Chomsky: Today's GOP is a Candidate for Most Dangerous Organization in Human History

[@patpowers9210]

Interesting. Chomsky has a way of putting things so clearly. His analysis of the nature of the Republican Party is chillingly accurate, and the thing that makes it so chilling is that it's based on a direct,, mundane reading of Republican Party history and policies: no conspiracy theories or deep existential analysis required, just the facts.

[@MrDBarch]

Love Him, I just wish, OH how i WISH the man would STOP his nasty ass habit of MUMBLING!Goodness he goes on and on and on and he gets worse and worse and worse, and NOBODY ever has the courage to ask him "Professor, would you PLEASE speak up, speak more clearly, so that our audience doesn't miss what you are saying?" SOMEONE please ask him to STOP MUMBLING! Thank you... :)

[@Deathkill06]

+MrDBarch he's very old, cut him some slack. He was much more clear when he was younger, but he's more wise and brilliant than ever.

[@latricoteuse6282]

Jesus. English is not my first language and I understand everything.

[@catsilvy]

Let's see how intelligent and non-mumbling you will be when you reach his age.

[@trevorb.yokkanan9801]

There's a good selection of researchers out there, who unfortunately fall under the 'conspiracy theorist' group, but give just as damming and acurrate information as Chomsky presents. Gotta love this guy though.

[@silvanonovalis-kj2dx]

always well-informed, highly articulate, ethically sound and humanly caring! Noam Chomsky has my utmost respect. Hut ab vor dem Mann!

[@gcgrabodan]

ISIS has more nasty plans, for sure. But the most damage is caused by the US because they are so powerful. ISIS cannot do much and is currently beeing defeated by IRAQ, Syria, Jordan and so on. The US invasion of IRAQ was the reason ISIS exists in the first place. So its logical to call the one who summones the deamons more dangerous than the demon itself. Right?

[@gcgrabodan]

even if the demon was summoned by accident, it still is grounded in US actions...

[@rickbonamassa3045]

+Thatsthewayitgoes Yes he is correct. It's YOU that find his statements of truth untrue. Nevertheless they remain correct. The US is the most dangerous country in the world especially the republican led US

[@gklr]

Rick Bonamassa I sincerely hope the US have killed most of your friends.

[@TrishStClair]

G Holmes who supported us? Are they terrorist supporters? What do you think killing hundreds of thousands of people on a LIE makes us? How would you look at a country who did that to this country? Nothing will get better until the people knock off the denial.

[@ajaypasricha9855]

Obama is such a good actor. If I didn't have Chomsky to go to I would've fell for his "great gesture to Cuba"

[@84RZV500RForSale]

Fabulous Insight! Bravo to Noam.

[@chalino19]

Violence doesn't end violence, it only extends it!

[@mercurypoizund404]

Chomsky has to be the biggest bag of hot air ever from Cambridge,MA....he's been a US government employee since his employment at MIT.

[@mercurypoizund404]

Harvard University and MIT are among the most dangerous organizations in WORLD HISTORY.

[@mercurypoizund404]

...and Ms. Goodman was never beaten up in East Timor...she and Chomsky epitomize the money grubbers from Cambridge, Fraudsachussetts

[@billyweeksrealsmallclosetm8484]

Great respect for this pragmatic fact seeking thought process. Totally committed to the cause of frank discussion on human rights and the welfare of the peoples of this planet.High integrity and moral sensibility, non offensive and non reactive. Bravo Noam.

[@tombryant9221]

It sounds to me that Noam thinks that the overthrow of Assad would be a good thing which is what we are trying to do. Overthrowing governments has worked so well in the past. Going back to Iran in the 1950's to Sadaam and to Ghadaffi.

[@hannidilpola6652]

thank you mr Chomsky for the education

[@stevenbull3985]

he says there is a real reason why this isis is going on. the problems were not addressed.

[@lady4real75]

If you can stay awake, this man has a lot of insight!

[@JasonRoggasch]

RIP Michael Ratner a true AMERICAN HERO.

[@Jaredbbishop93]

Chomsky has got true vitality. This old and still as relevant as ever.

