Mehdi Hasan and Noam Chomsky on Biden vs. Trump

The Intercept’s Mehdi Hasan speaks with world-renowned political dissident and linguist Noam Chomsky on the 2020 presidential election between Joe Biden and Donald Trump. Now that Bernie Sanders has dropped out and endorsed Biden, does the progressive left have a moral obligation to hold their noses and vote for the former vice president, despite his many sins?

[@sailenkatel3436]

The proudest moment of my life was to interview Professor Chomsky a few years ago.

[@sailenkatel3436]

@Nathaniel Rojo I only have a terrible audio version. My screen recorder broke. It's also on Linguistics and not politics so.

[@jackara]

eh you should still post it my friend. Chomsky archive and other projects would love to immortalize his thought from diverse interviewers.

[@jekonimus]

@@jackara yes!

[@maddman4747]

WELL THEN, SEEMINGLY YOUR YOUNG. THEREFORE YOU'LL HAVE MANY MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO FIND JOY/PRIDE IN YOURSELF.. DON'T WASTE THEM..

[@60-second-HACKS]

Envious here. What a story to tell.

[@sarahlianabusharar3230]

We are so blessed to still have this living intellectual legend with us. Stay strong Professor Chomsky! ❤️

[@pauldouglas8888]

Me at 62, I Second your thoughts. I PRAY for him, a mind we love forever!

[@wethepeople1680]

I hope he has got readied an intellectual descendent of himself, coz you don't know when the time cimes

[@simonheaney8721]

Leftists idealogue you mean. Academics are not gifts from God

[@simonheaney8721]

@ur4me100 you got that right Leftists orgasm off of his devout T.D.S. Victor David Hanson is guy I prefer s

[@grip2617]

May be you are blessed. Good for you!

[@chugalongway01]

Chomsky doesn't stop. At 91 he is still doing interviews and is as sharp as ever. Apparently, he is something like the 9th most quoted person in history. That is quite an achievement, esp given he is still alive and the establishment and mainstream media would prefer he was mute and clipping coupons. Noam is a rockstar.

[@Hayanomie]

I wouldn't call it sharp, without the proper mic he sounds spent

[@tirusew]

gur ruh I can’t say it better. Long live my brother Noam.

[@bryanleggo3489]

Yeah, that among the most quoted thing is the same kind of marketing you see when they say that the New York Times called him arguably the most important intellectual. No - one writer who worked at the Times said that. The period Chomsky was quoted a lot was in the 1980's and that was not a measure of quotes worldwide but of a certain social science digest. An MIT librarian self-servingly cited that and that idea. There wouldn't even be a way to count who was most quoted across all media and in all languages although the guess that Jesus and Shakespeare are in the lead seems pretty sensible to me for Westerners. SO no, not 9th in history for Chomsky. I should also point out that being quotable may make you clever and brief and a good wordsmith but it doesn't make you correct or wise. It's precisely the kind of concision that's easily accepted that Chomsky claims to find harmful because it mostly echoes pre-existing conventional beliefs. If you say something truly radical it will be so jarring that it will take some more explaining beyond a couple of sentences >>> the establishment and mainstream media would prefer he was mute and clipping coupons. FFS, he's pushing for Biden - EXACTLY what that mainstream media wants and does itself. That's not being a dissident. >>> Noam is a rockstar. Fanboys are pathetic.

[@d.reeves9263]

@@bryanleggo3489- "Noam, you're agreeing with the media, how very "undissident" of you!" (Your viewpoint is pathetic)

[@d.reeves9263]

@@Hayanomie listen to the meaning behind the words, not how he says them, you agist numbskull.

[@fa5234]

Chomsky's wisdom is rare and precious, I wish he could live another 90 years.

[@bryanleggo3489]

Sycophants abound.

[@Hayanomie]

Frankly getting tired of his mumbling the same thing on every show right on KZbin now LOL

[@hugomaritz692]

maybe 20 years ago chomsky

[@fuzzirodekill]

I don't know. I think his time has passed. Aging in comfort has sucked all the revolution out of him. Lots of embarrassing lib takes in this one. He naively argues that a biden presidency would stand against climate change and imperialism, when we have decades of evidence to suggest the democratic party stands would never do that. Not to mention his absolutely radioactive take on communists causing the rise of Nazism. The German communists refused to work with the social democrats in the Weimar republic because the social Democrats were arming fascists to kill the communists. It is the centrists and the so socdems that allowed the Nazis to rise to power. Embarrassing to hear such ahistorical takes from one of my heroes

[@bryanleggo3489]

@@fuzzirodekill Absolutely agree and decades of evidence specifically on Biden as well. Maybe it's a cheap shot to cite his wealth but OTOH, actual dissidents don't have $8 million dollars unless it's for being a turncoat outside their country, like Solzhenitsyn. Chomsky was only dissident on American foreign policy but is actually very conventional on domestic politics and his anti-communism is absolutely conventional and aligned with the new McCarthyite Dems in power today.

[@razerone49]

Noam Chomsky has always been the uncle or grandpa I never had. What an incredible mind and memory this man has. Thanks for the treat Mehdi

[@bryanleggo3489]

FFS. Literal grand-daddy issues?

[@maddman4747]

@@bryanleggo3489 indeed..!

[@theavareh1]

He is your average dumb dumb blue no matter who, any blue is the lesser of two evils guy. He would ask you for Trump's clone if he was running inside dem's party to defeat Red team's Trump! You can find millions like him in the US.

[@tomlahr9372]

You spew words, but don’t express an intelligent rebuttal, or convey the slightest concern for what will be an utter catastrophe for The United States. “The most dangerous in human history..”. Their are countless fey, whining, misguided phonies like yourself “out there”.

[@seanmatthewking]

@@tomlahr9372 There are* Owned bitch.

