[108345] in Cypherpunks
RE: H-WEB: N Chomsky on Hayek & 'inevitable' Dictatorship
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Blanc)
Sat Feb 13 02:38:06 1999
From: "Blanc" <blancw@cnw.com>
To: <cypherpunks@cyberpass.net>
Date: Fri, 12 Feb 1999 23:05:08 -0800
In-reply-to: <Pine.SOL.3.91.990212002038.18694D-100000@denver>
Reply-To: "Blanc" <blancw@cnw.com>
From Jim Burnes, in reply to my statement:
: > It is a strange thing, that someone with so much knowledge
: >in linguistics that his theories can be considered groundbreaking,
:>nevertheless can fail to appreciate the concepts which were
:>the subject of that speech of his.
:
: Non sequitor. I understand them as concepts. To appreciate them one
: would assume that they had meaning in the context of the real
: world and not simply the same tired old marxist (or should I say
: elitist) tripe rehashed in purple prose.
..........................
Are you a linguist as well? Because, I was referring to Chomsky's lack of understanding, not
yours.
..
Blanc