[@Phoniv]

was going out for a Subway sandwich, but decided to stay in to watch this interview, one of the best by Dr. Chomsky I found in years. And to see him talk ab out history bending towards justice was great to hear. Also glad about Cuba, but I would give President Obama some credit also.

[@hiwaraccount8344]

I was just gonna increase the volume, and then realized I was at 42 minutes... What a great mind!

[@starcrib]

relentless mind..and a go-to Muse... he resonates with the ugly truth of Power a seekers. lay it out cold Mr.Chomsky...

[@1Skeptik1]

Generally have regard for Chomsky's insight, not this round. IMHO: GOP is floundering, no direction or identity. "Most dangerous organization in human history", WOW! If any change of direction on the agenda of either party I fail to see it,. We deal with the very same problems today Bush left us 7 yrs. ago, in some cases worse.

[@diverXII]

Why don't we throw every single president that has been in office, since before WW 1, under the bus. We've aloud a ruling class of wealthy people, to create a country that only caters to them. All you have to do is trace the money supply and that is where one's alliance's will be aligned.

[@1Skeptik1]

diverXII FDR: "Presidents are selected not elected". Mark Twain: "If our vote made a difference we wouldn't be allowed to do it".

[@MistiClectiCisM]

The personification of Wisdom, perspective and experience. I so hope that it is not in the future that people look back on a talk like this and say "yeah some people knew exactly what was going to happen if we voted republican and / or neoliberal projects and now it´s too late".

[@MistiClectiCisM]

What I mean to be more precise is Wake The Fuck Up People !!!

[@mrearlygold]

To claim there is any real difference between the democrat and republican parties is ignorant.

[@neuterallrednecks]

He didn't

[@ChernobylPizza]

I want a source for the 7-target 1000-plane raid Chomsky mentions at 26:23. Supposedly launched after the surrender of Japan on August 15 1945. I can't seem to find any information about it except from one left-wing website that also promotes the "Roosevelt knew" Pearl Harbor conspiracy theory. Chomsky claims that bombs and leaflets fell on Osaka saying "your government has surrendered" - well that may very well be true, but according to Wikipedia an Osaka raid occurred on August 14 and I think that's the raid in question (which would mean it happened before the surrender). I believe the reason the leaflets mention surrender is because Japan agreed to a conditional surrender on August 10, but did not agree to the actual unconditional surrender until 5 days later. I would agree that seeking unconditional surrender was an unnecessary demand, but that's a separate issue. If someone could direct me to a book or legit source for this 'post-surrender seven-city thousand plane raid' then I would be grateful.

[@kimweaver3323]

Almost right. "Lets race to the precipice......... AND TAKE A FLYING LEAP."

[@LawrenceSixSix]

It should be a war crime to hold such beliefs publicly.

[@kimweaver3323]

Yes, you SHOULD go to jail for a nice long time.

[@eatyourveggies_]

Loved listening to this on 90.7 KPFK.

[@robertafierro5592]

Great Channel!

[@scentability0129]

People don't question the assertion in the title?

[@cerberus8666]

I actually think Chomsky has endorsed trump's policy idea for Syria, "peace zones". People talk about how the debt and overregulation/social engineering are making life unbearable. Combine that with this title. If you believe the climate will get out of control, then the whole government is "the most dangerous organization" in history. What if both angles are right? We need innovation, not controls, to fight climate change, not a carbon tax which is just a double-tax on everything, on top of the tax on everything already. And they can play with that a lot. Just to ultimately feed the progressive state, which only gets hungrier. The grandchildren mentioned will be loaded with debt on top of climate change. So they can't afford the innovation, or challenge the economic status quo in a free market. Power consolidates more and more. Find that substantive?

[@r65a11]

Its funny that these small government types whose mantra is "lower tax, lower tax" - don't realize the complete inequality in the tax structure. The powered establishment has manipulated the tax code in their favor so that the lower income earners pay a higher percentage of their income on taxes. Unless the "grandchildren" stand up for themselves, they will continue to pay a tax debt burden cleverly passed off to the taxpayers from big corporate bailouts. In addition the free market mantra is really something that is used to justify lower corporate tax rates and loopholes and it is complete hypocrisy in light of the fact that major tech companies of the 21st century have made massive profits which were developed in the labs and classrooms of publicly tax funded universities. Say what you will about big government and institution, but it has done a lot to contribute to an atmosphere where corporations can really thrive and profit, even more so than those corporations themselves.