[@johnholder2791]

At 91, Noam Chomsky is still way more coherent than Joe Biden

[@Hayanomie]

Well he is a linguist but his voice is getting frankly kind of weary

[@maddman4747]

IT'S SO TRUE.. BIDEN HAS MAD COW DISEASE, OR SOMETHING.. JUS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF ORGANISED CRIME, OF OUR GOVERNMENT. DOESN'T MATTER WHO GETS IN, BECAUSE THE LAWS, AND DIRECTION OF THE COUNTRY ARE ALREADY WRITTEN.. THE NEXT PUPPET JUS TAKES THEM OFF THE SHELF WHEN THEY ARE TOLD TO..

[@maddman4747]

@@Hayanomie EVENTUALY WE ALL END UP IN DIAPERS AGAIN

[@maddman4747]

@Chris Pacheco AIN'T THIS A WONDERFUL COUNTRY..? ENJOY THE DAY --- MADD

[@seanmatthewking]

@Chris Pacheco lol calm down dude, pick your battles. He's typing with caps lock 😂

[@CarlyonProduction]

I love that Chomsky has really made an effort to do the rounds in this midst of this crisis. Have seen him appear on at least 5 different shows. This guy has a stoic sense of duty that should inspire all of us on the left. His example is a masterclass in hard work and solidarity.

[@maddman4747]

AND ON EVERY SHOW HES ON HE SAY THE EXACT SAME THING W/OUT INTERRUPTION SO HE CAN GET IT OUT IN CORRECT SENTENCES.. HE'S SELLING HIS BRAND TO THE CHOIR.. SAME AS SELLING OUT.. DON'T THINK HE NOT BEING PAID..

[@maddman4747]

@Chris Pacheco WOW SO EARLY IN THE CONVERSATION.. PRETTY SMART ONE ARENT BOY/GAL.!

[@maddman4747]

@Chris Pacheco SO WHEN YOU SAY (RATIONALITY) DO YOU MEAN CAPABLE OF RATIONAL THOUGHT.? THAT'S A PRETTY BIG WORD . SO IS WHAT YOUR SAYING IS THAT BIDEN WOULD BE GOOD FOR THE COUNTRY..? IF SO BASED ON WHAT..? SOMETHING YOU HEARD, SOMETHING SOMEONE SAID (NOAM) ,OR SOMETHING YOU KNOW TO BE..?

[@bryanleggo3489]

Boy are you clueless, David. This has been written about for along time - he ALWAYS comes out at elections to push for the Dem,. no matter who. It's SOP. As for the crisis, if you mean Covid, he's safe at home just Hasan is and most of us are. It's not an act of bravery to turn on your PC and webcam.

[@09BiGDylan]

Yeah he realizes the precarious position we have ourselves in right now and things are going to get a lot worse if Trump wins.

[@tomherman2144]

Noam Chomsky is one of my heroes. One thing I love about him is that he is able to, and insists on speaking directly about the very most dire emergencies we face both as a nation and as a planet, while at the same time doing so without getting angry or otherwise bringing his own personal feelings into the discussion. He is always measured and logical, yet what emerges is a voice not only profoundly intelligent but also infinitely compassionate. His calm in the midst of the storm is a quality we would all be blessed to emulate--not to deny the chaos, but lest we throw up our arms in panic or despair.

[@bryanleggo3489]

If you didn't think that reflected anger or personal feelings then you weren't paying attention. Repeated references to the malignancy isn't dispassionate objectivity. While i understand why Chomsky would have a touch of TDS, given that he's about the opposite of Trump in personalty, his arguments for supporting Biden are unsound. Citing climate change and nuclear war only shows that he doesn't know much about Biden, no matter how detestable Trump may be. Trump's less the imperial interventionist so far and yet Chomsky is manufacturing consent for warmonger Biden.

[@kloschuessel773]

Bryan Leggo these chomsky lovers dont dare thinking critically once he opens his mouth. They idealize him. Just read the comments... They dont even refer to sth he said. They just hail him and circlejerk how great he is. For these ppl its a sign of "intelligence" if you are 100% aligned with chomsky. They don’t dare criticize him and he is their jesus. Its just another cult of personality with him. I mean we are talking about a man that has lived through cuban commies, pol pot, the soviet union, socialist germany etc and hes still a strong believer in a central planned economy. And he himself is a harmless guy. But he is inspiring millions that are fine with using violence to achieve the horrors he thinks are right and good. He admitted himself that he was a communist ever since he was a child. And imo everything he read, he read on the basis of this ideology and made it fit his ideology

[@65minimom]

Well said! Altho considered one the most brilliant men in the world, he is humble & speaks to us in our language. Bless him!

[@thulyblu5486]

@Tom Herman "measured and logical" !? Have you listened to what he said in this interview? He argued that failing to vote for Biden means wanting to vote for "the destruction of organized life on earth" ( 8:50 ) just after he declared this election to be a "rerun" of the election leading to Hitler where Trump is analogous to literally Hitler. This is the least measured argument I can possibly imagine. Right around there he also argues that you can't argue with arithmetic and that "failure to vote for Biden in this election in a swing state amounts to voting for Trump. It takes one vote away from the opposition, it's the same as adding a vote for Trump." ( 8:36 ) Let's analyze the arithmetic then, shall we? If I neither vote Biden nor Trump, then Trump gets X amount of votes. If I do vote for Trump then he gets X+1 votes. Chomsky says failure to vote for Biden is the same as voting Trump. This would mean: X=X+1 ... (subtracts X from both sides) ... 0=1 Yeah, I don't think this argument is arithmetically correct, Mr. Chomsky. It's absurd on its face when you are a conservative listener to this interview: If you fail to vote Biden, that's the same as a vote for Trump. So if I vote Trump it's a vote for Trump, and if I don't vote Trump, it's also a vote for Trump. What?! Doesn't make any sense. Also, if I were to vote Green party (thus "fail to vote Biden"), that would not take one vote away from the opposition - the green party is an opposition party. This argument is just illogical on so many different levels. "always measured and logical" my ass. Think about his arguments instead of worshiping him as a god.

[@kRis-rn6so]

Tom Herman, thanks for your encouraging words.

[@amt7652]

Thank you 'the Intercept' for the interview with Noam Chomsky

[@meanmr.mustard3511]

When an old man dies, a library burns to the ground -African Proverb I think they must have been talking about Noam Chomsky.

