Noam Chomsky at United Nations: It Would Be Nice if the United States Lived up to International Law

[@matthewgraham1846]

Seeing Amy Goodman sitting on the best seat of the UN fills my heart with warmth.

[@andrew_owens7680]

Israel's horrendous behavior has made that possible. They opened up the door.

[@Tobberz]

Just discovered this guy... he is AMAZING!

[@jamnana2235]

+Tobberz His views on governments are extremely cynical but once you read and watch more of him and get to know his reasoning, it does make a lot of sense. Why would institutions ever be anything except extremely cynical and selfish? They are not people with conscience or even consciousness. They are mechanical systems with the goal of survival at all costs; usually through oppression of individuals. Fight on and power to the people!

[@michaelhood7177]

spread the word dude

[@Flipson456]

He is indeed a treasure!

[@lorenzomcnally6629]

​@steveyboii6817 PARENTI WOLF ZINN CHOMPSKY THE LEFT WING MARXIST THE FOUR HORSEMEN OF THE MARXIST Apocalypse LAST CENTURY THE 120 MILLION LIVES DESTROYED BY Socialism/MARXISM IN THE 20TH CENTURY. ALL FOUR MARXIST SOCIALIST MASS MURDER AMNESIACS "Useful Idiots" still preaching the sublime minal Marxist Utopia of Marxism "Done Right" sociopaths of the Left Wing Prophets of Doom.

[@patrickvanmeter2922]

Fast forward to today. The most relevant talk I have heard on the subject. The young have evolved for the very necessary truth about the Israelis. This was over 9 years ago. Chomsky is a treasure.

[@isabelle521]

God Bless Professor Chomsky for speaking the truth 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@javierharth3647]

Watching Prof. Chomsky speak at the UN and Amy as moderator was so cool. She is classy! I think they're the best activists ever.

[@lowmanite]

Thank you. I really enjoyed listening to Noam Chomsky's talk.

[@hightimechange]

I did too. However, many of those who didn't are brainwashed. I admire the guy.

[@earthhumans1st234]

A beacon of hope for humanity

[@lorenzomcnally6629]

It would be nice if AMERICAN 20 TH CENTURY Left Wing Academics CONFESSED that "Socialism/Marxism" MURDERED at LEAST 120+++ MILLION HUMAN BEINGS LOST THEIR LIVES for Marxist Socialism By FORCED LABOR STARVATION AND.......DISEASE. Murder by DEMOCIDE. THE SYSTEMATIC MURDER IN PEACETIME BY GOVERNMENT AND FELLOW "SOCIALIST CITIZENS". THE GULAGS IN THE STALIN/LENIN/Trotsky/USSR, THE PRC, POL POT, IDI AMIN, MAO TSE TUNG, HI CHI MIHN, KIM JONG UN, YEMEN, CUBA, CHILE, ANGOLA, ZIMBABWUE, VENEZUELA, VIETNAM, NORTH KOREA, NICARAGUA, Rwanda UGANDA, YUGOSLAVIA AND EASTERN EUROPE AND UKRAINE., People like Notam Chomsky Are living walking talking Breathing MASS MURDER AMNESIA FASCISTS.

[@cindyrolle6476]

God blessed an angel on earth, Noam Chomsky. God bless this beautiful soul.

[@spikeshnoops9940]

HAMAS Covenant (Aug 18, ’88). ISRAE DESTRUCTION through Jihad 
"Israel will exist “UNTIL JIHAD OBLITERATES IT”
Article 13: “ No solution for Palestinian question except Jihad." [P. 7]
Article 11: “Palestine - an Islamic land for future Moslem generations until Judgement Day.

[@RankinMsP]

Honesty, professionalism, transparency and knowledge. This man is a beacon. Nothing will change until all he has said is properly heeded. Almost 70 years later and it's just worse for Palestinians.

[@huma3968]

A great man like late giant Nelson Mandela. Bold, honest digital broadcasts like this one must flourish for the betterment of this world.

[@hubreydavid7864]

What great insight. God bless you Sir a man trying to save the world from catastrophic. ❤

[@pfaffman100]

Mr Chomsky, is, the Stephen Hawking, of political science. Many thank's for this post.

[@tomsenft7434]

pfaffman100 : is thank's short for thank is?