[@cerberus8666]

richard guerriero I think, it may be more so that the western institution of academia has survived government involvement. Costs I believe are inflated bc of... "oversupply", let's call it? It's like a party tax. I think we can all see Academ is not really conservative these days. The more you earn the more you are taxed is true for most of us, except the "clever ones" you move it of shore I guess.

[@lavamatstudios]

Chomsky made a pretty compelling case in the video. If you look at it, the GOP is very clear surrounding the very two crises currently endangering the further existence of our species. (1.) It is utterly against climate policy. (2.) It supports further militarising certain places where we know things could escalate into nuclear war. Both of these with major public support. I don't think the assertion is anything like as outrageous as you make it out to be. It's a sensible observation. No organization in human history has proposed such dangerous policies and had such enormous influence.

[@cerberus8666]

1. The other party is for an almost certainly counterproductive climate policy, the desperate socialist wants to be able to tax everything twice. That's what a carbon tax is, I'm of the austrian school, technological transitions of this order, buying new cars, require savings. More taxes won't help, at most I would support rebates. What you spend on "green tech", you get taken off your tax obligations. This is so obviously the better move, frankly it makes me suspicious that it simply isn't in their interests. This carbon tax will likely go to securing more dependency votes. 2. There is no party difference with regard to militarization of wherever. The democrat Obama's drone terrorism is probably making us less safe every day. As an aside it's, also, pretty logical to update the nuclear strike system as the more uncertainty in it there is, the more anxious "leaders" might be in such a confrontation. So Trump's policy with regard to nukes maybe isn't unsound, of coarse it's still M.A.D.

[@Commentthat]

he made the only point to go down this path that governments have gone down is irreversible.

[@kimberleygriffin3400]

He speaks largely just the obvious that we all know , if we look with our own eyes and think about the facts that we observe, but we are silenced or afraid to speak alone. Thank you with all my heart Noam Chomsky.

[@Kermanj]

this man is a live Encyclopedia and on Analyst of the Encyclopedia in the same time .

[@jkb2549]

The more I listen to, and/or read, Noam Chomsky, Chris Hedges, Ralph Nader, Smedley Butler, Michael Hudson etc etc, the more I hear Rage Against the Machine songs playing in my head 😉

[@neilmason6550]

Chomsky: "if want peace we need to end the violence". Considered one of the greatest political minds in history - pure genius. My Super Bowl prediction for 2017: The AFC will have to get more touchdowns than the NFC is they want to win this game! Where is my Nobel prize?

[@jeffcessna5475]

Your being glib, right? You understand he means that we (the US) need to stop the violence. That being our violence across the world whether it is a direct action or us using the CIA to stir up violence in nations that do not comply with the United States wishes.

[@neilmason6550]

Thanks Captain Obvious for telling everyone what we already know...

[@jeffcessna5475]

You certainly didn't convey that you knew Neil, so your welcome smartass!

[@patriciaholman8938]

Noam Chomsky never fails to grab my attention. He teaches geopolitical history in a way that is hard not to listen to, and with utmost fairness, pulling no pu ches. I'm getting more from liistening to him than I got in 4 years of college. And I'm also a voracious reader, especially on the kinds of things he teaches. It's a toss-up between Chomsky and Richard Wolff, as to which I find more interesting and informative.

[@bbob70]

I used to respect Chomsky until he decided to back a neocon for presidency.

[@sekoukasimu7247]

Why is the audio in KZbin videos so poor?

[@doublestrokeroll]

Interesting how every criticism of Chomsky on this board is an ad hominem attack. Typical.

[@paulbrooks9957]

I know that there is a search going on, given the events that the Media gives us. I've taken the time to talk with immigrants, and the situation in Afghanistan and Honduras are pretty grim notwithstanding. Noam Chomsky has shown a 'sit back' brilliance in how things are going; rational.

