Noam Chomsky - Neoliberalism, Democracy and the Climate Crisis 2021

Known as the Father of Modern Linguistics, Noam Chomsky is also a Philosopher, Cognitive Scientist, Historian, Social Critic, and Political Activist. He is one of the most cited scholars in modern history and also one of the most influential public intellectuals in the world, having written more than 150 books on topics such as linguistics, war, politics, mass media and recently on the climate crisis. Chomsky is also a major figure in analytic philosophy and one of the founders of the field of cognitive science. He is Laureate Professor of Linguistics at the University of Arizona and Institute Professor Emeritus at MIT.

[@annahewson2310]

Thank you for the recording - really useful.

[@rapauli]

He really connects them all. Excellent talk. He grows more wise.

[@clementevillasenor6528]

Excellent Noam Chomsky as ever his brillance is excellent

[@selbyzuma7523]

Very much informative, thank you

[@nikoskavvadas6338]

Thanks for the words of wisdom, Gandalf the White

[@jrshield7793]

Nikos I'm sure you can do better than this comment.

[@deepthrought]

Not funny

[@TehNetherlands]

@@jrshield7793 Two things. First, he would be happy to reach the age that Dr. Chomsky reached. Secondly, he would be happy to reach that age and still have his cognitive faculties in tact.

[@killmrdarcy4367]

@@jrshield7793 JR Shield: "You shall not pass!"

[@kristinamelnichenko5775]

28:45 love it

[@kristinamelnichenko5775]

Thank you for showing us how to be free people Noam. You are the man.

[@kassidiheidemann444]

Thank you

[@melissaannmagee27]

I wish I could store all your knowledge inside my head. Help change the world for the better of all humanity and save as many beautiful animals on this planet and all the amazon, all the indigenous, so earth remains! It truly is beautiful and great, sadly evil is so predominant and rife upon it. Peace love and light, may all the evil, greedy demonic humans, melt into darkness, blessed be.

[@stunnedmulletblah9714]

If you want animals to be saved bring back petrol...stop this sustainable bs We NEED carbon. Trees, plants breathe it in and expel oxygen No plants, no animals, no life Un f****** believable

[@tastemaker_87]

29:42 This was a brilliant and important question

[@d.c.8828]

Thanks for the words of wisdom, Professor Kropotkin!

[@Diesel13136]

XXXXXXXX Great!!! We tk U!!!! A lot!!!

[@Berzerk-cr2cy]

Amazing

[@martinezlopez4699]

Heads up: Prof. Chomsky is a wise and aged man. Due to that, his voice is 'slightly' low. Before putting the video online aka KZbin, it is wisely advised to level up the sounds of all persons/Protagonists (in this case: Shabhan and NOAM) how are involved. That way no one has to put the volume up and down constantly …;-))

[@robertfish4052]

Just committed to the video. I'm in for a lesson. I know .

[@admintheparkapp6215]

Consumer preference is key in the demand/supply part of the change to the clean economy. Vote and choose with your idealist spirit instead of the taking the cheapest alternative

[@schmetterling4477]

The cheapest alternative is most likely the one that was produced with the least amount of energy. It's kind of pointless to buy an American product that was made in a "green factory" by people who have ten times the environmental footprint of the average Chinese worker.

[@admintheparkapp6215]

@@schmetterling4477pollution from a lack of environmental regulation in heavy industry in China likely makes up for the low carbon footprint of low paid Chines workers

[@schmetterling4477]

@@admintheparkapp6215 Local pollution is China's problem, not yours. Global warming, on the other hand, is everybody's problem. You are obviously not prepared for it.

[@admintheparkapp6215]

@@schmetterling4477 back to my original point, by voting for change and making responsible choices we can collectively get better prepared for climate change, as citizens we must demand it and it requires changing the old paradigm, part of which is that cheaper is not always better

[@kirkbowyer2758]

GOD BLESS NOAM CHOMSKY AND HIS BRETHREN AND THEIRS AS WELL

[@piotrsauerbronn]

The point is to eliminate any form of self-defense, there is no society, just individuals, somehow they are supposed to find their way in the market, if they're lucky, if not tough luck. 19:23

[@martinezlopez4699]

KZbin provided, and automated Subtitle is VERY »BAD to translate. Due to many factors like: Pronunciation, mumbling, fast-talk, Audio/Sound etc. -» a SOLID, manually added TRANSCRIPTION/SUBTITLE would even give this great Video more depth. That way, MORE international viewers would/could join in - since they would/could translate to their native mother-tongue »the CORRECT way.

[@Fulely]

“You can’t change everyone’s heart or mind but you can change the energy that they use to awaken and advance mankind “ RPMarriott Antihydrogen Fusion is the answer!

[@RainbowDevourer]

What the heck does that even mean? Antihydrogen is really energy-intensive to make and would be extremely inefficient...

[@annahewson2310]

How do you restructure mounting health care due to increased societal ills due to lifestyle, so that the NHS can continue to be funded (I am in favour of doing so) - but must ask where is the ceiling on that? Don't we need a restructure of society (Food market etc) to avoid ills, that mean we can afford to fund it? All interlinked? How do we keep affording it?

[@walterdamico4592]

You cannot afford not to! Why do people always think that such a system would be too expensive? The trillions are no flying around and still you doubt? You are right it is all interlinked and that is the good news.

