Corporate Attack on Democracy, Noam Chomsky

Noam Chomsky discusses the longstanding hostility of the rich to public awareness and understanding so they don't realize they are victims of an economic and political system they need to replace with one that truly serves the public. March 16, 2012 Special thanks to Rev. Rhonda Rubinson of St. Philip's Church of Harlem for facilitating this production. Camera, Joe Friendly.

[@xander7ful]

One day about 10 years ago, I pulled into a gas station to pump gas. Someone had left a little sticker on the gas pump that said, "Read Chomsky." I knew who he was, but put it off. But one day, I bought a Chomsky book & have been a fan ever since. We need more intellectuals like him, who are willing to do the research & educate the rest of us.

[@SuperSpeedMonkey]

The gas station thing is exactly how other religions are spread as well.

[@fuhgetabuttit3849]

Chomsky for President

[@transporterIII]

the experience of truth-seekers are littered with these "coincidences," add a couple more layers to what happened to you (there probably were that went unoticed) and you have synchronicity!

[@torbenretboll2841]

@JimboParadox Chomsky never says that you should believe him just because he has studied a certain topic. On the contrary. He says: do not believe me. Go and study this topic for yourself. Chomsky offers advice and ideas. But he would not want you to accept any idea just because it comes from him. His point is: do not just accept what other people tell you. Go and and find out for yourself! Think for yourself!

[@dfghj241]

@JimboParadox but the interesting is that you won't find Chomskys information anywhere else without some rigourous research of your own. and i mean reading several books from authors you didn't know existed from back 200 years ago and then analyzing the impact of their ideas (which you have to understand fully, and compare with traditional developments of the time) with data avaiability from the time as well, and then do this until today. With the fact that alot of the works of scholars that have influence on policy makers on all the major empires in history are simple propaganda, written to convince sectors of their respective countries population that "this is the way foward" while some more technical works indeed carry out the frankness of their methods, whatever they were, makes the task even more daunting at a second glance. So you can see what chomsky is (at least to me). He seems to be a translator between gargantuan amounts of information of which i would have no hope (let alone training) to go through in my lifetime, and my life experience. and i personally think thats very valuable. yes there are biases, thats how the world seems to work on the human level, but damn the amount of sources he cites on most of his lectures and books gives you a direction to begin doing your own research if you have that time. Per example, most of his "opinion" on the imperialistic nature present in the founding of the USA comes straight from the mouth (or pen) of the founding fathers.

[@imasutiki1123]

Noam Chomsky is a national treasure.

[@nocucksinkekistan7321]

Rufous Woof Yep

[@zuesr3277]

Rufous Woof bro he is a true international treasure

[@spartaklalaj3184]

Homo Sapiens Treasure I would say!

[@niveditatewary2012]

He is a treasure to sentient life.

[@SuperSpeedMonkey]

A national treasure for Russia maybe. A national disgrace for America.

[@thetruthfulchannel6348]

Everyone should listen to Noam Chomsky's lectures, debates and interviews and read his books. He is a truly brilliant man who has uncovered the truth behind the current world order.

[@Anas-shs230]

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[@moodist1er]

He won't say anything about 9/11 except that the "extremists" involved in the "war on terror" are all funded through Saudi Arabia.

[@amamuffin]

He is amazing, we are lucky to have him

[@renwood500]

+amamuffin Extremely Lucky and Blessed! I can't get enough of his Lectures! I Thank God for Him!

[@nsengakinzonzi7435]

But what are we to do with this"blessing"

[@elijahmendez4107]

Yeah, too bad we are not all like him and just a bunch of savages with our modern lifestyle of beers, poor weed, crack, business, sodas, masks, religions, and so on.

[@kmvenezia4337]

Noam is always spot on. No emotion, no agenda other than the truth and the facts. I hope he lives a very LOOONG TIME. Thank you Noam.

[@u.v.s.5583]

Chomsky clearly does have an agenda here. You probably have to have lived under communist rule for a significant time to see his agenda, but he does have a political agenda. All his thought associations, and I mean ALL of them, display this agenda.