[@paulbrooks9957]

And yes I agree with totally supporting the Kurdish Peshmarga inthe fight against Isis. They are very brave, underfunded, and underarmed in this horrible struggle.

+Paul Brooks That's dumb. Arming more people isn't the answers because that's what we always do. Women and kids bare the brunt of war. Hillary of all people should know better but after all she's a hawk. Kurds were doing terrorism on Iraq before Saddam even got there.

[@asfrmaster2011]

Exactly. Lol I always go back to his famous beat down of neocon heavy weight and founder Richard Perle

***** USA has not recovered fully from the 2008 crash. Low wage jobs. These crashes of course are when the monied people get a lot richer buying low. Sweden took in a huge amount of refugees from Iraq war. Way more than usa took. S America was doing better for a while then the leftist leaders started all getting cancer including chavez. Not sure if it's a coincidence. I don't see how the left can be more corrupt than the right.

[@Nurhaal]

The only thing I disagree with him on, and this kind 'a minor, but... to some a big deal - was the whole "they've been hit hard, not to 3rd world standards, but in 1st world standards" in referring to the White Working Class's suffering. Let's be frank here, ALL poor are the same, MLK said it himself. The differences between a white poor man and black poor man and far less than a white rich man vs a white poor man. I say this because, actually, Noam; if you travel to some of the worst areas in the USA? (and these areas are becoming more numerous) they ARE 3rd world. We've got entire counties with No running Water, No electricity, illiteracy rates in the 60th percentiles, median age of mortality at 46 years and so on and so forth. The USA has an astonishingly high illiteracy rate, where we have entire multi million population cities like Houston TX with a literacy rate of 15%. The USA has the highest birth mortality rate, AND WE SUPPOSEDLY HAVE A FIRST WORLD HEALTH CARE SYSTEM... odd if you ask me. The USA is getting THAT BAD, Noam. I've seen it. I've been IN IT. I've seen to the third world too. Honduras was a real thing for me. It shouldn't shock you to admit that, what you see in Bales or Honduras or Haiti, you also see here in America. It's THAT, BAD. I can attest to it. Go to northern Auburn and look at the Shanty Hills, thousands of homes made of left over ply wood and metal planks like you see in 3rd world realms, Go to Mobile, go to Kansas, go to Charleston South Carolina. There's a reason why people are pissed. A big, big reason. One that this country just doesn't want to admit, and that's the source of the problem. That's why the GOP has gotten this far. EVEN OUR POOREST OR POOR, Won't Complain about the system because they've been so indoctrinated by evangelical messages, promises of prosperity through Trickle Down Economics and the guarantee that their Congressman actually care about them (NOT), that they themselves cannot admit there's a problem. They still think Russia is a Commie Threat, they still think the World was created only 6,000 years ago, they still think Global Warming doesn't exist, they still think Capitalism is the purest of Gold standards, they still think that this suffering, is normal; they still think that they are only suffering now because they just havn't had enough Protestant work ethic and just need to work harder and produce more GDP for less, they still think that God is looking out for them and that they're just being tested. There you go. That's why the GOP is what it is now. Congrats GOP, you fuckin' twats. We're a literally 1 dick shake away from a second Hitler. Thanks.

[@SFCANK1981]

Chomsky needs to reach at least the age of 190 years old, so he can share all of his wisdom with us.

[@wisamhamoui]

It's a shame that Chomasky's analysis of Syria is reduced to West vs East and regional politics, without bringing out the role of the Syrians themselves, who should be at the heart of the analysis. Also, not recognising the essential and major role of brutal dictators of Syria (Iraq, Saudi, Libya, etc) in the rise of terrorism and violence in Syria, Iraq and Libya. It's definitely a disappointing gap in the proposed analysis!

[@AgentRafa]

If this is part 2, where is part 1?

[@hydracarb]

If Chomsky recommended Trump with the hope of bringing positive change he would be ridiculed as old and senile rather than a positive change agent. Better he remain confused about the present cause of weapons escalation.

[@kamran5461]

This sounds like a crash course in American political history for the last several decades.

[@Robertodette]

it is, and the teacher is a highly intelligent observer who presents evidence for everything he says and has been doing this probably longer than you've been alive

[@TheEyeball37]

And it's sooooo interesting. I love listening to Noam Chomsky speak.