[@denisloukeris2523]

That is why he is barred from Israel

[@mck1972]

LOL More like Chomsky is the Stephen Hawking of disco dancing! 😀

[@Jad3dJane]

So much clarity and fact here, Thank you Noam, you are a true inspiration for our world and societies.

[@hamzatahir8074]

Chomsky should be immortal and made world leader

[@dmike3507]

Lol Chomsky's worst nightmare

[@austineggiman294]

@@dmike3507 lolol

[@oxherder9061]

No anarchist would want to do that lol

[@mck1972]

Chomsky has had his entire life to seek any type of actual Policy Making Position. Yet instead he chose to sit on the sidelines and criticize everyone else who actually are in such Positions! SMH

[@amyheath6324]

lol

[@crissytea901]

Amy Goodman is an American treasure ❣

[@lynnelenatorbay1450]

Thank you Noam Chomsky

[@shailajapai1638]

Fantastic.....what a brilliant mind !....completely unbiased and loved his tongue in cheek comments!

[@dianamoeliono8844]

9 years has passed and it’s still relevant..😢😢😢

[@axelgrz]

“One important action that the United States could take is to live up to its own laws. Of course it would be nice if it lived up to international law, but maybe that's too much to ask,” Chomsky said. In a country set up for and managed by an elite, law is disposable. As are the human beings bludgeoned by the lack of morality that mode of operation espouses.

[@williamsmith4278]

Man the best thing to do is hold Israel and those Seated in power should be brought up on war crimes and id America does not abide Sanctions should be put on America.

[@adilismit2822]

"The Best Democracy Money Could Buy"

[@MrMr772772]

I am in total agreement with you

[@AnkurWat]

Very useful listening to this talk in Oct 2023, 9 years after this video. The current human right violations being committed by the Israeli govt and being backed by the United States is a continuation of what they’ve done in the past. In this moment it is very scary because 6500 Palestinians have died, and 2 million people are under siege without food, water, or electricity.

[@Flashyfinancier]

You seem to have no sympathy for Jewish victims.

[@alaabuzaid88]

@@Flashyfinancier no one have sympathy for coloniser.... Hell chosen people...

[@julianorman6964]

Thank God for Noam Chomsky, AlJazeera, & Democracy Now

[@ItinerantIntrovert]

I liked his distinctions between tactics v principles, proposal v advocacy.

[@abdulghani8269]

Danke N. Chomsky ,God bless you.

[@addisonline3947]

I am seriously cry listening this man. But ...

[@jovandjuric8340]

Wow, 2023 and nothing has been done. It’s even worse 😢

[@Apple_Teck]

Being asked why people give to beggars but not to philosophers, he said, "Because they think they may one day be lame or blind, but never expect that they will turn to philosophy."

[@vadergrrrl]

This is excellent

[@powerslave6944]

I have lots of respect for this man for his bravery and fighting to stand for human rights and the hypocrisy of the White House when it comes to Israel. Professor Chomsky singlehandedly changed my mind and belief that not all Jews are bad or evil as I once believed. He and Prof. Norman G. Finkelstein are even more outspoken than the staunchest Muslims on the Israeli Palestinian conflict which takes a lot of courage in the face of criticism of being called an Antisemitic.

[@Nostradamia]

The US cannot pretend to exceptionalism before it abides by international law and upholds human rights. In the current state, it is strictly mediocre or not even that good.

[@feedcount]

He spoke about the U.S. laws on stoping funding YEARS ago before the news if today.

[@macp6033]

@feedcount Actually. It is striking how similar Noam Chomsky's description is to what is happening today and yet the global outbreak accompanied by worldwide protests has been happening for the last year. The main reason why this is happening must be that the prescribed plan of the Israelis to create a new "Holocaust" of their own (so they call October 7th) in order to justify the operation of Genocidal Extermination of the Palestinians was perceived. On the other hand, he did not agree with the BDS proposal for the return of refugees to their place because, as he says in the video, it was not beneficial for the victims as it gave the impression that it was aimed at the destruction of a state (Israel). And yet! There was no other way to deal with the greedy Israelis as history has shown so far. They want everything and as long as you give in you are not appeasing them, you are achieving the opposite. This apartheid pseudo-state was founded on a permanent Crime and its dissolution will be the most correct act the World Community has taken in the last 76 years.