[@lisagardner7249]

I will never figure out the USA! I live in Jamaica and I’m not Jamaican! I’m Canadian, have no insurance and they will just take me at the hospital without a question!!

[@charleskesner1302]

Noam Chomsky one of our greatest assets.

[@charlesholifield3859]

Never heard of him but I'm glad I did

[@day7two]

thank you Pastor Chomsky...best sermon I've heard in a while ... bless you ;)

[@cblue2]

Craig Pettersen pastor?

[@day7two]

cassieburke123 Don't you know who Noam Chomsky is?

[@TheSelfHelpTube]

Except Noam asks nothing and offers no answers. Fool.

[@PerrenC]

Noam Chomsky is my hero

[@uttaradit2]

Chomsky is my unoffical tutor and the one I needed in College. Enlightning.

[@alfredmolison7134]

Thank you, Chomsky. You have my vote.

[@s0673451]

thanks for uploading this. I think this is one of the best talks i have ever heard. I've shared it with everyone i know.

[@randykibbie6958]

I would like Thank You My Brother for sharing this information. I learned more it this one hour than I have in along time. POWERFUL!

[@telas988]

Thank you Joe! KZbin at its best! Your work is much appreciated.

[@Orf]

Thanks for upload!

[@ericstachowski7920]

Opening eyes! Love him as an activist and as a linguist!

[@jacobzaranyika9334]

Thank you. I will watch this in length later.

[@LetterToVoltaire]

@joefriendly, Thank you good sir, your effort in putting this up is truly appreciated, over time more people will listen to this and will engage this much needed debate about the decline in educating our youth (i.e. Critical Thinking, Math, Science, Logic, etc). Cheerio!

[@paulwarren796]

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR CARING . THIS IS A VERY BRAVE , HONEST ACCOUNT . PWW

[@xelamercedes]

Wow. Brilliant.

[@rickbishop5987]

Thank you Joe.

[@noellajioneness3399]

Thanks for sharing! Noam Is one of my all time favorite teachers. Mostly it's a state of Crisis in Consciousness our world is suffering from. People are so use to looking outside themselves they can't awaken enough to see that unity amongst all humans. ( The Divinity from within ) We become brutal and selfish not thinking of the others. The parents are raising their children this way. I see it in my daughters school. Problems will always arise more greed, more policies in place less for the majority of the population because people forgot we belong to one another..Because peoples energies are focused on what they see all around them. Everyone is busy today running around. The. Neighbourhoods are empty in the day because people are trying too hard to bite a chuck of what the 1% has. Fancy Vacations, Monster homes, Designer clothes, fancy cars..etc, We have become an external world. If the 99% focused on each other the tables could be reversed to an abundant world for all. Policies would change, people would see the miracles in giving and be happy like our parents before us. Because More never made anyone happy. But It will take a shift in consciousness to make this happen for people to see themselves in others. Thank you. Noella Oneness Canada

[@Pirusiandres]

No matter your viewpoints this is piece that's been preparing for a lifetime. You don't prepare it a few weeks in advance, but it takes a hole life of dedication to argue in this amazing way.

[@eileenmc4746]

Covid Summer Pandemic and Chomsky in beard and self isolating is publishing a new book. Make it a best seller. Two days after we lost Michael Brooks, a great thinker.

[@northeastwisconsinsocialis2466]

I still cant believe Micheal Brooks died man. what a shock.

[@mchlclark]

always a pleasure to listen to you speak Mr. Chomsky. If you ever see this or someone close to you sees this, I need you to know that nearly everyone I speak too sees what you are saying, and for the most part agrees with what you are saying. It is honestly quite obvious once it's pointed out which is the most frustrating part of it all. And most people I talk too who don't see it, do see it once it's pointed out. If so many people understand, why doesn't it change?

