Noam Chomsky on Fascism, Nuclear Weapons, Climate Change, Julian Assange & More

On April 12, 2019, hundreds of people packed into the Old South Church in Boston to hear the world-renowned dissident and linguist Noam Chomsky speak. In this hour-long special, we air an excerpt of Chomsky’s speech and his on-stage interview with Amy Goodman.
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[@chugalongway01]

Apparently, Noam is the 9th most quoted person in history. That is quite an accomplishment for someone still alive. What makes it even more special, he did it without the help of the mainstream media or political establishment which would prefer he was mute. Noam is a rockstar.

[@WickedGaming005]

Could you imagine having Chomsky on mainstream media? Revolution would be in full swing by the end of the week

[@jullianassangebergstien5462]

@@WickedGaming005 yeah uuuh, can you imagine Noam answering wtc7 questions honestly??

[@Tesla_Death_Ray]

Do you have a source for the 9th most quoted thing?

[@Tesla_Death_Ray]

@@jullianassangebergstien5462 you probably think about jews 24/7. must have a really boring life

[@Johnconno]

Rockstars are usually idiot children.

[@jakestevens7283]

He’s never rattled or fired up in a debate, he just maintains the calm onslaught of information on his opponent as if he’s just giving a talk like he is here. He counters his opponent so softly & gently, it’s extremely rare, and fun to watch also.

[@91toinfinity]

Noam: If you'll indulge me... Me: Hell yeah I will.

[@gladifly]

You do realise the guy is in his 90s?...weirdo.

[@DrGrayMatterSA]

@@gladifly hes 86...you will always be Young boy

[@josephregallis3394]

I have never heard a more clear explanation about what is REALLY going on in the world today! Thank you Noam Chomsky!

[@jamesmckeown2783]

Thank you Amy for all your work throughout the years, you are truly appreciated, we all love you!!!!

[@jamesmckeown2783]

@@jullianassangebergstien5462 of course

[@jamesmckeown2783]

@@jullianassangebergstien5462 it was the US that brought the 911 attacks. Mossad may have helped but in my humble view it was an internal event including building 7 which was the most obvious. Please do not reply thank you.

[@jullianassangebergstien5462]

@@jamesmckeown2783 in my humble opinion you need to watch 911 Missing Link so you can stop being so wrong even after 18 years

[@hectoribarra1245]

It's always good to hear from Noam Chomsky. His perspective is always informative and insightful. I appreciate that he gives several historical examples and provides context to the current situation we are in. I'm about to start reading his book, "Who Rules the World?".

[@Theoppositesex]

This world needs 100 million more Noam Chomskys of all different types and varieties in all different walks of life. Seems like he's one of the few who talks any sense at all.

[@kx7500]

Then be him.

[@pandarzzz]

Thank you Professor Chomsky, for this insightful talk! I wish you well! 🙏

[@brunojacinto1625]

Amen to that

[@betterworldok3802]

His voice reminds me of John Pilger's. Both great peace activists and intellectuals. Thank you so much for bringing the truth to the mass.

[@dalegribble4308]

Thanks DN for this sobering hour of sensible sanity , it’s far too uncommon 🏴‍☠️❤️☠️🖤

[@ElisabethDevyt]

We look and listen in Belgium. It is SO important. Thanks

[@ElisabethDevyt]

My father was a judge. He knew facts. No emotions. The same at home, he made us ready for rebellion. But he is so stupid. He has a possession very near the coast just next to The Netherlands and 20 meter from the sea by low tide .Until today climate doesn't change for him. Because he has 2 grandchildren and they will play in the sand like I did. He is 93. What I missed was an autoritiy with a broad view, not influenced be hidden emotions that he couldn't handle. People easily make their own truths, to be able to face them. They can lie about someone, until they really believe he or she is so bad and dangerous

[@shawneelazoredohhdphdml]

Stay awesome Noam Chomsky! I appreciate you!

[@Marxist2]

I cannot think of something more patriotic, for anyone to do, than to see/hear Prof Chomsky. We all, I know I do, need his words and knowledge. Thank you.

[@jimmycorkhill1390]

Using which definition of patriotism? Best wishes. FreeJulianAssangeFreePalestineFreeUsAll.

[@jullianassangebergstien5462]

Christopher Bollyn puts this jew to shame.