[@garrethoien6666]

A 1 sided crash course to be fair

[@TheMelonFarmers123]

Noam is one of the few people who is brutally honest anymore. and we need it

[@taboovsknowledge1603]

Is leaving out the main issues honest?

[@aFreindlyLunatik]

leaving out the main issues how?

[@TheMelonFarmers123]

+TABOOVSKNOWLEDGE well what are the main issues you are referring to and how are they not addressed? Not trying to be a meanie or anything, I don't want you to think I'm hatin :)

[@taboovsknowledge1603]

The main issues are too many, too varying! All that are aware say that he is compromised at the least.

[@johnhetherington8830]

Gang of thieves new brazil govt..

[@fieryone6375]

Really?? You thought the old govt there were nuns?

[@Carlito1988]

Just some old geezer who gives a lot a half truths.

[@vanforeman3829]

Right, just an old geezer who happens to be considered the leading public intellectual IN THE WORLD, not only in the US, where he's been almost totally ignored by corporate media for over 50 years. This is just a brief summary of what Chomsky has to say about these issues. He's written over a hundred books on these and related topics, so what could he possibly know?

[@coffeegrindergroup]

Norm Chomsky has never been in a Welfare office in his life. Bill Clinton offered people on welfare jobs, there was employment assistance in the welfare offices much like an unemployment office. Those jobs were also non prejudicial, and gave jobs that did not discriminate against minorities. Many Afican Americans got off Welfare and got real jobs, as a result of this program. Welfare was never seen by the poor as a life style, nor should it have been generational . Clinton understood.that it was prejudice that made welfare a needed life style. Although I'm white in the last 90's due to an accident I went on welfare and I saw this program. I has removed under the Bush administration.

[@kchennessey8781]

The only thing I disagree on is that I don't fault Obama for updating our nuclear facilities. Many of them are very run down and unsafe. Most still run computers from the 60's! We needed to update them to make sure our own nukes are safely stored.

[@din6675]

He's fascinating.

[@ericspencer8093]

The title of the video has no relation to the content.

[@thchen8312]

TOTALLY AGREED.

[@Ready4changes]

This guy sure blinks a lot. It's almost like Morse or some other code.

[@ryshenton]

Which I mean is, what would we do without him? lol.

[@stephennielsen8722]

Quote @ 23:26

[@DAClarkism]

Noam Chomsky is obviously a very well read individual (you would expect being a former professor), but it amazes me how wrong he is about so many things. Climate change? Really? Despite all the politically motivated studies, the obvious implications of increased globalism, the absolute stamping out effect it would have on anybody who isn't already a member of the international elite, and the vast amounts of data massaging, they STILL can't prove it. And yet, it's still the "most important issue of our time." Regarding Brazil and South America - we're seeing the ultimate failure of the left to provide anything of substance to anyone. The people there are sick of this failure and mismanagement and are rightly blaming the left's failed policies to encourage prosperity or growth. Regarding military spending - this one is easily the biggest lie leftist thinkers tell. Chomsky at least specifies that he means "discretionary" spending, so no fault there, but what he doesn't mention is that when you factor our discretionary and mandatory spending together, we end up spending 75% of all our money on social welfare payouts - Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security. Michael Ratner on Cuba - I would imagine the Cuban's thought of him as exactly the type of useful idiot they would need to progress their agenda. Americans need to understand that the Cubans are absolutely laughing at us. We aren't going to make any headway whatsoever with them. But hey, it's supposedly a communist paradise (as long as you don't ask any of the people who fled that place).

[@fashklash]

Chomsky: An exceedingly dry scholar who has the facts, but lacks the music in his soul to make any great strides in political critique.

[@daviel6595]

Great great man

[@Belmaktor]

I like how it ended on a positive note.

[@alexmay1754]

As always - interesting listening.. I would like to hear more on Mr Chomsky's thought s on the Mid East. Does he see reason for any optimism at all? What are his thoughts on Iran and Saudi for example- should they receive equal treatment in US foreign policy or not?