[@kaylarosevincent206]

Like x 1000

[@carriesee8547]

Good on his wife for being strict.

[@prateekkumar9873]

"If voting could bring change, they wouldn't let us vote" -Mark Twain

[@Muzikman127]

Except the American right spends vast amounts of money, time, and effort to try to prevent people, for example non-white Americans, from being able to vote easily, so Mark Twain’s logic has a lot of merit but points to the opposite conclusion

[@johnsmith1474]

By which he meant, Nobody in power supports themselves losing that power. Emphasis on nobody, which includes you and me.

[@bryanleggo3489]

Mark Twain never said that. FFS.

[@olly8453]

If only people would think about who actually benefits from that bullshit maxim.

[@Boogalyhu]

Depends on what you mean by change. Voting can definitely change who's in office right now and idk if you've heard but the guy we have now is suggesting that scientists research injecting bleach.

[@marypugar7441]

Thank you for being a light in the darkness! Noam Chomsky- Best to you!

[@batuach100]

Mary Pugar Ho is the darkness in the 💡 light

[@grip2617]

A flashlight competing with the sun??

[@jsmith5764]

I come from Massachusetts and I've had the pleasure of seeing Noam Chomsky at symposium and in lectures. At the time he was talking about linguistics a field he changed forever. I also wrote a letter to him, no email then and to my surprise he responded and keep in mind my questions were quite simple, but he responded. I agree about his humbleness and his enclycopedic knowledge. The man is a marvelous human being. I too lay my great respect for him as do others here. Thank you medhi and thank you professor Chomsky.

[@bazlulmobin3857]

What a golden life you have created yours, Noam!! Wish you live for another 91 years!

[@cabdijaamac8489]

“The indispensable CHOMSKY” he is one of the bravest and honest scholars alive in the 21 century. Long life Chomsky.

[@blackalien6873]

Judging from the look of him....he will soon be dispensed with. He failed in getting his message out to the masses. Being a public intellectual requires more effort than he was ever willing to exert. Like Bernie he talked a good talk but was never really willing to really confront the powers-that-be in any real fashion.

[@jackremington3397]

@@blackalien6873 Great observation! Thanx!

[@adam_19855]

@@blackalien6873 he's been talking truth to power since the Vietnam war. A courageous and consistent critic of american war crimes and aggression, what have you done?

[@blackalien6873]

@@adam_19855 I am a poor black immigrant. Nobody has ever gaf what I think. Sitting in his Ivory Tower talking to the choir isn't exactly what I would call "talking truth to power". And here he goes again. Crawling down from his perch to tell the dissenters to quiet down and accept the status quo.

[@grip2617]

@@adam_19855 Just talking. No walking.

[@wetdog5431]

Noam chomsky. What a guy

[@subversivelysurreal3645]

wet dog :i will never forget the first time that i merely saw him on CSPAN BookTV…(it was excellent, many hours, multiple universities) that i said ‘Finally, someone who thinks like me!’ 🤣...and perhaps it seems stupid, but i had lived in Europe with extremely dear artists/interpersonal relationship-oriented friends. Still, years later👉🏾in a USA coffee shop, i overhead a woman talking, it was very quiet, and before i left, i spoke to her about #Chomsky, and then👉🏾5years later, a beautiful woman is hugging me, simply for taking the time to write down his name, linguist, etcetera. She never forgot it, and i will never forget her....#ChomskyLoveConnection.❤️ my little story.

[@tyrone9661]

Gift to civilization.

[@maddman4747]

BEST BE PAYING ATTENTION.. HIS ERA HAS LONG PASSED, AND NOW THE BOYS ARE MAKING THEIR MOVE.. AINT GONNA BE PRETTY IF THEY GET AWAY WITH IT..

[@kloschuessel773]

Subversively Surreal so you like listening to ppl that think like you? Kinda sums up the problem with many of his audience. Blowing steam up his ass and circlejerking about his greatness.

[@kloschuessel773]

Chris Pacheco hes not. Chomsky loves monologues and going on and on. Watch the vid where he is asked to outline how his socialism would work. Hes in many ways still the teen that got sold the idea of socialism. And one has to cautious when listening to him bcs hes making all his knowledge fit into this world view in which socialism is a good idea. And read these comments here. He doesnt have ppl that want to think about what he says follow him. His followership wants to hear him preach and they think hes always right...

[@sambsialia]

Mehdi, thanks for your patient and thoughtful interviewing.

[@loaihamada]

this man is a wisdom walking on earth

[@terrimilliman224]

I am always impressed by what a clear thinker Noam is. He is able to cut through the anger of the moment and focus on what is really important.

[@d.reeves9263]

Agreed.. too bad he's not able to cut through the stupidity of many Americans, some of whose replies can be seen responding to comments here. "You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink."

[@kloschuessel773]

Terri Milliman he has his own weaknesses. He hasnt learned in all his years and despite witnessing millions upon millions of dead that socialism and communism isnt the way. Which is a clear sign he himself has a clouded mind what some topics are concerned. And im sorry if that offends you. He is humans and has his faults. Like all of us.

[@AZOffRoadster]

@@kloschuessel773 Compared to how many has capitalism killed? I don't always agree with Noam, such as voting for the lessor evil... again and again.

[@kloschuessel773]

AZOffRoadster lesser. Capitalism? In socialism you are killed by the state. Just compare these states and their death rates to their death rates pre communism when they were capitalist. Adjusted to the times. Frankly your question is ridiculous. The 20th century has proven once and for all and on every continent how bad socialism and communism are. You have to be a mindwashed fool to not have learned this lesson. And you had to and have to be ignorant towards what we already knew during the enlightenment... Just read montesqieu and why we have power splits. Why owning guns is important. Why an enlightenend ppl strike fear into their government as opposed to their government striking fear into them. Hitler, stalin, pol pot, all the south american cunts, stalins successors, mao... The list goes on. Mao and stalin alone killed more than 100 million of their own ppl. Pol pot killed an unbelievable percentage of his own ppl...(not sure right now, think up to 50%) These didnt just starve. They were killed directly. I cant understand how all you guys complain how the government is owned by corporations while you are looking at those same ppl to get more power... Or atleast the institutions. As if different ppl would change this fact. Power corrupts... We know this to be true. This has been known and was a historic fact long before socialism was thought off and it became a political theory. The simple fact is that you are so naive that you think you can put someone into office, give him or her all the power and this person will take from one group and give to you. And you not only think this is just, as the corps do now, but you think that this wont end with corruption like it always did so far in history... It really is childish stupidity

[@AZOffRoadster]

@@kloschuessel773 Lots of words and insults, but even more myopia. If I thought you could learn, I might bother educating you. I'm not willing to put in that many weeks of effort for a fool like you. You've got your talking points too well ingrained.