[@sfu1m3r]

Exactly. This is how important it is that he continues to lie about JFK. For ending wars, stabilizing and spreading peace, JFK was a traitor to the patriotism of the war planners. The real reasons for his death must be covered up to prevent the mainstream media's narration of American history from being democratized. Thank you Professor Chomsky for the most delicate of patriotic work: keeping the liberal/left from looking at the historical event that matters most to America and the world!

[@w.almutairi3744]

thank you Democracy Now for having one of the worlds most vocal and erudite critics !

[@ZedNebuloid]

Long live Chomsky! ✊

[@christiandejesus1491]

Tru

[@abdulazizalabdulaziz9191]

Amazing insightful Talk by the great Noam who I love dearly. Thank you DN! for you!

[@hackzein4138]

Noam: If you'll indulge me.. me: *earbuds max volume*

[@darwinhawking7771]

Thank you dear professor chomsky for giving us the opportunity to know the truth. ThankYou for saving our dreams Thank you democracy now

[@jimmycorkhill1390]

Your truth/his truth not the truth. What he gave was his analysis from his perspective. Best wishes. FreeJulianAssangeFreePalestine.

[@sumlatinkid]

friendly reminder that noam chomsky mocks the 9/11 truthers as idiots and thinks that the JFK assassination was NO BIG DEAL he is what you call an academic gatekeeper. ok im out.

[@denisejohnson2960]

@@sumlatinkid Interesting perspective.

[@denisejohnson2960]

@@jimmycorkhill1390 Isn't everyone's truth or what they believe is truth from their own perspective? Only asking because of current President's belief in TRUTH.

[@jimmycorkhill1390]

@@denisejohnson2960 may be. I don't believe from observation that DJT has any truth, he expresses what he feels will get him the desired reaction/result and that truth is not important to him. He is a very shrewd operator without morals. As to is truth relative to a person, I'd suggest that belief may be a better word....but language is fluid. I recently had a conversation about mm global warming. The scientist claimed that it was fact, and that a fact is fact and true by definition. I said, what if information is available or comes forth to prove otherwise? He said, then the facts change and the truth with them. I'd suggest again, that this is a belief not a fact...or another of saying it is ...the most likely. Like all of us, Chomsky is a repeater...he is spitting out regurgitated info with his take on it. That is different than saying that he is an elderly white male...using the agreed descriptive words and definitions. There are lots of very valid scientific sources of info that counter the mm global warming theory. Definition of theory can be another subjective word. Best wishes. FreeJulianAssangeFreePalestineFreeUsAll.

[@webstertippingpoint572]

Thanks Professor, a moment of sanity. Thanks Democracy Now for having Chomsky on.

[@sumlatinkid]

riendly reminder that noam chomsky mocks the 9/11 truthers as idiots and thinks that the JFK assassination was NO BIG DEAL he is what you call an academic gatekeeper. ok im out.

[@jullianassangebergstien5462]

@@sumlatinkid he is what I call just another reason to be 110.

[@Tesla_Death_Ray]

@@sumlatinkid Because 9/11 truthers are idiots, and 'gatekeeper' is just a word for prominent people who aren't conspiracy nuts.

[@jullianassangebergstien5462]

@@Tesla_Death_Ray imagine watching wtc7@5:20PM and thinking 19 guys with box cutters... NO ONE,, is that stupid except for an army of tesla death rays.....

[@Tesla_Death_Ray]

@@jullianassangebergstien5462 Imagine thinking the government would send 2 planes but blow up 3 buildings for some reason.

[@musajallow5710]

Thanks Professor you are a man of truth and peace and justice and they world need leaders like you for peaceful world..

[@jaybruhill533]

Thank you everyone at DN!

[@julietag4]

We have to change the established institutions of our country completely. We cannot allow them to continue destroying our planet and not do what is necessary to repair the damages. Our entire government who condones the denial of our climate crisis should be held accountable and punished.

[@jullianassangebergstien5462]

As an American I'm left wondering since when is a pack of Jews and dual-national Israelis our government?

[@jullianassangebergstien5462]

@@julietag4 I'm getting the in feeling infiltration has lost its meaning if it's a pack of Jews and Israelis how is it our government?

[@jullianassangebergstien5462]

@@julietag4 you don't even understand the Samson option, OUR troubles are not money.

[@charleslindsey6789]

@@jullianassangebergstien5462 Boring!

[@alienotherplanet3827]

Thank you professor Noam Chomsky for all your wisdom and all your teachings I ‘ve been following all your speeches for a while now and I must say I really admire your knowledge ! Sincerely from a Guatemalan American.