[@josephstevens1165]

A sad state of affairs when those responsible for dissemination and honest appraisal would reject naming those "firestarters" and comfortably sit and spin that same old song and dance--the Hegelian Shuffle! My level of confidence in pure non-interest news speak: 95% Bias Parroting: 3% By-product filler: 2%

[@scasey1960]

The impact of Chomsky's work on global politics?

[@kathyborthwick6738LakotaEmoji]

The USA needs to provide financial assistance if requested but otherwise stand back and let the allies deal with Syria!

[@judithsochor9755]

Kathy Borthwick

[@robertterrell3065]

I could not find the article Mr. Chomsky was referencing in another of his youtube videos. But I found this article by Fritz Stern in Foreign Affairs. It's certainly worth reading, too. An insiders look at how Nazi Germany developed. And the most scary part is how much it seems to resonate: www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/europe/2005-05-01/reflection-lessons-german-history?cid=soc-fb-rdr

[@rickobrien1583]

It covers the title at 17.2 if your patient.

[@NorthernObserver]

He's hardly a dissident. It's not like he is under house arrest or has death squads after him. His theories offer some insights into international power dynamics but are increasingly too American centric to be considered exemplary.

[@larryb9078]

He's wrong on how Kennedy handled Cuba. He either isn't aware of the strength of the CIA and the military/security complex in deciding and fomenting US foreign policy, especially during the Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson administrations, or it doesn't fit with his general confirmation bias. Had Kennedy not resisted the insistence of his military and CIA advisors and allowed the invasion of Cuba as they insisted during the Bay of Pigs and Cuban Missile crises, all out Nuclear war with Russia would certainly have been the result. He stood up to the CIA and military industrial complex to save humanity but, paid for it with his life. Sources: The Devil's Chessboard and JFK and The Unspeakable.

[@teresapenesa6490]

If you're a true democrat write in Bernie Sanders! The dream is still alive!

[@ryshenton]

Who will take his place...? I wonder...

[@ryshenton]

Sure. I am not Jewish and I want to read everything he's written and hold his opinions in high esteem. Hey you know, maybe it'll be a "white" person next? of course, no one would realize it, given how unaware the general population is.

[@Gregorypeckory]

Nobody is going to "take his place"; that is probably as silly a rhetorical question as anyone has ever asked.

[@wulf67]

It's not a "silly" question. Calm down.

[@thulyblu5486]

You could replace Chomsky with a simple robot that's saying: "USA is pure evil no matter what they do. Dictatorial regimes who are doing terrible things are all a consequence of US foreign policy. All evil can be attributed to the US government (especially the republicans)." That's all Chomsky is saying all the time, not hard to replace

[@wulf67]

Thulyblu I've never heard Chomsky once describe the USA or anyone else as "pure evil". Such child-like terms are more the currency of televangelists and Fox News commentators. "evil" lmfao.

[@joshuashayler]

Oh ok I'm on this side of KZbin now I know I need to go to bed.

[@jeffreyriley8742]

We didn't drop the second atomic bomb simply to "test the weapon." Japan refused to surrender after the Hiroshima bomb so we dropped the second one.

[@generationofswine-ge5rw]

Liar. Japan had surrendered. You civilized Americans wanted to test your new toy on people. I hope the fall of the US causes more American deaths than all wars so far.

[@TrishStClair]

Absolutely agree they're dangerous.

[@kaliboosebaydoun7494]

clear as day...

[@jamesjenkins7944]

These people are dangerous too.

[@paulalaflamme3207]

But don't you think the Brazilian "soft coup" and other developments might be part of a US move to take that power back from South America? Honduras?

[@jordankimball2104]

did noam Chomsky just talk about Metal Gears??!!!

[@hellooutthere8956]

i usually agree with chomsky without reservation but he is failing to point out the israel's role and desire to see the middle east destabilized. i also agree the corruption in the democratic party called neo liberalism is wht has sent a lot of ppl to our other party in our very undemocratic political system.

[@breadcanful5365]

"Today's GOP Candidate" - You mean Mrs. Clinton, right?

[@MrRandythibeault]

I really don't think the "President" has any power. I just think that when Hillary gets in (and she will, cause that's who 'they' want), she will just love enacting all of the policies that are part of the plan.