[@mchlclark]

I think you answered my question anyway during the rest of this video. I think I forgot the answer and had to re learn it. That is how insidious the social programming is. The answer is education. And not just in a class room. In life. Point it out as you do, discuss it, show examples, discuss. But still, what do we do about it? How can we fight ourselves?

[@jeremyreagan9085]

Mr. Clark I will send your message to Dr. Chomsky. He is our greatest living thinker he makes me pride to be an American.

[@mchlclark]

Thankyou. Im Australian, but not only does America play a large role in our affairs, what Chomsky speaks about is world wide. All Countries can learn from this brilliant man. He makes me proud to be human.

[@swarren1075]

You can actually email Chomsky (see his page on the MIT website) and will usually get a response

[@mchlclark]

Stuart Warren cool. Thanks

[@perlefisker]

Here is in one hour information to fuel an entire political life! Thank you Noam Chomsky, Rhonda Rubinson, Joe Friendly and KZbin!

[@blueskies8714]

Conforming to the ‘New Spirit of the Age' (gain wealth forgetting all but self). The new ideology is you shouldn't care about other people. How sad :(

[@raghavendra1988]

" Gain wealth forgetting all but self " Well said Sir

[@251162efw]

Great talk, thanks for uploading. Learned, committed, analytical, principled. The mention of Jonathan Rose's book The Intellectual Life of the British Working Classes is great. What contrast to the media-drugged youth of today; plugged into computers and turned off to the most important issues that control their lives. What will happen if millions of Americans wake up to their manipulation?

[@thegarbeen]

Excellent contribution ! *clap* *clap* *clap*

[@ConnectingwithNature]

Amazing man👍

[@rekab7070]

It makes absolute sense in response to halloranedward's assertions. The history of North America from 1492 to 1864 illustrates that pure capitalism is not the guarantee of "freedom" for all.

[@carrnil]

Glorious platform for a man worth of Chomsky, to keep his superior speeches at, in a rightful setting.

[@Orf]

34:00 Powell memorandum on right. Tri-lateral commission on left

[@hmaltravers]

Prof. Chomsky's equanimity is a much welcomed relief from the abrasive vociferous talking-heads that populate TV and radio.

[@desioye7782]

The amount of reading this man must have done blows my mind.

[@rados123]

It amaze me how he pulls all this names, book titles and approximate dates out of his head, although he seems to use some notes during this lecture. I can barely remember what I had for diner, yesterday.

[@joefriendly]

The talk was at St. Philip's Church of Harlem in New York City,

[@bobbart4198]

" Gain Wealth - Forget all But Self " .... By Golly, isn't that the REAL American Dream ?

[@infiniteinfiniteinfi]

insightful as always :)

[@jones1351]

As always with Prof. Chomsky, bravo. I see him getting older and it brings a bit of sadness. Medical science needs to discover the miracle drug quick, cause it does no one any good for a mind like this to be in the ground. Love hearing what he has to say on any topic.

[@jennybrunnyee2373]

Really good

[@affablegiraffable]

thanks=]

[@arishkhan-lz8yz]

my teacher whom i never net😓😪👏👏🙌👏🙌👏👏👏👏

[@GibbonsBeard]

I love you Chomsky...and I really love the eagle podium!

[@rrdab1]

You are a teacher, you are an educator, giving the skills necessary to survive in a world which can only benefit from your gift. My "dumb" comment was in relation to the two ends of the education spectrum. Society is really not that complicated,there are those who can and will, those who can and won't, and those who can't and won't succeed.

[@not2tees]

Chomp is like the kind of wines that improve with age, it seems. He's a teacher on more levels than I can easily judge, plus I love his oh so gentle yet oh so pointed humour.

[@JohnBrady1844]

A wise man only fights those fights he knows he can win.

[@superlenny2586]

Pretty much every American should watch this right now, I hope voting him felt good enough for what's ahead

[@xander7ful]

You all might want to read "Higher Education?" by Andrew Hacker and Claudia Dreifus. They go into detail about what Chomsky says concerning the use of graduate students, adjuncts, etc. They also break down a host of other problems with university education, including the high tuitions and what they're spent on. Good book.