[@stephenwallace8782]

When Chomsky mentions (around 35:00) this period of working class intellectual culture, he finds a parallel in British Society -- detailed beautifully in a book he has mentioned a few times, called "The Intellectual Life of The British Working Class" by Jonathan Rose. The closest thing I've seen to People's History of Autodidactism that there is, a hearty read.

[@richardfinlayson1524]

Im watching from Melbourne, it got to about 39celcius here today ,stinking hot, but even when its 25 and you go out in the sun it feels hotter, very dry weve already had some pretty destructive fires in western Victoria, the summers are getting later too. Luckily i have air-conditioning, its full on.

[@richardfinlayson1524]

Good to see Hendrix up there in the background, I'm right into all that psychedelic stuff,lol.take it easy mate.

[@shanelevene4864]

Fucking hell... he's let himself go a bit. Put the pipe down, Professor... That shit will fuck you up. X

[@waltdill927]

Greetings From The Future/Earth Date 19 April 2023: Still trying to find the Master Cylinder with which to disable the American Military-Fossil Fuel monster, over here. Get Back Soon, Cheers PS: Grand listening, as usual.

[@timfrodsham8402]

This is wonderful. A very erudite and concise introduction by the presenter. So much to do, so little time. The urgency called for action falls on deaf ears to the Australian political leadership, so deep in the pockets of fossil energy interest. It is profoundly shameful and deeply embarrassing to have such internationally disgraceful representation, when this nation could lead the world as an exemplar of stewardship in renewable energy transition away from fossil fuels, with its incredible wind, wave, geothermal and solar resources and technical ability and financial depth to move more rapidly than most other areas of the world, setting new benchmarks in transitioning. Instead, we are landed with dinosaurs leading us to failure - ugh!

[@barrylyndon5084]

the difference with the 30s, and in Europe it is exactly the same in this, is that in the 30s there was the USSR, and lots of Communist Parties in the world that promised a revolution like the Bolsheviks, which had happened, and that scared to millionaires. In the USA the New Deal was a movement to avoid a revolution like the one in Russia or the fascist alternative (the American elites financed Hitler) In Europe fascism triumphed, but after World War II, to silence the siren songs of the USSR (Stalin won World War II against Hitler) social democracy was imposed (until the 90s, just when the USSR fell) Today the threat of fascism returns, but we do not have a red terror as a counterpoint. We need red terror.

[@richardfinlayson1524]

We can only do this if we work together,thats probably the biggest challenge, in a time of extreme positions and general distrust, where people dig in their heels rather than try to compromise, i just feel slightly disillusioned in that area, education is important too, i think a lot of the distrust and fear comes from pople not really having a clue what is going on. Look how easy Trump has convinced people that he is working for them, its because they dont have a clue what is really going on outside of their tiny little world.

[@maddogwillie1019]

as long as there is oil in the ground the oil industry will exist...."DRILL BABY DRILL" ...still rings in the ears of conservatives....

[@fabiengerard8142]

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[@JohnChampagne]

In one context, Chomsky denounces subsidy. In another context, it's ok. It's necessary. Rather than subsidize oil workers' transition to alternative employment, charge high fees to extract fossil fuels. Charge high fees to extract other natural resources. Charge fees to put pollution. Industries that pollute the most and deplete resources will shrink or die. Industries that meet human needs while causing little or no harm to the environment will grow. Government programs that try to manage the transition tend to steer people in the directions that the program designers have decided are the better paths forward. If instead, people manage their own selves, they will base their decisions on their own preferences and idiosyncrasies that pertain to their own personal and social context. If proceeds from fees charged to industries are shared to all people equally, poverty would be ended. The economic stress associated with the transition to a different kind of economic system is vastly reduced if all people have some substantial income separate from work income. (The value of natural wealth has been estimated at more than $45 per day for every person on Earth.) I've never heard someone who is lamenting the movement of a factory, with reference to how much of a hardship it would be for a community, try to explain why the mirroring benefit to the community that gains the new factory should be discounted. Why should people in northern Mexico not have the benefit of a developing economy that the new investment represents? I get the impression that an ideological stance against free markets is impeding perception, so that a fee charged proportional to harmful impact on the environment, with fee proceeds shared to all people, just never comes to mind. A policy that would promote sustainability and end poverty seems something we should be discussing. Biological Model for Politics and Economics: gaiabrain.blogspot.com/2010/03/biological-model-for-politics-and.html

[@JK360noscope]

All of these "externalities" screwing with my portfolio...

[@joe-el7iw]

the most revered fossil in the world, brought to you by the Frankfurt School and Globalism Be Us. enjoy.

[@kimfleury]

Enough talk. Go Amish or stuff it.

[@schmetterling4477]

Chomsky has gotten older but not a bit wiser.

[@RTC1655]

Complaining about economic liberalism while on Zoom.. yeah, that's priceless.

[@OzymandiasFGC]

"You criticize society, yet I cant help but notice you live in one, hmmmm curious!"

[@JK360noscope]

Literally no demand for this

[@morchel332]

Communism Propaganda, just as expected.

[@AudioPervert1]

All that he is saying was useful in 2010 or earlier. Things have gotten way worse, way more than he can comprehend. Chomsky did us all a great favor - to never trust your government and always show the middle finger to any authority.