[@Chucklehead617]

Fantastic interview. Thank you

[@pacerodi]

Chomsky, is one of the biggest thinker, nowadays, period! If we don`t unite, we won`t survive! Period!

[@jackcslewis2009]

It would be much easier to unite if the dem party was not insisting on picking a corrupt demented racist and rapist as the nominee. It's almost like they don't care and are fine with losing again or something... I guess the rich leadership are fine with more trump tax cuts. Why would they not?

[@pacerodi]

@@jackcslewis2009 Happy birthday, Noam Chomsky! Veritas est responsum!

[@maddman4747]

ANTI E'M, ANTI E'M, THERE'S DUST BUNNIES UNDER THE BED

[@jackcslewis2009]

@Chris Pacheco As opposed to completely useless idiots like you?

[@WiseFidelista]

If Trump is so dangerous then why aren't they telling us to Mass Protest?? They don't want us to Panic?? Then its not that dangerous & for Fascism to work everyone needs to be on board but Americans have differ ideologies & Guns so they are using Fear of the Uncertainty to force you to Vote for Biden which is an insult to our intelligence.

[@khawalabmo9011]

Thank you to both 😊

[@indricotherium4802]

Despite showing signs of weariness after perhaps another cruelly damaging duel with the Balrog, Gandalf the Grey was still able to talk eloquently and coherently, unlike others, on the menace of Donald the Orange, reigning from the sickly White Palace of lies and corruption, as well as other threats to the future and safety of the inhabitants of Centrist Earth.

[@BoydGilbreath]

What if we don't spend hours watching video and keeping up with Twitter?

[@markwaldron8954]

If anything happens to Noam, here's hoping he returns as Noam the White. With an appropriate white cardigan.

[@kRis-rn6so]

I agree. Intelligent white men do exist!

[@michellebonardo2095]

Been waiting for this. Nice.

[@BrokenAbyss]

Pretty girls who anticipate Chomsky content? Since when?

[@javamola4771]

Old aged valuable wine

[@maddman4747]

PEOPLE STILL BUY IT EVEN AFTER IT TURNS TO VINEGAR.. STUUUUPID.!

[@kloschuessel773]

Java Mola an aquired taste... For elites that have nothing to worry about or students that live on others money... Useless and couldnt feed anybody... Kinda sums it up, yeah.

[@jamesjamerson1537]

Thank you for sharing this video and thank you Mrs. Chomsky for for laying down the rules for Mr. Chomsky. He is a national treasure.

[@Chowringhee]

Superb clarity, extremely helpful, and truthful wisdom - Chomsky in a nutshell, wonderfully facilitated by Mehdi Hasan.

[@veridianamosaic]

EXCELLENT INTERVIEW!!!

[@ibrahematta4218]

Thanks Mehdi, wonderful interview. I hope the next show you will bring the inimitable Doc Cornel West.

[@d.reeves9263]

Yes!

[@jongeism]

Thank you Mehdi Noam wonderful man complete knowledge I love listening to you and learn .

[@freydenker6335]

Chomsky is, as always, in the end, right. Its the movement... Best luck and solidaric greets from beyond the pond ; ]

[@Alakwe]

Good luck with the movement, and Biden the Democrats venquilacrists dummy

[@batuach100]

freydenker Which planet 🌍 are you on ????

[@maddman4747]

@@Alakwe THAT'S PRETTY MUCH THE RIGHT WAY TO PUT IT..

[@kloschuessel773]

freydenker yeah. Hes always right 🤦‍♂️

[@kloschuessel773]

freydenker "freydenker" you are such a moron. Ein Freidenker?Nein, ein Mitläufer.

[@daviec1816]

Mehdi had to choke back that laughter when Noam's dog came into the room. XD

[@mojorhythm]

Timestamp?

[@MarcoDollenz]

Was Mehdi's dog

[@s0.0s]

"This time, the future of humanity is at stake" @10:13

[@huburgalula4031]

Thanks for the wisdom, Mithrandir

[@futureshock7425]

Great interview

[@buddyneher9359]

"What's important is what the movement continues to do." Thank you, Noam Chomsky!

[@jackremington3397]

What movement? Doing away with the 1st and 2nd Amendments, that Bernie WOULD push hard as POTUS? Socialism leads to Communism, and Bernie IS a Communist. Should be end of the story. Americans WANT to commit suicide and WANT to give away their standards of living due to induced GUILT brainwashing by the Saul Alinskyites. THAT led to Barack Obama then Obama led to Trump getting elected. TRUMP 2020.

[@mahshidsadoughi1680]

Legend

[@charlesroessler2923]

My man

[@DianaSwan]

Thank you such sense spoken so refreshing

[@jackremington3397]

Go wash yourself dearie...you smell so bad I smell it here over YT...

[@etre_sofia8692]

I remembered, I had to write a resume of your book as my assignment Prof, God bless you.

[@Jcewazhere]

"I could not bring myself to vote for Humphrey. I didn't vote for Nixon." - Noam Chomsky on the 1968 elections. "In the US, there is basically one party - the business party. It has two factions, called Democrats and Republicans, which are somewhat different but carry out variations on the same policies. By and large, I am opposed to those policies. As is most of the population." - Noam Chomsky, 2008

[@annawarren-sullivan7630]

👏👏

[@vernlaw]

I’m sure he feels the same way. That’s why what he’s saying in this video carries so much weight

[@bryanleggo3489]

@@vernlaw Being a hypocrite makes it "carrying weight"? LOL!