[@GabrielleFreedom]

Amy is a Goddess.

[@Bo2gLiTcHmAsTeRtRoLl]

Freedom Tribe We need 10,000 more Amys in this world

[@lewstherintelamon1377]

I was a big supporter of hers until she jumped on the Syria and Russia-gate bandwagons. Now, features like this are the exception in her programming, not the rule.

[@jullianassangebergstien5462]

@@lewstherintelamon1377 I was a big supporter of hers until I saw her Dodge the World Trade Center questions at that dinner

[@Avatinfernus]

What a genious, this video needs more views.

[@NyetTube]

National treasure: Noam Chomsky ✊

[@youmothershouldknow4905]

StealieSteve Actually, the World’s treasure.

[@DirtyDirtbag]

side note, I love your username

[@patrickardren2799]

@@youmothershouldknow4905 fuck yeah thats the point

[@danjo3012]

International treasure ✊

[@smokindauberdoo4208]

A TRUE GENIUS

[@jayt7178]

This is one of the most on point speeches I’ve heard in quite a long time. Crazy. We’re at a turning point. Hopefully won’t do go teetering over the edge and into the abyss.

[@DownMichael]

For this man not to have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize is proof of who rules the world.

[@gvlacic21]

My first thought during this talk. Absolute Hero. Year in Year out. For almost 80 years.

[@nelsonjimenez7939]

Obama got it and I cannot understand why

[@roncarv1121]

Who runs the world?

[@DownMichael]

Watch more Noam for the answer to that@@roncarv1121

[@kx7500]

@@roncarv1121 capital.

[@raevt]

I wish more people would watch this now. Very pertinent to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and US involvement in that.

[@dalegribble4308]

Also thanks dn for doing stories addressing colonialism . We need more optics in this corporate chicanery

[@kx7500]

@Accelerationist fascists are scum

[@ralphtamez5875]

Thank you Sir Chomsky .. Great educational talks as always

[@nafertitifearlessbutloving8368]

Mr Chomsky is the man👍

[@jullianassangebergstien5462]

Yeah he's not the man when it comes time to talk about wtc7 then it's time to act like a Jew and which it's time to expel this man along with his tribe of professional victims

[@peterburtscher6467]

Great intellectual forever

[@OrbitalAstronaut]

NOAM! I love you.

[@AudioPervert1]

Noam Chomsky will inspire and motivate forever, as long as decent honest human beings survive ...

[@stephandrobot6546]

That escalated quickly

[@Diane-xh7vl]

Policing the world is what I have always question!

[@sumlatinkid]

riendly reminder that noam chomsky mocks the 9/11 truthers as idiots and thinks that the JFK assassination was NO BIG DEAL he is what you call an academic gatekeeper. did yall know that? ok im out

[@degautaborg]

You mean stealing the worlds oil reserves, so that we get extinct sooner? Well, theres up- and downsides of that.

[@shawn4900]

@@sumlatinkid yeah keep burying your heads in the ass of the sheep in front of you. Nothing to see in those examples. Lol

[@DennisRivenburg-de4sg]

Trump has got to go ASAP !

[@gracieallen8285]

Dennis Rivenburg, but if the DNC and superdelegates select a Corporate Democrat you’ll get another four years of Trump and the US gets closer to a dictatorship

[@lewstherintelamon1377]

Unless the systemic rot in American society which gave us Trump is addressed, whatever replaces him will be as bad or worse.

[@timherald4516]

The international debt finance banking system which robbed the U.S.A. of control of the USD to enslave the population is what has to go. Unfortunately the sacrifice of status quo scares most into enableing compliance vs democratic freedom.

[@fjordhellas4077]

Professor Chomsky, you are monumental. Thank you for your courage and remarkable decency and integrity. Unfortunately, we can’t claim these two fundamental values in our western- imperial and fascist legacies in Africa, the Americas, the Near-East and Asia.

[@gaildoyle1538]

Excellent. Thank you.

[@ronkirk5099]

Long live Prof. Chomsky. May he continue to speak truth to power and inspire us in these troubling times.

[@coldblaze100]

We need to start a petition to preserve this man's brain and make sure it's the first one that we upload to the cloud. V important

[@wrex419]

We could upload him to help fight off sky net in the near future!

[@thyaaiz5293]

True 💯💯👌🏽👍🏽👈🏽 difficult situation anyway 🤙.