[@ROBINHOOD-kd1dh]

LOVE YA MY GREAT FRIEND NOAM,, its me kevin blanch AMY when we where all last year all 3 of us at the 2 day sypos helens NOAM was there both days all 10 HRS he and i, he is the real thing,, even helen was not there all day both days THANKS TO BOTH OF YOU I LOVE BOTH OF YOU SEE YOU SOON,,,,

[@taboovsknowledge1603]

He is mostly guilty of what he didn't say!

[@doedsstierna]

Noam is easier to follow on 1.25 speed.

[@calebroberts08]

God he's losing it. shoulda stuck with phonemes

[@fieryone6375]

I hear his last wish is to skydive parachute free..so his brain can get more air. Its why he wrote that last book.

[@GodsCreateRadio]

Beautiful

[@knockshinnoch1950]

American politicians don't do subtlety.

[@ropersix]

That's a pretty aristocratic background behind him there, for someone who doesn't like the rich and what they do very much. Maybe he thought a nautical theme would help him sell his message, but the dichotomy only weakens it. How can you believe some guy talking about the evils of American wealth and power, when it looks so nice and peaceful?

[@r65a11]

I guess you think he would be more legitimate if he were an ascetic? The fact is, there are privileged people in the world who recognize that there is striking corruption and inequality which exists and they recognize that it is a real threat to creating instability. I see no conflict in the privileged speaking out on the behalf of the oppressed - it is in their best interest.

[@Gregorypeckory]

Believe what you want; Chomsky doesn't require you to believe anything to be useful. To judge him on the photo background is just one more absurd attempt to discredit him by someone with no insight at all. How do you even know Chomsky chose the photo? He probably had nothing to do with it; he's kind of busy writing books, making speeches, traveling the world, etc. If he had chosen it, your criticism is still worthless. Judge him on whether what he says makes sense, is backed up by facts, and provides insights that people concerned with peace and justice need. Nothing else matters, and on those matters, nobody is better than Chomsky when it comes to understanding how the US uses it's power to influence events throughout the world, and quite a bit about the rest of the world as well. Read his books, check the notes, and then maybe you'll have something worth saying about Chomsky. Until then, you ought to follow Abe Lincoln's advice: "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than open your mouth and remove all doubt".

[@Darkstarczar]

if it looks so nice and peaceful search up the aftermath of war

[@mercurypoizund404]

+Greg Vinson Chomsky has been a paid FBI informant since his employment at MIT. Anyone with half a brain knows that. Goodman is the same.

[@ThulaniNxumalo]

we are all paid informants one way or another, Mercury... There are millions of others who feed us nothing everyday though they are right at the forefront of the problems... I assure you now, our consciousness grows more because of the few who become whistle blowers than because there are no collaborators... We are all complicit in the problems of the world brother...

[@hannidilpola6652]

"support the kurds". Agree

[@Igaluit]

This man claims to be an accomplished intellectual, yet he flippantly says that there is no discussing climate change, that it's already been decided. Only 1,200 scientists supposedly signed the IPCC docuiment on gloibal warming. Many didn't agree and wanted their names taken off. The list includes anyone involved, bureaucrats and so on, involved with the IPCC. In contrast, 32,000 actual scientists (including geologists, climatologists and polar region experts) signed a document questioning the science behind 'gloal warming'.

[@JCResDoc94]

15:00 coup chi coup chi coup de tat(s)

[@saeed9316]

omg.chamski.i still read his linguistic books in iran

[@adamkisk9214]

The decline is because of the decline of will to contribute yourself in what yu are not prepared !

[@greggasiorowski4025]

Blatantly hyperbolic headline.

[@cosmosthelawofone3353]

NATURAL SELECTION

[@elfabian9933]

Though I respect Chomsky highly, there are a few points in reality that differ. The Kurds are not liked by any of their neighboring countries and are considered by them to be gangs much like biker gangs who pillage and harm and retreat behind apposing borders. That we support them in the west is not an indication of how ethical they are. On the contrary, giving them power over the area is unworkable. Why not just push to get the CIA out of their, without their meddling for the Greater Israel agenda the whole area would be in peace. Assad can be brought down with his own people or we can force him to allow his people to vote for who they want to rule them. At this time fearing his life he is probably quite willing to do that.