[@sanihasnain3109]

It was such an eye opener to learn that how Failure by Design system which is a class based system has effected public education system in US. Eliminating educational expensive programs which is much needed by public. Professional administration is ruled by administration which has a mentality of corporate culture. All because the political system is in hands of wealthy who wants to stay wealthy and tax payers are the victims. Time to bring the system where education is not that expensive.

[@Auntkekebaby]

Stay healthy Chomsky. Thanks Joe!

[@nutblast23]

As Professor Chomsky stated, Adam Smith's "maxim of 'all of us, none for the rest'" demonstrates their ideology, which dictates their behavior; it is avarice that is systematic. FIREBRAND CENTRAL COM

[@eyeseethroughyou]

As Bertrand Russel pointedly said, "Advocates of capitalism are very apt to appeal to the sacred principles of liberty, which are embodied in one maxim: The fortunate must not be restrained in the exercise of tyranny over the unfortunate."

[@ast453000]

I can't believe there are so few people there in the audience. Chomsky is the most important thinker of our time. One of the very few who really understand what is going on.

[@ilkhgs]

Chomsky does not warn us of what is to come, so much as he warns us of what is. And he is so right. Humanity needs a retrofit, where humanity meant ALL, not just some!

[@paulwarren796]

NOSM CHOMSKY SKILLFULLY DRAWS OUT A FEELING OF RESPECT THAT ONE HAS FOR THOSE WHO WORKING CLASS & OR UNEMPLOYED , WHO DID NOT TORTURE PEOPLE & ENDLESSLY TRIED OVER AND OVER TO IMPROVE THEMSELVES . PWW

[@joeschmo5699]

Bingo, bang, spot on exactly. Problems with "new spirit" ideology articulated in a nutshell. 35:03

[@PetadeAztlan]

I suspect from the Video Description St. Philip's Church of Harlem with help of Rev. Rhonda Rubinson.

[@idunnononame]

Chomsky actually did address this. He said that it seemed unlikely that a secret that big could stay hidden so long.

[@makakodelamor]

hahaha...that eagle! :)

[@janoshorvath6676]

German Eagle, I was thinking the same.

[@devoradamaris]

🕊🌎🕊🕊sharing

[@TheAbraxasNexus]

We are not fully penned and controlled yet, we still have a means to escape the 'farm'. But time is running out, our situation can be changed, if enough of us choose to change it, so that our children may know a better future and free life- unfettered by the needs and demands of the system

[@stephenmonash821]

We are a working poor... time poor ... money poor... Working to make the rich ... richer.. It is truly sickening.

[@blakehammeredgar3609]

Anybody know where to find this memorandum he talks about at 36:25

[@skiphoffenflaven8004]

A working class that read Shakespeare and listened to classical music...wow. Now the working class watches NASCAR, Monday night football (every night), listens to Red Solo Cup, and doesn't read at all.

[@andrewdomenitzdmd]

Before he reached the student debt, I was going to comment that employers look at your credit rating and if you have that debt it goes against you. Your high priced education ends up hurting you in a way you may not have considered.

[@marceldwayne8491]

andrew domenitz -They also look at credit rating for other purposes. Debt isn’t the only main statistic.

[@Victoriens]

@@marceldwayne8491 How does that counteract his point that student debt actively harms your employment prospects due to the negative influence it has on your credit rating?

[@marceldwayne8491]

μελετώ - I don’t disagree with the fellow, I was adding more to his comment. Their are many factors why individuals are unemployed. High priced student loan brings it’s perks, however it doesn’t fully correlate with unemployment. Demographics is a broad subject. We cannot marginalized one statistic to support one small critical view point. This is a systematic issue that is entangled with governments, institutions, and civilians. I partially agree with the fellow, however adding more context will give the viewer a much broader view of how dig into hole we are. It will take a massive shift in our economical structure. It’s easier to tear down a bridge than it is build one from scratch.