[@vernlaw]

Bryan Leggo did you even listen to what he said? He’s talking in 2008 about an action he took in 1968. Yes he might feel the same way that both are corporatist, he’s saying one is turning straight up fascist, and he knows where is leads because he is old enough to be alive the last time fascist movements were popping up. How hard is that to comprehend?

[@bryanleggo3489]

@@vernlaw I've listened to him several times and in several places, in this, his latest pre-election book tour - except now being done from home. He always backs the Dem, at least since Reagan. If he applied his same logic on Biden that he did on Humphrey then wouldn't be BlueNoMatterWho. I addressed all 4 or 5 of his lame excuses for Biden, including the surprisingly weak budding fascism claims that you see from all manor of lightweight "Orange Hitler" dweebs on the Internet. He was 5 years old when Hitler took power so he's relying on historical (mis)-interpretations the same as you and I and several others here have addressed how poor his 30's Germany analog history is including how he always falsely blames the communists as a major factor. He despises the actual left just as any good situational dissident might and uses the same demonization techniques he and Herman discussed in Manufacturing Consent.

[@brentsummers7377]

Notice how Chomsky answered Mehdi's first quite involved question without missing any of it. Then think of Biden trying to do the same. It would have been 'Number One, well you know the thing..'

[@alspicer8071]

nice to here all your positive input and solutions

[@gamenextturn507]

Noam Chomsky may have been the one person I needed to hear to sell me on voting Biden. Large appreciation for this video.

[@maddman4747]

DON'T BE DAFT.. LOOK AT HIS RECORD, DO YOU KNOW HE WAS INVESTIGATED FOR MURDER IN DELAWARE..? ONE OF HIS AIDES HE WAS DATING WAS MURDERED, AND HE WAS THE PRIME SUSPECT.. ITS UNSOLVED SO I GUESS HE STILL IS.. HE'S GOT MAD COW DISEASE ANYWAY.. AT THE LAST MINUTE THEY'LL THROW CUOMO FROM NY. IN, AND YOU'LL STILL THINK YOU HAD A CHOICE..

[@maddman4747]

@Chris Pacheco WELL THEN GO PUKE, AND GET IT OVER WITH SO WHEN YOU GET SICK FROM YOUR VOTE YOULL NOT BE BLAMING ME..

[@paulgibby6932]

@@maddman4747 Caps-Lock is just above the Shift key on the left. You're welcome

[@maddman4747]

@@paulgibby6932 I KNOW, I PUSHED IT

[@paulgibby6932]

@@maddman4747 ah ok. That fits with your Nom de Keyboard

[@mikeprice8998]

Thanks for not interrupting too much Mehdi...lol

[@michaelzurkinden116]

Humbly disagree about Biden. He embodies with Obama why we got Trump.

[@jasonf1rivera]

While I agree that Obama and neoliberalism led to Trump, I would say that was just because people didn't get out there and push Obama. People got complacent or were unable to play politics in a way that pressured Obama to do better. Someone like LBJ wouldn't have pushed for civil rights and the social safety net programs he pushed for without plenty of pressure. And generally progressive change has happened with more liberal presidents, as long as people pushed them. That's why it is better to have Biden to deal with than some authoritarian like Trump.

[@d.reeves9263]

Disagree with who? Chomsky would prob agree with that statement. Trump is still an imminent danger. Whoever caused it doesn't change that.

[@blackalien6873]

@@d.reeves9263 What do you mean by "imminent danger"? Trump is a typical neoconservative/neoliberal. He hasn't done anything out of the ordinary for our corrupt sysyem.

[@joshuapray]

@@blackalien6873 The neoconservative/neoliberal order in the US is poisonous, yes, but to say that Trump hasn't done anything different than their norm is patently absurd.

[@arcsindiva5932]

Michael Zurkinden 100% agree! Weak Democrats are why we have Trump.

[@benlee9009]

Good interview

[@K0n0ne]

I never thought Chomsky would try manufacturing consent on us

[@bryanleggo3489]

Unfortunately he's conned himself.

[@hehwhwh727]

You clearly haven't read the book lol

[@bryanleggo3489]

@@hehwhwh727 I have. Chomsky sometimes uses the same techniques to push his BlueNoMatterWho agenda that he critiqued as BS when neocons did it to push for war. As far as that goes, even on foreign policy, Chomsky regularly uses the technique of demonizing foreign leaders and even diminishing their socialistic accomplishments. He even recently advocated keeping U.S. troops in Syria to "protect the Kurds" a classic neocon technique that Bush also used - literally the same before betraying the Kurds after they fought U.S. "enemies" as requested. You won't see the same verbiage about others as you do in his personalized attacks on "murderous Assad" and even makes facile arguments that Syrians hate Assad. Some clearly do,but as far as I can tell more support his defending against Western proxy wars and even more are just hapless victims of our machinations. Despite marketing himself as a dissident, he's actually quite conventional on a big array of subjects including who the evil dictators are, climate change, NGO legitimacy and his anti-communist left attitudes that have a hint of cold war to them.

[@hugomaritz692]

Well said dude

[@d.reeves9263]

@@hugomaritz692 no it wasn't. He's an idiot and so are you. This is why we're screwed.

[@DaemonJax]

Noam Chomsky is the one person (besides Biden himself) who could convince me to vote for Biden. I have 6 months to think about it. I'm definitely going to vote for Sanders in my primary (I'm in NJ, so in July). I feel like it's kinda bullshit that I literally NEVER have a vote that matters in any primary.

[@batuach100]

Anthony There won’t be any elections , don’t worry 😉

[@bryanleggo3489]

Then that's kind of sad since Chomsky always backs teh Dem no matter who or what. There's no pride in being on auto-pilot, for you or him.

[@mihirm3632]

Don't listen to him. He is no political strategist. If Biden wins the same lobbies will still be in power and this system will gain legitimacy. Progressives will be wiped out

[@d.reeves9263]

@@bryanleggo3489 did you even listen to the interview, or were you too busy sharing your special views with us, because they're so important? Chomsky even said "Sometimes I've voted Republican," you knucklehead.

