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    What’s the point of having a world class child prostitution ring if you can’t use it smooze with some politicians from time to time. They are all playing the same game, and we aren’t in it.

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    I still don’t get how he ended up in that position.

    No, like seriously. Practically.

    He’s a fucking left wing linguistics professor. Even if he’s a giant pedo, how does he afford to get a ticket to go to epstein island? If he can’t afford it, why does epstein give him a free ride? He’s on the opposite side to chomsky.

    did the book sales for manufacturing consent get him that fucking rich?

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      Very good question indeed. Sadly, it doesn’t help that Chomsky keeps avoiding answering this and other related questions.

      As someone so vocal about serious crimes going unpunished, I’d imagine he’d just openly say what’s going on. If he’s so adamant about staying silent, it only adds more doubt and further questions.

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      how does he afford to get a ticket to go to epstein island?

      Epstein was a Mossad agent offering “honey pots” for kompromat and rule over the US/west. “You’re a super interesting guy. I’m having a supermodel orgy in Bahamas with lots of other famous people. I can fly by and pick you up”… you’re not doing anything wrong by saying yes.

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      Is he involved with a charity? Epstein was filthy rich, I’ll bet he was constantly getting hit up for money. That explains Clinton and Gate’s presence

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      His net worth is <$2M.

      At that point in his career, Chomsky was getting invited everywhere because he was branded “the top intellectual in the world”.

      People would see him speak and not understand a damned word he said.

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        People would see him speak and not understand a damned word he said.

        It’s not like Chomsky understood anything he was saying outside of linguistics.

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      Epstein collected intellectuals. He bought whole science departments at MIT, and kept a brothel of soft intellectuals like Malcolm Gladwell (imo definitely participated in some extra curriculars with Epstein), Richard Dawkins, Stephen Pinker (whom JE voted off the island (heh) because he wouldn’t corroborate JE’s eugenicism) and many others.

      Norm (I call him Norm now) Chomsky is a guy who will just like answer any emails that come to him. He’s not difficult to get a response from. I think Epstein was good at handling intellectuals, and had a lot to offer researchers like Chomsky who wanted to know how to follow the money, and where the bodies were buried. Epstein’s connections and insider knowledge to the CIA, Mossad, and Les Wexner are all legitimate enough reasons to spend time talking with him.

      This isnt to shift blame or culpability away from Chomsky, just to say that Epstein and associates had developed a concrete basis for power and influence among intellectuals. It wasnt just taking advantage of underage young women for personal pleasure, but all rivers seem to run into that sea.

      To me though it really illustrates how Chomsky was really an ivory-tower elitist. If there was ever proof that left wing ideas only matter when they lead to taking effective action in the struggle for liberation, then Chomsky’s unrepentant associations with Epstein are a shining example. As if many of his “left wing” positions weren’t already problematic enough, he made sure to put on full display whom is the real subject of his work, and it isnt the toiling and exploited classes. I have some ideological differences with him, but thankfully we don’t need to worry about that. His actions speak to the actual nature of his ideas, so we need only gesture toward this photo as proof of how he demolished his own legacy, and how he doesnt deserve a place among those who actually struggle to educate people about the truth of our conditions.

      May his work be forgotten. What a sad, pathetic man.

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        Beyond this seemingly damning image, what other evidence is there of Chomsky’s participation in miscreance and deviant behavior?

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          Well, as a leftists I think its just extra disappointing. Like I’m not a syndicalist or anarchist, he wasnt my guy, but he was a left voice. He was critical of imperialism and shined a light on corruption and injustice.

          Like when Chris Tucker appeared in flight logs its like, “oh the comedian? Weird,” and maybe if I was a comedian I’d feel different. But CT also denied any actual associations. Chomsky’s just like “yeah he’s my friend, its none of your business” honesty is a virtue and all that, but the way he has attacked and criticized other leftists over the years, to see him defend this literal avatar of abuse, corruption and imperialism, is quite revealing.

          But my personal orientation toward Norm hasn’t changed much. I had read a couple of his books but he’s kind of meh imo. Obviously a very hard working and prolific academic, though academics can be disappointing from a leftist perspective. I doubt he had much time or interest to engage in the kinds of abuse that made Epstein notorious.

