Sorry for not being clear: The second paragraph was meant as a somewhat humorous summary what an informed non-expert would think about Chomsky and his work.
But even in academic circles his name had a bad vibe, like Anakin, who started out with so much promise but then went to the dark side. This is partly due to the huge backlash in the 70s (see page 2 of the Atlantic article).
But even in academic circles his name had a bad vibe, like Anakin, who started out with so much promise but then went to the dark side. This is partly due to the huge backlash in the 70s (see page 2 of the Atlantic article).