[@d.reeves9263]

@@mihirm3632 do you always have this hard a time understanding what's in front of you?

[@medinaenergiasolar]

Please, legends.

[@gagmaloswinger7197]

Great Respect to this an extraordinary thinker philosopher of all time The man of wisdom and serenity

[@gregyoung9980]

There were a few times where Chomsky got a little aggressive... strong word, perhaps, but he’s still got that fighting spirit. That’s pretty cool.

[@erzan]

*- Rank Choice Voting* *- Automatic Voter Registration* That's the message.

[@MatticusPrime1]

Chomsky correct as always

[@batuach100]

MatticusPrime1 Never

[@nashgover2095]

Bob Kay quit it troll

[@paulgibby6932]

Thanks for this. So organizing...It used to be through meetings at Union Halls. Now with social media, what do we have? Facebook groups? How else organize (particularly in these COVID19 times)? BTW I guess that was Mehdi's dog?

[@whawkins8636]

The dog is background. That great sound is universal

[@masssly]

beautiful minds

[@saschaatta1]

Joe Biden or Trump is barking in the background lol

[@meganesergerie5382]

Sascha Atta Lol!

[@reniqurrotiaeni7702]

97 years old. Blessed to have you in this world prof

[@meronamanuel802]

Much better sound quality

[@budfinks]

A good , decent , moral and ethical human . Noam Chomsky is one of the best of us , with wisdom and intellect to match his years . Best wishes to him and his wife in these turbulent times . However , while a agree with his assessment on the perils of continued organised civil human existence , I disagree it's in the balance with the two options being put forward . We are , I fear, beyond that point , the question now is how can we best mitigate the impact of the unimaginable that's headed our way ? Can we change our societal norms , our reliance on capital , rather than human development, to curb the impact of climate change . The term " we're in it together " will never be more significant than in the years ahead !

[@saqibsheikh2790]

If you cant see that Trump will cause significantly more damage than Biden, then you are missing Chomsky's point.

[@budfinks]

And I disagree ,respectively, with Chomsky ! Trumps had 4 years and he might get 4 more , these neoliberals have had 16 of the last 30 years . During which time platitudes and empty promises have brought this planet to the brink ! Look at it this way , during Clintons and Obama's terms close to a million Americans have died due to a lack of adequate health care . Incrementalism in the face of a crisis whether it's health care or the climate , is as good as doing nothing like Trump is currently . It's no different to be stabbed in the front or in the back !

[@jivet3919]

What if we are always forced a choice between two evils? Do we always have to vote for the lesser evil? If so then what is the point of voting?

[@coppersulphate002]

So that the greater evil does get into power

[@iqbalibnjaveed2807]

What a smile by sir Mehdi when dog start's barking 😄

[@JesusRR78]

We need to call out all those politicians who are corrupt. Make them accountable for what they were doing to everybody. Write them letters protest in front of their buildings make sure that they feel the pressure.

[@bobramsay4355]

Good job Mehdi ! appreciate your patience .

[@sylviewalker7560]

Gotta go. Bernie Sanders is addressing Medicare4all right now. KZbin

[@hugomaritz692]

Bet you wish you hadn't

[@bobjones927]

AS USUAL, WHEN EVERYBODY AGREES, SOMETHING IS WRONG, I THINK.

[@annawarren-sullivan7630]

Thanks, Noam Chomsky, for all of your insights along the way! You have inspired me politically and in my anthro/linguistic studies. You are a legend and a true patriot. Much respect 👊

[@TrueAmericans]

What an absolute angel. This inspired me, so I will be endorsing Biden on my channel this week or next

[@Rick_Riff]

Biden is worse for progressives than trump. Bernie's movement is on life support and it will be crushed if Biden wins.

[@joshuapray]

@Scott The outcome for _you_ might seem to be the same, Scott. Something tells me there's a whiff of privilege here.

[@joshuapray]

@Scott There's no presented evidence to prove wrong in your comment. It's just accusations and speculation. My point stands: Your comment tells me you are lucky enough to belong to a group not directly under threat by this administration. That's not a fault of yours, it's just a fact. So basing your entire take of the election on your own safety is inadvertently cruel and a poor strategy (not to mention, at odds with actual leftist thinking).

[@medinaenergiasolar]

Que, from Brasil need legends for this só importan Meeting.

[@velox5598]

Stay safe Brazil! I hear many bad things about Bolsonaro, keep strong brother! We can live through this!

[@MRespindolal]

Bolsonaro is worst than Trump and Duterte together. He is a science denier, hates LGBT, despises women, racist, native tribe slaughter, amazon deforestation encourager, violent, associated with the local militia and torture supporter.

[@Expatsunleashed]

The mind, the logic, the foresight, the knowledge, the humanity of this man never ceases to amaze me.

[@jackremington3397]

Hey I have some valuable baseball cards on eBay I will sell you cheap for $100.00 per card! Contact me!!!

[@gc6854]

Listening to Noam gave me a glimmer of hope that influencing a Biden Presidency by progressives is possible. Keith Ellison, a progressive, barely lost the head of the DNC, because of the influence of Obama, at a time when the progressives were weak. If Biden wins in 2020 he will not have Obama’s power over the Democrats and Bernie Sanders influence over the progressives is much stronger in 2020. Food for thought.

[@mrhopsy9809]

Noam's Arguments is, if you vote for Trump, then its a doomsday, but if you vote for Biden then we can buy some time.

[@juliusebola9389]

A victory for the Wall St. Dems means that they can continue pursuing the neoliberal project. Do you think this is going to stop climate change? Biden isn't going to make any moves on climate change if they will cost their corporate donors something. His SCOTUS pick is just going to be another corporatist. There is no literally no reason to vote for him, since they offer nothing, and compelling reasons to vote against them, since their electoral defeat will force them left on economics. When it is no longer possible for them to force neoliberalism on us, that's the point where we can do something meaningful about climate change and all the rest. Not until then.