[@Victoriens]

@@marceldwayne8491 Okay, but saying "there are many factors as to why individuals are unemployed" in response to "student debt is directly contributing to unemployment" is like saying "all diseases matter" when you're attempting to treat COVID-19.

[@marceldwayne8491]

μελετώ- You are focusing in window dressing. Student debt isn’t the only reason for unemployment. Goes way back

[@bizakis9]

He is fantastic, and so right on.. if only he got press, like NPR and PBS.. only Democracy Now! gives him press..

[@ichhabedich1]

sehr schöne sprech hier

[@jelisa46]

Agreed.It's not a conspiracy when it is obvious to anyone capable of critical thinking.

[@MrROTD]

Speaking of Insurance, in my Canadian province our Auto insurance is Provincial Government run, they actually gave money back because there was a surplus, also the rates are cheaper than Private insurance in the next Province. Sometimes Privatising is better, our liquor stores used to be Government run and it was ok except the hours were inconvienient, now that its privatised its much better for the consumer. I say try it and if it doesnt work change it till it does.

[@advantagerealty]

Exactly. His words resonant with Richard Stallman's saying schools should not use proprietory software. Large corporations give discounts to even gratis software to schools so the students are learned/addicted to giving up their control to corporations controlled software. Blackboard/Banner/Microsoft products/Apple products. Schools should absolutely use free softwares only. (free as in freedom, not free beer).

[@ShunyamNiketana]

Thank for your reply. I agree that we will always have those who "can" yet "won't" succeed or attain independence. But the current state of things is making it hard for even the well educated to find or keep good jobs. The mortgage crisis was fueled largely by eased regulations and greed, and states like California are paying for it by cutting funds from various areas. We can't base our values and ideas for success on what robber barons did a century ago, but privatizing ed. is no the way.

[@KevinCody1964]

I did a youtube search on chomsky, 9/11. There's actually a pretty good bit of his opinion... Noam Chomsky - When Elites Fail, and What We Should Do About It, Oct. 2, 2009 hear near the end.

[@morganshatz]

Seeing this play out right now. Under Michigan’s Emergency Financial Act, the state has the ability to step-in and help out public schools when they have repeatedly tested poorly (MEAPS etc). Michigan’s plan involves privatizing education. A charter school system set the standard for education and received state money for doing so. This eliminates the democratic process (involving OUR EDUCATION) for communities. It also shifts accountability from the state. The impact on teachers and children is severe. It jeopardizes the future of communities that continue to cycle through poverty. Our schools are becoming more segregated, education should serve as an opportunity--the great equalizer....Michigan's Emergency Financial Act is a double-edged sword, it helped us get out corruption like Detroit's Kwame, but the wording and the power it gives should cause more concern.

[@MusicIan423]

Literally every Noam Chomsky video I've seen lately has the glitch on mobile where the comments/recommended videos do not scroll

[@lanceawatt]

Yes, yes it did.

[@SagesseNoir]

I didn't know that Chomsky gave a talk in Harlem

[@drfahar123]

It should be common knowledge that we have had a tripartite system for some decades in Britain, without a hint of conspiracy in sight. When Great Britain was still a formidable industrial force globally, there was a demand for literate workers. Enter the comprehensive school.

[@drfahar123]

To my great chagrin, the rising University fees has caused immeasurable cause to the rise in education egalitarianism which have been underpinned by dedicated and thoughtful pedagogy

[@bigDeeOT]

Jeff, that's exactly what his point was. You shouldn't have to worry about others, its all about you.

[@dinnerwithfranklin2451]

Nice

[@rekab7070]

I understand you message, but there are many variables to that topic. "Freedom" for a half-dozen companies to secretly agree rig prices artificially high (contradicting the concept of free market competition) is a freedom some industrialists strive for.

[@drfahar123]

Further, there was a demand for educated managers of the workers and grammar schools, and smaller private schools, would have fulfilled the need for those of higher education to oversee the work of the proletariat.

