Chomsky’s linguistical acumen aside, he is self-described as a “libertarian-socialist”. More correctly, he is an anarcho-communist. Chomsky advocates a confederation of groups, fully cooperative with each other (somehow ignoring human nature) without the over-riding restraint of a governmental body. The “base” will be the ruling body. A variation is syndicalism (trade unions) which will rule the country.
Chomasky may be a top drawer linguistics expert, but that’s ALL he is. He is a died-in-the-wool left winger, a dissident social activist, espousing a utopia that cannot possibly exist today. Chomasky can call it “libertarian-socialism”, but I call it a pipe dream.
Chomsky suffers from the same fantasies that afflict many famous people. They assume that since they are near the top of their field, they must also be experts in every other field. Case in point was Einstein’s short article in Life Magazine in the late 1940s (I think) in which he advocated socialism for the USA.