          I think Norm knew about the abuse and corruption, and definitely about his role in geopolitics. And maybe Epstein helped him out once personally in a way that deeply affected him. People are complicated, and Chomsky’s loyalty is maybe admirable, though such circumstances are speculation. But if I found out my best friend was hanging out with Jamie Dimon, Donald Trump, and Alan Dershowitz, as well as a cavalcade of notorious villains and literal monsters, that he had created a global network of underaged women who he exploited for sex 3 or more times per day, literally anything that we’ve found out about JE, I would cut them off immediately. And if I found out a different friend was hanging out with Jeffrey Epstein and was unrepentant, I’d cut them off too. That’s all I need. The association is bad enough that I dont need further evidence, personally.

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            I just assume anyone I see on TV or in the mainstream, is an intelligence agent. You never see a single person on TV that isnt completely insane. The first time I heard that guy speak, I knew he was a spook. They would never allow someone who wasn’t a spook to speak about politics or war or whatever on the news media.

            There were some good journalists, but I’m not even sure if there is a single place in the world that an actual journalist could be safe. These days it’s usually the cops going after journalists and stuff on Trumped up charges like we are living in Russia or something.

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          Other than being a fuckin loser? I haven’t heard of any deep associations between JE and Dawkins. I have to go back to check what Gladwell’s associations were as it has been a while since I heard about their connection. It’s possible that I’m over stating his connection because I really don’t like his dumb books and he looks like such a fucking creep

    • Rich and powerful people like Epstein like to collect influence and status and part of that status is collecting novelty. This is something money can’t directly buy and is exclusive so they need it like the parasites they are. Part of Epstein’s appeal to these ghouls was that not only would he make you rich and get you girls but he himself was “smart” end erudite and surrounded himself with the “best and brightest.” This is why he consorted with people like Hawking and Chomsky; he collected their reputations in his bag and then could tell other ghouls hey look come to the island, you can meet the most famous physicist of all time and, maybe, bang some young girls.

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      He isn’t really on the opposite side of Chomsky. Chomsky is very much allowed as vocal “opposition” because his conclusions all lie in cynicism towards the idea that there are meaningful alternatives to the status quo. He redirects radicalism toward doomerism and away from meaningful practice.

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      If you look at his emails with Epstein, it’s literally Epstein asking him about his academic work, Epstein toying with various little theories and asking Chomsky about them, etc. All above board so far. Him being on the plane is not great, but it doesn’t necessarily mean he’s a pedo. It opens up that possibility, but there is not proof of him doing anything wrong. Yet. I really hope he didn’t do anything wrong, but it’s obviously a possibility.

      No matter what you think about Chomsky, he’s an extremely important intellectual figure and is associated with the left. Him going down would be bad for all of us - so I hope he’s not a bastard.

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        It opens up that possibility, but there is not proof of him doing anything wrong.

        Spending time and discussing politics with a convicted sex trafficker as well as getting on his “Lolita express” is already wrong enough in my opinion.

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          We have the benefit of hindsight. It is possible Chomsky didn’t know about that. Possible. Epstein knew lots of people - only some of them went to the island and not all of those went to assault kids.

          It’s correct to be suspicious. Even very suspicious. It is not correct to draw definite conclusions without more information. The information that we have does not implicate him in illegal stuff, so far.

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        I highly recommend you read On Chomsky by Roderic Day. Chomsky’s a bastard and the left would be better without him, as he ultimately postures his “leftism” in manners that uphold the US Empire through cynically demonizing any real alternatives.

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          Thanks for the recommendation, will take a look at it. What I’ve read of Chomsky so far is often a critique of (mostly, but not exclusively) US Imperialism, so I’m curious what this person is arguing

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            His critique of US imperialism is as I said, done in a way that downplays any alternative in real life and redirects radicals towards cynicism and nihilism. His point can be summed up as “The US Empire is evil, but everyone else is worse, so we have to support it.”

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          I will read it. Regardless, though, he is associated with the left and him going down for this would be bad PR for the left broadly, which sucks - that’s my only point other than we don’t know he’s done anything untoward here.

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            In my view, it is better to tear down the “left” phrasemongers that attack socialism in action while waxxing poetic about “pure” and “ideal” socialism, and uphold actually good practicians and theorists over them.

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      Chomsky is a Zionist which publicly supports the genocidal Apartheid and is anti BDS.

      Most of Chomsky’s criticism is correct but coincidentally applies to Chcomsky himself.

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        Sure, because in 2025 everyone is either a Zionist or an anti-semite. So cool on the interweb.

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            I get the sarcasm, but I think the case can be made that it’s the exact opposite. Zionism is terrible for the Jews, both in the mythology and real wold consequences.

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              Zionism is awesome for Jews. They get special treatment and their own ethnostate where they get to steal houses and land from other people simply because they are Jewish.