[@TheWaross]

Dumbledore... is that you?

[@sonnycorbi6889]

For what ever reason i am able to listen to Prof. Chomsky better then in the past? It seems he is not carrying on three conversations at once. He use to get side tracked and divert from the main context intended or am I just listening now with more focus?

[@DanteKey]

I believe he is a very important voice in modern society, a voice that hopes to enlighten. Both hoping to convince others and gleaning from his pioneering research in linguistics, his work is often prone to hyperbole and many times I found myself looking at his quotes and resources referenced to find them not used in the intended tenor. He is a wonderful person to read to find further research, but I would not give him the same hyperbole he tends to in writing.

[@drfahar123]

Finally, the owner/capitalist masters would have been educated at the top private schools such as Eton, Harrow or Gordonstoun. Counter intuitively Comprehensive schools have fared better than expected and there has been a paradigm shift as a consequence.

[@kb8729]

He is correct about England. Hence how the government is so dark and underhand to this day.

[@PetadeAztlan]

The lust for power is a character defeat common to control freaks, especially on the state level.

[@requiemdexter]

Although I think the state of private education is still much better than public education, many private sector schools are turning into businesses.I was in the same situation with teaching adult education. For me, the problem wasnot somuch that people could not construct sentences, but that they could not think critically inany sense of the word. Any teacher who insisted that a student fail a course wouldbe blamed for said failure and would ultimately be let go if they had principles, as i did.

[@OxbowisaMstie]

Would this be a bad time to point out that the AP reported today that Cubans do a ton of crack a day?

[@BrunoJA]

To what are you referring?

[@PetadeAztlan]

It gets pretty easy to keep a secret with a passive population lost in denial, fearing the truth and the responsibilities that come with being aware of the truth. #PsychOps.

[@thepsycho-tropicsbyjdmckin9417]

What happened to the John Houston Film Grant? I was admitted to that Grant program where a choosen few were admitted to the "new Film Major" at Bennington College. The only reason for me attend that collage. The money was taken away, with no explanation... I gave up hope and was fortunate enough to Transfer to the Eugene Lang Collage at the New School for Social Research. Where I discovered academics. I am actially angry at having my hopes dashed on the program that was The John Houston Grant. For no explanation, cancelled. Then Bennington "College" reverted to being well known to be the school with a Dressed to Get laid" policy. If you love your children/child don't make the mistake of sending them off to Bennington just because it is the only Collage they could get into or entered into because acceptance was based on their abilitiy to pay full tuition. Mark these words... just about anywhere else is far more desirable than destroying and mis- consturing ambition... for want, as oppose to , success. JDM

[@shadowkingbds]

I love the fact that he's such a boring speaker with his monotone but the content of his message is astounding.

[@Orf]

6:30 New York Times reported wage slavery was no different from slavery

[@arthurheidt6373]

this issue was existing throughout the entire cold war but americans prefered defending the rich.

[@doodlePimp]

200 years ago they may have considered wage jobs similar to slavery but that only tells something about how wage workers were treated at the time.

[@TheSelfHelpTube]

You make an asinine and ignorant assumption and attempt to offer wisdom based on such. Terrifying.

[@doodlePimp]

>"You make an asinine and ignorant assumption and attempt to offer wisdom based on such. Terrifying." @@TheSelfHelpTube You got that triggered and yet you provide no counter argument. Looks like my comment was spot. It is without question that the working conditions for wage jobs in the western world have increased since the 18th century. It cannot be called slavery anymore. You can call it unfair if you want.

[@TheSelfHelpTube]

Back in reality, you've been disproven and dismissed. Imbecile.

[@doodlePimp]

@@TheSelfHelpTube Back in reality people don't consider wage jobs slavery, you raisin brain. You have only proven you can whine.

[@paulwarren796]

THE SAME QUESTION WILL ARISE ETERNALLY . THAT IS-WHERE IS THERE CORRECT , OBJECTIVE LAW WHO WILL PROSECUTE CORRECTLY ? PWW