutes ago, ThePrematureBurial said: RT on Twitter: "'America is a leading terrorist state' | Noam Chomsky to RT Watch full interview on @RT_America: https://t.co/qwGxfsEsHV https://t.co/K2M8CY9GDw" / Twitter He may look like a melting wax figure, but he has still a remarkably sharp mind. Aye, there's summat to be said for avoiding social media and reading books, eh? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThePrematureBurial 224 Posted January 24, 2021 3 hours ago, maryportfuncity said: Aye, there's summat to be said for avoiding social media and reading books, eh? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,692 Posted June 28, 2021 Doesn't look great (however he can still walk, talk well and hasn't lost his marbles) in this interview but this whole video is weird. First of all he walks into the interview and tells that he has to cancel/reschedule it because he "doesn't have time". Chomsky later mentions that the interviewer missed the time the interview was supposed to start... The interviewer guy seems very disrespective and urges Chomsky to answer his questions. And what really annoys me is that he stops the call when Chomsky is saying "Thank you, glad to be-" I wonder if the boy even knows who he is interviewing. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,963 Posted January 1, 2022 Well done. Officially, he isn't ill, but everyone eventually runs out of juice, and he'll do rather soon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,692 Posted January 5, 2022 Looks horrible in recent interviews, he'll probably keep doing them until he dies. Lost his younger brother David Eli Chomsky (1934-2021) in July. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lafaucheuse 4,043 Posted February 12, 2022 doesn't seem good on that new interview from yesterday Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,573 Posted February 12, 2022 8 minutes ago, Lafaucheuse said: doesn't seem good on that new interview from yesterday Asked about the situation of Muslims being held in concentration camps in China, his response was “well it’s not as bad as what’s happening in Gaza”. Whataboutery at its finest. Cares deeply for the Muslims of India, doesn’t have a bad word to say about the Chinese Communist Party. It’s as if he has some kind of hard left agenda. Funny that. Always thought he was a total crank tbh. Overrated and lauded as some kind of wise guru in the political science departments of every university in the western world. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FinalChapter 75 Posted February 13, 2022 On 12/02/2022 at 07:21, Ulitzer95 said: Asked about the situation of Muslims being held in concentration camps in China, his response was “well it’s not as bad as what’s happening in Gaza”. Whataboutery at its finest. Cares deeply for the Muslims of India, doesn’t have a bad word to say about the Chinese Communist Party. It’s as if he has some kind of hard left agenda. Funny that. Always thought he was a total crank tbh. Overrated and lauded as some kind of wise guru in the political science departments of every university in the western world. He's right and you're mad ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,573 Posted February 13, 2022 2 hours ago, FinalChapter said: He's right and you're mad ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Ok. So which previously banned member are you? Pretty certain I've already clocked it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
QHov 5 Posted April 6, 2022 Looks pretty awful in a new statesman interview (not much of a change from previous videos though): Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
anonymous 42 Posted April 10, 2022 It is hard to look at him or listen to his voice in these interviews but if you read what he says in a transcript his analysis is still sharp and worth considering. Physical effects of his age have taken a very obvious toll but mentally he is still astute. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,963 Posted May 1, 2022 Chomsky trending on Twitter for a new video where he sees only one statesman advocating for a diplomatic solution in the Ukraine war and that is Donald Trump: https://mobile.twitter.com/ggreenwald/status/1520751923355398144 I mean, it's certainly not Putin... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CastAway 488 Posted May 1, 2022 3 hours ago, gcreptile said: Chomsky trending on Twitter for a new video where he sees only one statesman advocating for a diplomatic solution in the Ukraine war and that is Donald Trump: https://mobile.twitter.com/ggreenwald/status/1520751923355398144 I mean, it's certainly not Putin... I mean, if you were wondering if he's gone senile, I guess the question's answered itself 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Miranda lass 98 Posted May 1, 2022 So do we reckon much to him being ninety-four, and at deaths'door? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,692 Posted July 24, 2022 Says that the US is more totalitarian than 1970s Soviet Union, calls Lavrov the Prime Minister of Russia. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