[@ChooseCompassion]

Bring him back please 🙏🏼

[@ronniesal7436]

I highly admire this gentleman. One of the few that could really be calles an intelectual. Deep, fair, objective, impartial but also brave! Like a true philosopher! Not what PhDa are today! A bunch of cowards with technical domain on subjects but not a single deep insight, nor bravery! Honestly 90% of PhDs don't deserve their tittle. They lack the depth Philosophers must havd!

[@kamelkani4051]

Great

[@jaimesald]

Thanks.

[@RattleheadIV]

Now if only Chomsky could talk to congress

[@colombino47]

+Dylan B Chomsky is a Communist and approves of Castro's regime. It's good to know that such a hypocrite makes a living in the U.S.A.

[@impalabeeper]

Al Pls. USA is run by hypocrites.

[@Bodhi1satva]

Al Pls. Anyone who’s paid attention to Noam Chomsky for any length of time knows he is not a communist. He is a libertarian socialist, a sympathizer of anarcho-syndicalism.

[@GaryG63]

Talk to congress … yes that helps, reason and fact. That will change them. Wake up, Congress is the problem

[@azad1718]

Chomsky will be allowed to speak in Congress full of blind supporters of Zionist Israel that continue to cause massive murder and other brutal crimes with American suppled weapons.

[@andrewhobbins1915]

Very engaging and thoughtful commentary on the Palestinian and Israeli war. I agree with everything Chomsky's opinion about the conflict. Most sane people recognize that the Palestinians have rights and have the right to occupy Palestine.The Israelis believe not only in destroying Palestinians but I think their hatred stems to the hatred of anyone who disagrees with them. Calling for the resignation of the UN secretary general by the Israelis is a clear indication of their arrogance and intolerance to anyone who opposes their tyranny!I am in opposition to the United States government who breaks agreements Just like the Israelis do. It's a non- humanitarian view of a terrorist!They claim being victims when they have been victimizing people. Most of the population in Gaza are children because the Israelis have killed off the majority of adults. Baby killers is the worst kind of murderer there is!

[@lesleyvu3640]

God blesses you ✝️🙏❤️❤️❤️

[@bluegarson]

RIP sir. You were one of my favorite scholars!

[@ramazanoz2641]

He's still alive!

[@jakagorjan1164]

what do you mean, he is alive. he's 95. an amazing man

[@jackross956]

10 years ago and every word he still not only applies, but is crucial to hear today

[@zockerbit1030]

I love this clip, it's makes me feel good to hear the truth, not too often you do that

[@adilismit2822]

WOW, Amy, this is a great conference. As if you were talking about present events

[@zafrullahyazid6542]

Roger Waters once said, in order to find the truth you need to read, and read, and read to find all the information available to you and it will lead there.

[@Yameenshirazi-v1z]

Peace be Upon These Souls and May god offer them prosperity and longevity!

[@Pleyadiana777]

It will be nice if the USA finally solves the problem by recognizing the State of Palestine with its fundamental rights.

[@selmaikiz1609]

8 years and no change in status but only in number of people death or suffering

[@joeweah33]

This man 👨 was ahead of his time 10 years later Israel 🇮🇱 is committing Genocide in Gaza

[@spunkitydoda]

It would be nice if the United Nations understood it's own restraints.

[@pohkhui]

US is the laws. US defines their ways.

[@pohkhui]

niefali US is more of nanny state and US wants the world to be nanny world.

[@jordisalvadobuque1803]

Chomsky me encanta con su vision tan esclarecedora de la realidad 🌐👍🐱🎇🎇🎇

[@robertburatt5981]

But is Backlash itself sufficient grounds for not pursuing a strategy?

[@gavinmc5285]

I think Prof. Chomsky understands the projected sound of violence.

[@fewcommentsonnews.4842]

HE Says very Well in respect to these unsolved questions the following words. " To Propose Solutions at Security Council IS not the same as thenTake Actions " by Sumarizing his Wiselly arguings on defend rooted principles in which the USA Government has to respect its own intern Laws FIRST, insteady of sending Military Weapons being utilized to producing widspread CARNAGE'S at Countries Abroad. " PATRICK Le serving st USA Senate Introduced What was named " The Leahy Laws " in order to prevent envoy of Military Weapons to Countries ENGAGED within Slaughters , thus Exterminy or Ethnic Cleansing."

