From: Ian Glendinning (ian@psybertron.org)
Date: Sun May 23 2004 - 19:48:23 BST
Checked out the web.
Seems today in Manchester was the last day of his European speaking tour.
Missed him it seems. No other forthcoming engagements are apparent.
Ian Glendinning
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ian Glendinning" <ian@psybertron.org>
To: <moq_discuss@moq.org>
Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2004 6:12 PM
Subject: Re: MD Noam Chomsky
> Nice report Anthony
> Must look out for him on this tour.
> Ian Glendinning
>
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> From: <ant.mcwatt@ntlworld.com>
> To: <moq_discuss@moq.org>
> Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2004 5:24 PM
> Subject: MD Noam Chomsky
>
>
> > What is it about American intellectuals born in 1928? Last night I saw
> Noam Chomsky give a lecture to over 650 people at Liverpool University and
> he's probably the best speaker (very knowledgeable and clear) I've heard
in
> the last ten years.
> >
> > Irrespective of political opinion, if anyone (especially those
interested
> in modern American history) has the opportunity of seeing Chomsky speak in
> the near future, do make the effort. He's currently touring Europe
(giving
> two or three lectures a day) and will no doubt, be making the academic
> rounds (again) in North America soon.
> >
> > Similar to Pirsig, Chomsky observed that the New Deal/1930s era was a
> pivotal time for the modern United States though interesting points
> concerning the nineteenth century to the 1960s to the modern day were also
> put forward. Again, the theme of freedom came to the fore. Though
Chomsky
> was pretty realistic in the power of the various state and corporate
forces
> in undermining the hard won freedoms of working people (from over the last
> two hundred years or so), he was also very optimistic about the future and
> his especially thoughtful replies to younger people who asked what they
> should be doing now ("look at the students/ black/ women movements from
the
> 1960s and what they achieved") was inspirational.
> >
> > Anthony
> >
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