              80%+ of Jews worldwide support Israel for that reason. Because it benefits Jews and they are Jews and thus Israel benefits them.

              Slavery wasn’t “awful for white people because it gave them a bad rep” either. It very much directly benefitted them.

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                Zionism is awesome for Jews.

                After WW2 Jews essentially had a cultural golden ticket. They could have perpetually ridden the wave of being treated as the world’s most victimized group forever. There was almost nothing worse a person could be than an anti-semite or Holocaust denier. Zionism broke that spell, and “anti-semite” has become a bad joke.

                80%+ of Jews worldwide support Israel

                Support Israel how though? 80% certainly don’t support the current government, or the settlements. Also, look how many Americans support(ed) Trump. Does that mean Trump is “awesome” for Americans, or even for his supporters?

                Slavery … directly benefitted them.

                I disagree. There were certainly material benefits but, ultimately, I don’t think anyone is better off because of slavery. America still is unable to reconcile with it’s own history, and that has had some pretty obvious consequences for everyone.

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                  Not at all. The Holocaust industry only took off after the 70s and mostly because intense Israeli lobbying efforts. This becomes very obvious when you see Holocaust museums supporting the modern day Holocaust in Gaza in the most twisted irony possible.

                  There is no such thing as the “current Israeli government”. Israel is a Jewish surpremacist ethnostate and has been so since its inception. It’s like “supporting Nazi Germany but that Hitler guy isn’t very cool”. Nazi Germany didn’t revolve solely around Hitler. If he didn’t exist some other guy would have been be the Fuhrer.

                  The entire industrial revolution was powered by slavery. Your logic makes no sense.

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        Where did you pick up that Chomsky would be a Zionist? He’s actively working against the Apartheid Regime in multiple of his books

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          He is anti BDS and supports the “right of Israel to exist”. That’s the definition of Zionism.

          Like a true Liberal Zionist he does minor criticism but refuses to acknowledge that Israel shouldn’t exist.

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            Zionism is to argue “the people of the jewish faith and the state of Israel are the same thing”, which he very much wasn’t a fan of.

            And the state of Israel has a right to exist, it just shouldn’t get special treatment and a different rulebook than anyone else.

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              And the state of Israel has a right to exist

              Why should a genocidal European settler-colonial state have a right to exist in West Asia?

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              Zionism is to argue that Jews deserve an ethnostate called Israel and it is based on Jewish surpremacism.

              Israel has no right to exist and should not exist.

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              States don’t have a right to exist in general, so that’s special treatment already

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              The state of Israel has no right to exist, as it is a genocidal settler colony on stolen land. Palestine should have its original land returned.

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      After learning how integral Epstein was to the infiltration of America’s elite, it would make sense that Mossad also pushed their thought into left wing space too with agents like Chomsky. They position themselves with two big players, one in business and finance and the other in academia (with grants and money as incentive).

      We are seeing years of coordinated effort to undermine and control America and Europe. The UK is likely in the same place but less obvious because they have nothing close to America’s ability to project force in places like Iran.

      Zionism is a plague. Israel is ruining the world

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        Israel doesn’t control the US or Europe. The US Empire, with Europe as its vassals, support Israel because it secures their imperialist interests in the region. There’s a degree of counter-influence and lobbying done by Israel, but Israel isn’t the one pulling the strings, the US is.

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        We are seeing years of coordinated effort to undermine and control America and Europe.

        This isn’t (only) some nefarious Israeli plot. Capitalist states are oligarchies, and the US is the imperial hegemon. The tail isn’t wagging the dog, and the US is largely undermining it’s legitimacy itself. Israel is the US’ unsinkable aircraft carrier in West Asia, and were there not an Israel, the US would have to invent an Israel. This is business as usual.

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          The article of the first link really is about aa uncritical and non-nuanced as it gets. Thanks for sharing anyway, there are still some interesting facts to pull from it.

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            Regardless of the article’s nuance or criticality, Foreign Policy is a major mouthpiece of the US military-industrial complex.

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      Not idolizing anyone has saved me so much grief. I have been upset many times (I once went to see Bill Cosby live), but never heartbroken.

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        That’s a good attitude to have. I certainly have historical and current figures I respect and look up to, though, and would be quite upset if I found out they were as bad as Chomsky. Thankfully I never had a Zizek phase.

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    I had read the famous adress booklet of Epstein and Chomsky’s name wasn’t in there. But then he’s on the plane. No idea what relationship they had. Any statement from Chomsky?