[@andririki1298]

Mr. Chomsky,The man with great mind,& great heart. I'm glad that many americans have finally awaken & critical about why their tax money is used to support oppresion, used in human right violation.

[@wardropper]

What an annoying person sitting to the right of Amy Goodman... He just had to be paged so that he could fuss around several times and yak something to somebody about something trivial while Chomsky was talking a lot of sense. When he wasn't being distracting, this fool couldn't even hide his boredom at what Chomsky was saying. You could be forgiven for thinking he was a paid distraction, but of course anybody who can follow Chomsky's train of thought is going to have enough intellectual stamina to be able to shrug off such distraction for what it is. What on earth was his function there, one has to ask?

[@spex357]

All those people in the United Nations General Assembly and nothing gets done.

[@AbderraoufTabti-mt4sh]

You don't see that in CNN or fox , msnbc😢😢😢

[@KathyBurton-o3v]

15:48 and so it continues 😢

[@Sagefrakrobatik]

That guy looks familiar, cant figure out where I saw him

[@keenanleetodd]

+DAVID Edwards At the gym?

[@adilismit2822]

The one and only, the great philosopher, political analyst, and linguistics genius N. C.

[@georgelawrence2570]

What he said is plain common sense.

[@N0rthT]

I just call it UN. If you guys see the letters UN, it probably is referring to "United Nations."

[@bettinaprowe9170]

as long as they can do whatever they wish to do …… why change ?

[@fantasy0coach]

It's not an issue of "why should the US.." do this or that, but "why does it". Without addressing the core issue, nothing can change, as it is systemic. Asking for scruples from an unscrupulous structure is superfluous.

[@Broke30YearOldShmuck]

I wish people like this were the ones in power but unfortunately we're pretty much screwed

[@Merlin-s9e]

Agreed 💯👍🌈⭐🌞🦅👈

[@marlenefumagalli7252]

Where is Noam Chomsky now? Amy

[@adilismit2822]

Old and weak, but I have seen some recent clips from him

[@muddassirfareed8996]

4:12-7:59

[@mdnnabi009]

Dear Noam Chomsky, those paranoid, patriotic politicians and are just power gambler.

[@RakidulAlam]

Oppa Chomsky style...

[@MsMermaid11]

8 yrs ago

[@lorenzomcnally6629]

100 years of Trotsky Long March to the NWO. "YOU WILL OWN BOTH NG AND BE HAPPY" THE W.E.F. THE EU "KOMMISARIAT" THE UNITED SOCIALIST NATIONS THE INTERNATIONAL DEBT SLAVERY DIGITAL CURRENCY ESG CRT DEI MARXIST DREAM

[@barnfather8733]

Guy on the right was so disrespectful.

[@enigfilma]

Live up to the ceasefire agreed for the FIRST TIME!!!

[@RONNYMORRISMUSIC]

Such a great speech with a human who seem more into his stuff than the politicians he talks to.

[@waindayoungthain2147]

🙏🏼If you see how much every day’s life is so meaningful that why you must stop killing since we are not the enemy's. We should make Friends. Let's think about how much we must earn our lives for our family. How much better that we don't have to beware of the bullets or missiles.

[@nielspemberton59]

We do and how about Israel ? I so disgusted at both sides.

[@marlenefumagalli7252]

Now meaning 2024 to speak about Israel and Palestine?

[@macp6033]

This speech was made in 2014. In 2014 the USA also intervened in Ukraine as the Westerners themselves admit, e.g. the professor at Columbia University Jeffrey Sachs and the British politician George Gallaway. And in 2022 came Russia's invasion of Ukraine and a year later Israel's genocidal war on Palestine (with the full support of the USA) which has spread to Lebanon.

[@letitbe3319]

What a gangster

[@trulywylde5726]

It's sad that you are referred to as a dissident for standing up for human rights..! It says a lot about the American people

[@brijpalbhandari7887]

The quality of the American people is mediocre for having elected Trump and Biden as Presidents of America.

[@soulfireonfire6423]

That’s because you actually think that voting has hah or currently has, anything to do with who becomes president or leader of any country. But the U.N. who runs the world, sure does!! Wake up!’

[@martincallaghan6563]

What on earth is wrong with the adults of this world students our kids have always lead the way throughout the decades against these criminal was

[@tabassumkhan7498]

The world would be a lot better place without the US!

