Cringing at right-wing appropriation of left-wing anthems, going on since Reagan. What can we say, our culture is cooler

Noam Chomsky, old-time Leftist who was there for the Vietnam protests, is a hardcore pro free-speecher.

But yes. I think he’s wrong. He hasn’t fully appreciated the extent to which unregulated, irresponsible extremist speech can undermine reality itself and the basis for a society.