[@Deathkill06]

+Nacho this is wildly inaccurate, opinion polls taken in the middle east has shown the muslim world is overwhelmingly opposed to and worried about radicals. As they should be, they're the main victims of the violence.

[@rationality1908]

It is okay to disagree with is viewpoint but you can learn a lot from him as he often quotes from respectable and reliable sources. I have yet to come across any of his critics invalidate the data or information he has presented rather they attack his opinion. At least his opinion and conclusion is based on some concrete data unlike his opponent's. We should always remind ourselves that the great Socrates was a dissent and never liked by his government but history could never suppress his legacy!

[@lombe7]

Dear Uncle Noam, what you are saying is the truth, but your people are not interested in the truth. They just want analysts who dance at their tunes. It is needless to say that Al Qaeda was the product of CIA during the Cold War era and ISIS appeared after America's invasion of Iraq and the long standing issue of Israeli occupation of Palestinian land under unconditional support of the United States. We must know then where is the source of terrorism and where terrorism comes from!! Islam has been in the region for 1400 years, while the concept of terrorism is a modern phenomenon that started form Western colonialisation and occupation of other nations' lands. Let's call spade spade.

[@nicholasjames1101]

British... Irish grandfather fled Ireland, New Zealand flee's the idea of international dissent. American actions, do not reflect our outlook on nations becoming-together. Israel and the scenario, is a humanitarian sadness. The world should sort out change for better of all.

[@unevieilleame1227]

A great opinion as usual, but I disagree with few points mentioned. My country is definitely a strong ally with the states, as we promised to stick through thick and thin together as friends. Our region is faced with a conflict of two world major powers the west on one side and the east on the other. Regarding the war in Syria you have to go back to the origins of it. Iran, Syria and the Iranian backed Lebanese militia. While Syria represent a threat to the Zionist, who have a powerful lobby and on the other hand attacked the stats on two occasions once in the 60s to make it look like another country did it and the other in September 2001 as the emerging avoidance shows. When the states make a strategic/intelligence move in the region, it does not mean our country is involved in it, in this case financing those bigots. My country have faced towering threats from those radical groups between 2003-2006, but thank God we properly dealt with the roots of the issue. I think we have to notice who is benefiting from the existence of such radical militias, is it the current regime in Syria who are claiming their fighting terror! is it their allies! or could it be the same side that is fearful regarding their current tension situation with their borders!

[@AroundSun]

I already fell asleep

[@bryna7]

AroundSun then you're probably an idiot. go away.

[@AroundSun]

Bryna Loewer Chomsky is an economic illiterate

[@waindayoungthain2147]

🙏🏼

[@Ready4changes]

OK this is weird; I ggld Noam Chomsky and got NO HITS!

[@rahmit47]

Brian okeef does not talk and beat around the bush/ Just tell the truth

[@LarryTaint-qn8pd]

SENILITY

[@ChrisJones-xd1re]

Our condolences to you and your family. We hope that later, you'll remember what else you were going to say

[@LarryTaint-qn8pd]

Chris Jones I remember now....Fuck off!

[@LarryTaint-qn8pd]

***** Says the guy(or girl) with the blue dot for a head. I'll take my ugly mug over your blue dot any day. I can only imagine how hideous your face must be if you must use a blue dot in place of your real face.

[@andrewwilliamson1106]

if you listen to chomsky carefully it is obvious he is andy murrays father.

[@leonardoobello1585]

Chomsky has been my hero for all my live. Here unfortunately i do noy agree with him, welll..... Sure....Trump is in a human way a fool, on the other hand i do think that Hillary Clinton doesnot deserve it and for USA economics Trump is much better. Chomsky did not study economics...i do.

[@cricobs]

ok, chomsky quoting sarah palin, definitely, old man is gone senile

[@georgebushwack]

+Christian Jacobs You're too dumb to understand what he meant. As his opponent she criticized his promises being real and all progressive know thats how it turned out. Of course her win would have been much worse. I can only hope to be so clear minded at his age.