I actually emailed Noam Chomsky asking questions about Manufacturing Consent and actually got a reply. I always thought he was really cool for being so accessible to those who just had honest questions. I really hope he gets well soon.
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#12Earlier quoted context omitted.
What's the implication of this comment?
It's an abbreviation meaning roughly "with the help of God." GP is either saying something neutral with respect to Chomsky's age or being snide. I'm not sure which.
Take a look at their comment history, and keep in mind that Chomsky has been openly critical of Israel for a long time.
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#13The full obituaries and reflections will come later, but the volume alone of papers, essays, books, articles, and interviews he's generated over his 95 year life is staggering.
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#14Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's an abbreviation meaning roughly "with the help of God." GP is either saying something neutral with respect to Chomsky's age or being snide. I'm not sure which.
Take a look at their comment history, and keep in mind that Chomsky has been openly critical of Israel for a long time.
That's why I wasn't sure which. Without that context, I could read it purely innocently (if a slightly weird choice). With it, it's probably snide, but who knows.
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#15Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's an abbreviation meaning roughly "with the help of God." GP is either saying something neutral with respect to Chomsky's age or being snide. I'm not sure which.
My first thought was snide / next level anti-Semitic trolling. But, then I reminded myself that you shouldn't infer tone to comments online.
> My first thought was snide / next level anti-Semitic trolling
Chomsky has been very critical of Israel, and as a result there are many pro-Israel people who strongly dislike him. So, while it isn’t impossible for Hebrew language trolling to be from an antisemite, my first thought would be it is from one of his pro-Israel critics
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#16I actually emailed Noam Chomsky asking questions about Manufacturing Consent and actually got a reply. I always thought he was really cool for being so accessible to those who just had honest questions. I really hope he gets well soon.
Documentary of the same title for anyone curious: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Li2m3rvsO0I
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#18I actually emailed Noam Chomsky asking questions about Manufacturing Consent and actually got a reply. I always thought he was really cool for being so accessible to those who just had honest questions. I really hope he gets well soon.
When did you ask him? I hope it was recently.
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There is a group of people who see Chomsky and his "school" as Alchemy and not "science". Minisky is one of his critics. The comment isnt saying anything other than "there is an alternative point of view".
The comment in question was edited. The original comment was simply ב"ה or בס״ד https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Besiyata_Dishmaya
Is it like inshallah? https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/إن_شاء_الله
> if it is God’s will (literally, “if God has willed [it]”
>In sarcastic contexts, it suggests that the speaker has no interest in making the future event occur (thus, it will only occur if God steps in and wills it). Unlike the Arabic usage, this seems to be more attested in English than the literal meaning.
I've heard it used in terms of avoiding the evil eye.
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#20Earlier quoted context omitted.
There is a group of people who see Chomsky and his "school" as Alchemy and not "science". Minisky is one of his critics. The comment isnt saying anything other than "there is an alternative point of view".
The comment in question was edited. The original comment was simply ב"ה or בס״ד https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Besiyata_Dishmaya
Totally unrelated to the original topic, but looking at the linked article, is the name of the store "B&H Photo" a reference not only to the initials of the founders names but also tangentially to this concept?