[@FungusMossGnosis]

Chomsky has become a cartoon doomsayer. Really sad. Not the Chomsky I grew up admiring.

[@juliusebola9389]

@Mark Johhson Then there's no reason to vote for them then. What else are you going to do? Go ahead and start a 3rd party, it will be coopted by the same people who bought the Republican and Democratic parties if it proves viable. It's literally the only thing you can do.

[@MinecraftBoy-bj5bn]

Julius Ebola What you are saying is not true. Dems and Republicans are in large part bought out by corporations but you have to look at what types. Koch industries almost exclusively donate to Republicans and this is the same with other fossil fuel industries. It is nothing short of pure ignorance to think that Democrats are as bad as Republicans when it comes to the issue of climate change. Democrats literally push out climate legislation while Republicans obstruct it, I just don’t understand where you got that idea from.

[@saqibsheikh2790]

His argument is completely logical. Progressive need to stop their hissy fit over Biden.

[@safardebon9720]

Chomsky is great on historical analysis, but poor on societal evolution and understanding the root of establishment narcissism. The French revolution was bloody, but that is the way feudalism was put to rest. There will be a battle where capitalism will be put to rest as well. The establishment will not willy nilly negotiate. Narcissistic establishments never do. Those familiar with Integral, this is the LR quadrant.

[@atayo490]

the french revolution barely advanced french society, just look at it now. not voting for them isnt a revolution they dont care as much about losing to trump as they are about losing to bernie do you even listen to anything being said

[@safardebon9720]

@@atayo490 I talked about ending feudalism, not how French society is now, you are doing a straw man. And I am not saying that not voting for them is a revolution, again a strawman. Feudalism moved to capitalism, which quickly became crony capitalism. Bernie is also part of the crony capitalist establishment, but on the left of it. Chomspy is on the very left of it. Bernie & Chomsky will want there to be a minimum wage, disease management using drugs and surgery for all (which is called health care). These are great things. But he will not talk about democracy at work, or building health into societies. These require an end to financial crony capitalism. In NZ here, we have all the things they are aspiring to, but the fundamental problems of crony capitalism are ever so present here. Watch the likes of Prof Wolff to see what democracy at work might look like. It is after Trump's win, that crony capitalism will be defeated, much like how Fascism was defeated after Hitler came to power. A new culture developed. kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5_FmICBmNGKjcU

[@MinecraftBoy-bj5bn]

It may be true that large scale revolutions could end capitalism it doesn’t mean we shouldn’t try to make a peaceful transition to a more equitable society, it is possible. It worked in the civil rights movement. It’s not like he is going to go around inciting violence.

[@letsjustthinkaboutthis4682]

That was awesome!!!!

[@michaelalpine4198]

Thank you, Naom Chomsky, a national treasure.

[@louisaruth]

If it just took a min to go to the polls, the left wouldn't be hurting so much. I saw footage of the lines, some people had to go to work before they had a chance to vote. Voter suppression that helps republicans in general elections helped the dnc in this primary.

[@charliekowittmusic]

louisaruth Irrelevant. Bernie had EVERYTHING going for him and we still lost. We must face our defeat, regroup, and restrategize. The establishment is always going to have tricks up their sleeve. If we throw our hands up and say “the establishment had tricks so we lost,” we will always be losers. Bernie was unwilling to fight them on their level. He’s too good of a person. We need grassroots, we need kindness and empathy, but we also need Machiavelli.

[@65minimom]

@@charliekowittmusic "David & Goliath" - After Obama made calls & backroom deals, Bernie didn't have a choice!.Nobody can stand alone against one of most powerful people in world. As Bernie has said, the system is corrupt! "Not me, us" Stop feeding the beast - dem exit! I'm voting Green

[@65minimom]

DNC is obviously re-electing Trump.

[@charliekowittmusic]

Sandy I mostly agree. Except I think Bernie could’ve won. But we was unwilling to really right the Dems. You can’t say you’re launching a political revolution and that all these things are disgusting and immoral. And then go on stage saying “My friend Joe can beat Trump.” Bernie should’ve shredded Dems the way Trump shredded the GOP in 2016!

[@latioswarr3785]

@@charliekowittmusic yh exactly trump was an outsider now the republican party is the trump party if bernie had actual iron balls of steel and opposed joe biden the democrats would have no choice but to submit to him sad that sanders wasnt as though as we really needed him to be

[@steverobertson6068]

In my opinion, Mehdi is the single most important interviewer in the world. Reliably asks the right questions.

[@CarlyonProduction]

He’s def one of the best. He’s one of the only people that asks tough questions to absolutely everyone.

[@WiseFidelista]

This is a joke right??

[@ActorExplorator]

Nuclear war, obviously, when Trump pacified unlike his predecessors 😏

[@tamakis.collins5431]

I didn't judge him only from this interview. But it's nice to get reply from you. I enjoyed them. I live in abroad, and it's time to go to bed. Good night.

[@mauricemac1362]

Sanders didn't appear himself, Biden is my friend , i think Biden can beat TRUMP. Sanders never took the gloves off. Very depressing.

[@pallad21]

Maurice Mac You are so right, Maurice, it’s a damn shame that Bernie didn’t go for the jugular with Biden .

[@Syncopator]

We can look forward to Trump taking up that task with gusto.

[@SlackKeyPaddy]

Sanders is All Show and No Go, just like in 2016,. recalling his words in 2016 "Hillary can beat Trump" RIGHT!

[@geiro.9761]

Well, Bernie could have thought to not split up the vote too much in case of the worst, considering the circumstances as Chomsky mentioned. With that said, I believe Biden is incapable of winning for obvious reasons. Unless he believably submits to progressive economic policies and never speaks in public

[@janinedaniell1967]

Bernie put his "good friend joe" ahead of what is best for the USA a shame....after firghting his whole life for the everyday people to fail so massively at the end......

[@josephmcmanus8805]

Good work Mehdi! Noam is a credible lefty voice.

[@bryanleggo3489]

That's the point, isn't it? Bring in a famous gatekeeper to con progressives into voting for the Dem neoliberal.

