Noam Chomsky delivering a lecture on just war theory to a group of cadets at West Point. Makes for interesting listening/viewing.
Via Red State Son.
"Man is but a reed, the most feeble thing in nature, but he is a thinking reed" – Blaise Pascal
3 responses to “Chomsky at West Point”
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Too bad he didn’t wander onto the firing range.
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I was actually surprised at how graciously the cadets received him. Partly that’s military training, no doubt. Every questioner addressed him as “sir.”
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Chomsky twice misattributed to Tacitus the famous saying of Thucydides’ Melian Dialogue. Made me cringe.
A Thinking Reed 
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