[@FixItAMIGO]

Tabassum Khan I would not be too sure about that. I think it is the human mind that is the source of all this. People in politics are motivated by their own gain and this blinds them and makes them act in a cruel way. No country is immune to that. So every country that would become a super power Will act as usa does

[@mck1972]

Tabassum Khan, But without the U.S, then what else would Chomsky have to complain about, and where else could he make money doing so???

[@soulfireonfire6423]

Funny thinking! You actually think your leaders don’t if your country aren’t corrupt? Answer this.. do they ever suffer consequences of war. recession. Or depression ? Bet not. Bet they profit! !!

[@eddycruz5398]

Well is the truth that set us free and love that execute its opponents. So have in mind judgement day is today for this perpetrator. And i was vanished for 5 years in the grounds of trying to b an illegal immigrant . Not overlooked my canadian citizenship. Treated loke a criminal and back and forwarded guarded like a terrorist when the offender was the ground i was banned for 5 years. . Thank u canada God bless you and i will always pray for ye to b better than our neighbors. And this truth had set me free. May the holy spirit bring justice for my people in need . Repent USA is judgement day. Indeed😮

[@adilismit2822]

Free Palestine 🇵🇸 of APARTHEID from the river to the sea 🇵🇸 🌊

[@AtamMardes]

$$$$$$$

[@BrotherWoody1]

Noam's "tactics": the means must be justified by the ends = moral bankruptcy.

[@williamsmith4278]

I hope the hell all of you narrow minded baby Boomers go the way of the dodo so gen x can fix all the shit you created your all a dieing breed Spawned by the so called Greatest generation wiicth only won world war2 because Hitler went and messed with Russia 🇷🇺 so he had to fight a two Front war. if not for that the war would have ben Totally Different and all of these aging dinosaurs would be talking German not that i would wount that but everybody's Entitled to their Opinion

[@rogerdiogo6893]

Mr Noam Chomsky is know for being a "Cognitive" Scientist...Very funny!!!

[@aunaprendo9957]

Mr Roger Diogo is known for being nothing because he's a random nobody with a keyboard... Very funny!! See how unproductive this conversation is? Does this help you understand how conversations ought to go? Maybe something with substance or critical thinking? An actual point to make? Reality? A desire to understand the truth? To know what is actually going on in the world? Or is your motivation simply reducing your worldview to oversimplified, inaccurate, and reactionary nonsense? I suppose I understand that motivation, it's much easier to simply bury your head in the sand and lash out at those who you disagree with

[@hewaleinui]

That's the problem. People like you getting offended and responding with a long ass ' trying be smart' answer. Lighten up. You think Chomsky himself would be offended by that remark? Highly doubtful. Let me release the burden on you to respond with long, smart-ass remarks. Let it go..let it go and enjoy the sunset

[@rogerdiogo6893]

@@hewaleinui Noam is a linguist, not a cognitive scientist, if that guy is a cognitive scientist, I might be Einstein 😁

[@hewaleinui]

@@rogerdiogo6893 lol...now thats a good point!

[@HABACHI617]

it would be nice if Noam Chomsky didnt make excuses for the soviet union and hugo chavez and deny the Cambodian genocide

[@mck1972]

It would be nice if this Linguistics Professor had really gone to Law School, so that he actually knew WTF he was talking about when it comes to the Law! But that's asking too much from Chomsky...SMH

[@drbalababaahmed1183]

You are sick!

[@mck1972]

@@drbalababaahmed1183 , Chomsky is the sickness! I Am the Cure! :-)

[@soulfireonfire6423]

@@mck1972 In order to be humane you need to be educated by going to law school? You are definitely part of the problem . Which consist of lack of intelligence and morals

[@mathelga]

Whatever you clown😂

[@1nicleon]

Love u to Amy. You very cool.

[@1nicleon]

This bloke is not young , but I say , he speaks in laymens turns on purpose and fk makes sense .i understand this man fully , not one sentence comes out his gob which don't make sense , Norm you have just explained to me why US Presidents are dumb.. exepete for Kennedy. After him just bozos.. you are a gem buddy I'm no academic but leaders need to be accountable.. you prove it over and over again.. thanks Nic leon Melb/Australia Oxoxox

[@Thebaddie419]

The god of Israel (USA)can’t stomach such fundamental truths