And some of Russia's most prominent self-styled reformers have been equally pragmatic.
An incorrect reference to Chomsky having been called 'America's most prominent self-hating Jew' has been deleted.
Then there's Edemariam's statement, offered with no citation, that Chomsky has been called "America's most prominent self-hating Jew" by the left-wing Nation magazine.
The article was further amended on 24 March 2013 to clarify an incorrect reference to Chomsky having been called "America's most prominent self-hating Jew".
Perhaps the most prominent self-described progressive with doubts about the current version of affirmative action is Richard D. Kahlenberg, of the Century Foundation.
Prominent self-made Dubai business leader Khalaf Al Habtoor spoke with regret on Tuesday about having vigorously supported Trump prior to his latest remarks, having written an enthusiastic article in a prominent Gulf newspaper last summer.
Since then he has been accused of antisemitism (due to defending the right to free speech of a French professor who espoused such views, some 35 years ago), and been called, by the Nation, 'America's most prominent self-hating Jew'.
Inquiries in the comment section for the source citation for this quote prompted this reply: "I know this is a few years old, but the citation for the 'most prominent self-hating Jew' quote is: Morton, Brian.
In 2010, the scholarly website 3 Quarks Daily noted an article on Chomsky from The Telegraph that also claimed without citation that "the Left-wing Nation magazine called him 'America's most prominent self-hating Jew'".
Even leaving aside the sloppiness of attributing one article by a freelance writer to "the Nation" itself, it is wildly inaccurate - on the substance - to claim that the Nation labelled Chomsky a "self-hating Jew": The oft-repeated claim that Chomsky has "been called, by the Nation, 'America's most prominent self-hating Jew'" is simply false.
