#erroneous

(copy-pasta from my Wordpress blog; I'm gradually migrating my stuff from there to here)

Here’s the problem: Chomsky consistently relies on a very narrow and contextually-incorrect set of definitions to (possibly intentionally) misinterpret terminology and make critiques based on inferences that are totally unsupported by any relevant context.

For example, consider this piece in the Guardian from 2012. I direct you specifically to this statement in reference to the term “loss of China“: “The terminology is revealing. It is only possible to lose something that one owns. The tacit assumption was that the US owned China, by right, along with most of the rest of the world, much as postwar planners assumed.” Chomsky’s patently incorrect statement relies heavily on a single definition/usage of the word “loss” (the only one that is directly related to or implies ownership/possession) to make an inference that is completely unsupported by any context or policy discussions (and is indeed directly contradicted by the context in which the term was used). In fact, prior to the end of WWII, the leadership of the Allies assumed that China would become the fourth great power (alongside the US, the USSR, and the UK) following the conclusion of the war, which clearly contradicts any implication of “ownership” of China by the US.

This leads to a few possibilities: 1) Chomsky is unaware of other usages/definitions of the word “loss” (such as the “loss” of a loved one to a disease, a “loss” or defeat in a competition or military engagement, or the ruination/destruction of something regardless of ownership) which do not directly reference or imply ownership/possession, but this seems unlikely for an academic trained in linguistics; 2) Chomsky is intentionally, in the face of all evidence and context to the contrary, making an inference based on a definition/usage that is incorrect/inappropriate but seems to support his point; and/or 3) Chomsky is doing this intentionally in the hopes that the reader is a dunce and mindlessly follows along with his asinine line of argument. The correct/appropriate definition of “loss” in this context, by the way, is closest to “defeat in a competition or military engagement” but can also mean “succumbed to a disease or disaster” in which the disaster is a reference to Communism. It is notable that neither of these definitions implies ownership as (inappropriately) inferred by Chomsky.

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Frank Zappa Apostrophe (’) [50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition Box Set] 2024 Zappa ——————————————————————— Tracks CD One: Original 1974 Album – 2024 Remaster + Album Session Bonus Tracks 01. Don’t Eat the Yellow Snow 02. Nanook Rubs It 03. St. Alfonzo’s Pancake Breakfast 04. Father O’Blivion 05. Cosmik Debris 06. Excentrifugal Forz 07. Apostrophe 08. Uncle Remus 09. Stink-Foot 10. Don’t Eat the Yellow Snow [basic tracks / alternate take] 11. Nanook Rubs It [basic track / outtake] 12. Nanook Rubs It [session outtake] 13. Cosmik Debris [basic tracks – take 3] 14. Excentrifugal Forz [mix outtake] 15. Apostrophe [mix outtake] 16. Uncle Remus [mix outtake] 17. Apostrophe [unedited master / 2024 mix] 18. Uncle Remus [piano and vocal mix 2024]

Tracks CD Two: Bonus Concert 1 – Colorado Springs, CO 1974 01. Show start • Band intros 02. Village of the Sun 03. Echidna’s Arf (of You) 04. Don’t You Ever Wash That Thing? 05. Babbette 06. Approximate 07. Cosmik Debris 08. Pygmy Twylyte 09. The Idiot Bastard Son 10. Cheepnis 11. Montana 12. Dupree’s Paradise intro

Tracks CD Three: Bonus Concert 1 – Colorado Springs, CO 1974 [continued] 01. Dupree’s Paradise 02. Is There Anything Good Inside of You? 03. Florentine Pogen 04. Kung Fu 05. Penguin in Bondage 06. T’Mershi Duween 07. The Dog Breath Variations 08. Uncle Meat 09. RDNZL 10. Medley: King Kong • Chunga’s Revenge • Son of Mr. Green Genes

Tracks CD Four: Early 1974 Bonus Live Track + Bonus Concert #2 – Dayton, Ohio, Hara Arena 20 November, 1974 01. Tush Tush Tush (a Token of My Extreme) 02. Stink-Foot 03. RDNZL 04. Village of the Sun 05. Echidna’s Arf (of You) 06. Don’t You Ever Wash That Thing? 07. Penguin in Bondage 08. T’Mershi Duween 09. The Dog Breath Variations 10. Uncle Meat 11. Building a Girl

Tracks CD Five: Dayton, Ohio, Hara Arena 20 November, 1974 [continued] 01. Dinah-Moe Humm 02. Camarillo Brillo 03. Pygmy Twylyte 04. Room Service 05. Tush Tush Tush (End Vamp) 06. Don’t Eat the Yellow Snow 07. Nanook Rubs It 08. St. Alfonzo’s Pancake Breakfast 09. Father O’Blivion 10. Apostrophe TV Ad 11. Don’t Eat the Yellow Snow [single edit] 12. Goteborg GTR 13. Approximate 14. …the poodle bites…

Tracks Blu-ray: 2024 Stereo Remaster + Dolby Atmos Mix + 1974 Quad Mix 01. Don’t Eat the Yellow Snow 02. Nanook Rubs It 03. St. Alfonzo’s Pancake Breakfast 04. Father O’Blivion 05. Cosmik Debris 06. Excentrifugal Forz 07. Apostrophe 08. Uncle Remus 09. Stink-Foot ———————————————————————

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