It ain't hyperbole if it's true.
<...Now, Chomsky will not maintain that the US is the source of every historical evil on this planet.
From what I have read of him, admittedly limited, I have yet to see an exception to this. If you can find a quote where Chomsky puts the U.S. and capitalism in the right on any major issue, or socialism in the wrong, I strongly urge you to post it.
