<story><title>Noam Chomsky &apos;no longer able to talk&apos; after &apos;medical event&apos;</title><url>https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/noam-chomsky-health-update-tributes-b2559831.html</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>cbanek</author><text>I actually emailed Noam Chomsky asking questions about Manufacturing Consent and actually got a reply.  I always thought he was really cool for being so accessible to those who just had honest questions.  I really hope he gets well soon.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>serf</author><text>Same.&lt;p&gt;When I was young I emailed him with a question something like &amp;quot;I am too young to have witnessed the events of the Vietnam War, can you please recommend me some reading material or push me in the right direction?&amp;quot;&lt;p&gt;That question turned into 5 or 6 (long) emails back and fourth that i&amp;#x27;ll always cherish that delved into his unique perspective on what the war was like as a protestor from the West, which papers got released that actually had some truth in them, among a lot of other valuable insights into the time period I had no access to myself.&lt;p&gt;At the end of our conversation he advocated finding a group that needs volunteers and effort. He didn&amp;#x27;t care what group that might be, he only cared that individual political concern of individuals be empowered by the necessary groups and collective effort.&lt;p&gt;I think that kind unequivocal support of &amp;#x27;being political&amp;#x27; is something that is truly special.&lt;p&gt;I hope the best for him -- I view him as one of the only &amp;#x27;truly accessible&amp;#x27; academics in this world; just as happy to slowly and carefully explain his thoughts to &amp;#x27;the rabble&amp;#x27; as he would be while explaining the same thoughts to high academia and the press.&lt;p&gt;A great man.</text></comment>
<story><title>Noam Chomsky &apos;no longer able to talk&apos; after &apos;medical event&apos;</title><url>https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/noam-chomsky-health-update-tributes-b2559831.html</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>cbanek</author><text>I actually emailed Noam Chomsky asking questions about Manufacturing Consent and actually got a reply.  I always thought he was really cool for being so accessible to those who just had honest questions.  I really hope he gets well soon.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>nomilk</author><text>Documentary of the same title for anyone curious: &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.youtube.com&amp;#x2F;watch?v=Li2m3rvsO0I&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.youtube.com&amp;#x2F;watch?v=Li2m3rvsO0I&lt;/a&gt;</text></comment>