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Originally Posted by acrylix
Who is calling him a war profiteer for giving speeches against war? 
Let me try and break it down for you:
Days prior to 9/11
Chomsky's speaking fee: $9,000
Days after 9/11
Chomsky's speaking fee: $12,000
An act (which many considered to be of war) occurred on U.S. soil, and the War on Terror was ready to begin. Chomsky, being more in demand, decided to profit off of this ensuing war to the tune of an extra $3,000 a speech. Sounds like a war profiteer to me.  That is, unless you have a better term for what he did. |
As I have met Noam Chomski, and he gave his time for nothing, I feel I can tell you that you are talking total utter bollocks.
You organise an meeting and Noam Chomsky will speak at it if you ask nicely, for nothing.
Compare that to the fees the War mongers Blair Bush etc charge. They make war and profit from it.
You insult the man as you cannot deal with his ideas.