[@bryanleggo3489]

@Chris Pacheco Impressive the number of hours of meticulous research you must have done to come up with that articulate response... well, articulate for you at least since it had 5 whole letters.

[@DiyarElshq]

Love from Pakistan for Noam Chomsky. A great linguistic and analyst

[@jackremington3397]

Pakistan? Really?

[@DiyarElshq]

@@jackremington3397 what

[@jasona59]

Noam Chomsky! 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

[@Robnas621]

I think Noam actually just convinced me

[@bryanleggo3489]

That's why he's there - to convince the fools. He does it every 4 years like clockwork.

[@GOODNEWSGREENS]

The lesser of two evils theory

[@GregoryWonderwheel]

That's what the Dem donors always rely on because they don't really care who wins when both candidates support the ownership class. Only delusional liberals say "lesser of two evils" because the ruling class don't really see Trump as evil, only as impolite.

[@harmonyrpt]

The "opposition" does not oppose Trump's aggression towards Russia at all. To the contrary their endless complaint is that Trump is too friendly with Russia.

[@verliehorton695]

Chomsky's wisdom is knowledge!

[@RUSE321]

Someone needs to donate a quality mic to Chomsky!

[@SlackKeyPaddy]

Chomsky a multi millionaire can buy his own damn mic. LOL

[@RUSE321]

@@SlackKeyPaddy Lol I'm sure he could, doesn't mean he will though. We need to hear his takes regardless

[@colettithekid]

Manufacturing Noam Chomsky’s consent.

[@enakohsan666]

mahdi is now more better than the last interview he had held with the legend of truth!

[@Ahmad-by9hu]

You are a true reporter

[@JoseDiaz-hs4ve]

Medhi, I appreciate and respect you very much. Chomski is an icon. That aside, it is the last 40 years that have gotten us here. That includes Bill Clinton and Obama. We have gone over the edge. Obama could have made all the difference, he didn't. He was the "fracker in chief", the wall street president, presided over 7 wars, and on and on. Now we're suppose to believe and elect Biden. Enough! My spirit is broken, thank you Obama, thank you Bernie for capitulating so quickly and leveraging nothing!

[@oudguitar]

Absolutely, could not have said this better myself and something Glen echoed on an episode of Red SCare last week. THe refusal of real progressives to completely disavow neoliberalism, corporatism, and it's PR demolition of the language of woke politics to destroy the working class party needs to be destroyed. I agree Trump is absolutely a threat, Unfortunately, I think like Glen, the establishment elite taking him down represent an equal existential threat. The idea that the DNC can be reformed if we just get rid of Trump is a fantasy which depends on the impossible dream that corporations will learn to stop profiting from war. It is false. When BIll ad OBama decimated the working class support of the DNC in favor of a Woke PR tinged corporatist pro-war russia conspiracy peddling force, it showed its inablity to reform. The idea of voting for the lesser of two evils is no longer going to work, only because, it isn't going to work. Trump will win against a moderate and more polarized candidate than say Tulsi, Klobuchar, or Yang. The DNC got rid of the candidates that wouldnt play ball with wall street, and they have their plan now to bring in a senile man so they can bring in whatever women of color is not principled enough to accept corporate corruption and bring back in the whole white house staff of OBama so wall street can continue to loot the treasury. We need to vote on principal or realize that a vote for Biden is a vote for Trump. Are we really going to let the establishment spin the Biden has this one nailed now that he has picked whatever token women of color he choses to represent Wall Street.

[@josephwilliams5038]

The believe Biden is in serious trouble... I give him 10% chance of winning!

[@Alakwe]

@@josephwilliams5038 Democrats venquilacrists dummy, dirty old bastard Biden

[@bones8057]

Utmost respect for Mr. Chomsky, but.... A) I don't think Biden can beat Drumpf even WITH the Bernie supporters. Like Chomsky said, half of the eligible voters don't vote so you have to have a candidate like Bernie to excite people enough to get out there and vote... but addled, senile Joe and his non-progressive, neo-liberal record won't excite anyone. Most people just will look at Joe and the DNC and know that there is nothing there for them personally. But conversely, the right wing ALWAYS vote. And... B) To use Chomsky's own words, the DNC would rather lose the election than win with Bernie. Isn't that the same thing he is telling Bernie voters not to do? And frankly, based on Joe's behavior, I don't think he cares if the Bernie supporters vote for him or if he even wins the election. I think he knows he can't win and he probably knows he is declining mentally and can't function in the office anyway.

[@rcchristian2]

Noam Chomsky needs to debate Ben Shaprio. I'd love Chomsky to show Shaprio where he is making mistakes.

[@waqasshaikh4365]

I sent a message to several progressive and human rights about the danger of demonstrators with weapons. Noam Chomsky is the only one who responded to my email. That show how genuinely cares about the people.

[@velox5598]

I hope that Chomsky, Hasan, Akala and Lowkey can all have a discussion one day. They are the best political commentators!

[@maddman4747]

EVERY GENERATION HAS THEM EXCEPT THIS ONE..THIS ONE HAS COMMENTATORS, NOT THINKERS/DEBATERS OF ISSUES..

[@velox5598]

@@maddman4747 I reccomend Lowkey, he is a very intuitive person being involved in activism since the Iraq War. He makes many anti war speeches and helps his community. Akala does a bit of the same but with books and music

[@robbie3333]

Did you say Warren will keep things more HONEST??? REALLY?? LMAO!!

[@joshuapray]

Um, no? I believe he asked if she would.

[@kbone8137]

Chomsky is a rare specimen worthy of use in the arguments of cloning. It would be worth a try, but of course someone would try to control the outcome. they always do. He teaches to think for yourself, but go as deep as thought will allow, and keep testing it.

[@dialecticalveganegoist1721]

The Capitalist class requires another world war, in order to destroy massive amounts of accumulated capital and restore the rate of profitability somewhat. This upcoming war is a necessity for the continued existence of Capitalism. Now you can choose to vote for a representative of the Capitalist class in a red or a blue colour. Voting for this system won't prevent the necessary outcome of this system