Alexander Cockburn died, a hard left writer who had that rare integrity that had to be respected even if you disagreed with his politics. His main outlet was Counterpunch, an online magazine which was always an interesting read.
I have a hard time reading leftists, and for that matter rightists, because so often it is just a schtick and their internal contradictions show too easily. With Cockburn and Noam Chomsky there is never a disagreement as to the facts, just an honest disagreement grounded in weltanschauung.
Cockburn had a column for years on the War Street Journal OpEd page, where I first encountered him. I was more of a conservative back then than a radical, and I'd say Cockburn's integrity helped me see the world in a more radical light.
Noam Chomsky is alive and kicking, and his book on how we in USA are programmed to have our views, Manufacturing Consent, is a classic. The process is alarmingly simple. And a fine antidote to getting programmed.
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I have a hard time reading leftists, and for that matter rightists, because so often it is just a schtick and their internal contradictions show too easily. With Cockburn and Noam Chomsky there is never a disagreement as to the facts, just an honest disagreement grounded in weltanschauung.
Cockburn had a column for years on the War Street Journal OpEd page, where I first encountered him. I was more of a conservative back then than a radical, and I'd say Cockburn's integrity helped me see the world in a more radical light.
Noam Chomsky is alive and kicking, and his book on how we in USA are programmed to have our views, Manufacturing Consent, is a classic. The process is alarmingly simple. And a fine antidote to getting programmed.
Feel free to forward this by email to three of your friends.
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