[@shawn8847]

Remember Durruti! Organize your communities! Stay positive!

[@bryanzarate2602]

I wonder why CNN doesn’t bring Mr. Chomsky on to talk about US Foreign policy. 🤔

[@blackknight7017]

THEY NEVER ALLOW ANTI WAR EXPERTS TO SPEAK

[@MDeeb-lv3xi]

I've been waiting for this for sometimes, missing his voice of reasoning. Thanks!

[@SimonSozzi7258]

1.25x 👍🏼 ...even 1.5x sounds right.

[@Wiggyam]

Yeah, he talks really slow, at this age im just glad he’s still speaking at all

[@josepilimperatore3079]

When will all these hippies break out of the left vs right paradigm and see the reality that we're being played from both ends of the political spectrum. Assange was showing this to the world, and that is why the establishment wants to silence him.

[@Marxist2]

When will everyone break out from this stupor? Yes of course the left & right must unite & overthrow the corporate oligarchy that rules this country with the help of their clowns in Congress in both parties. Assange is my hero, he is a true journalist & look where he is.

[@josephbragg5445]

Now that I have said all along the end result is we turn on ourselves and the UN mows us all down or enslaves us

[@TheColossalBlanket]

@@josephbragg5445 The UN will mow us all down? Please. Sod off to infowars, pal and leave the grown ups in peace.

[@stevemartin4249]

Pretty grim stuff going on. The Mark Twain quote about history rhyming was appropriate. As Chomsky has been hinting at for some time now, thanks to collective lack of wisdom in using STEM to tackle the neo-malthusian problem of rising populations within limited natural resources - other than through zero-sum games played by extreme concentrations of wealth and power ... we will be lucky to survive the rest of this century as a species. It seems that populations beyond the community level inevitably drift towards a post-hoc rationalized political right of zero sum games both within the resulting hierarchy and between competing hierarchies. And with the nuclear weaponry we have now, I have doubts we will survive the next inevitable 'Tower of Babel' meltdown.

[@billytheweasel]

I always like Twain quotes. Glad to see Noam goes there too.

[@sumlatinkid]

riendly reminder that noam chomsky mocks the 9/11 truthers as idiots and thinks that the JFK assassination was NO BIG DEAL he is what you call an academic gatekeeper. ok im out. yup true so true...check it out

[@nancyprevost704]

Trump will not get himself past the urge to play with nuclear weapons, and the criminals backing ng him won't stop him. We need an impeachment campaign for this alone, stop allowing this to seem successful.

[@billytheweasel]

@@nancyprevost704 Pelosicrats need to get out of the way of good government. People are sick of business as usual Dems.

[@nancyprevost704]

@@billytheweasel What 'good government' would that be? Please list in detail how all Americans and humans the world over are receiving the benefits of a 'good government'. From the US. Now. Last 2 yrs.

[@sentenialxmen3227]

Stay healthy Prof. Chomsky. I love to watch and listen to your lecture.

[@nicholasgarcia5419]

just increase the speed to 1.25. He speaks like he's twenty years younger.

[@lukeknopp4267]

oh my fuck it really works

[@megaarbok3290]

Noam2020

[@squamish4244]

Pretty soon Chomsky won't have to worry about any of this anymore. I hope he enjoyed this life as well as talking about the world's problems, because if you don't enjoy it, the problems don't matter.

[@CharlieCelt32]

The man is a genius

[@pablobrown3516]

What a Man....! Legend 😎

[@noamchomsky3077]

Thank you all for your kind comments.

[@NetIdentity]

Undoubtedly, Prof. Chomsky is the greatest mind of our times. A true gift of USA to humanity as a whole.

[@seankelly378]

The biggest problem In the world is the fact that Noam Chomsky isn't going to live forever ☹️

[@else3z13]

Thank you for presenting imperative content.

[@matheusbenassuly398]

Democracy now without captions to deaf people? What kind of democracy is this?

[@swimswithwhales]

Heed the words of this man.

[@DocMartinPortWenn]

Other truth speakers are; Noam Chomsky, Richard Wolff, Chris Hedges, Stephanie Kelton, Stefania Maurizi, Cornel West, Stephen F Cohen, Steven Ressnick, Steven Shafarman, Donald Jeffries, Paul Krugman, William Blum, Alain Supiot, Yanis Varoufakis, Peter Levelle, Jimmy Dore, Kyle Kulinski, Lee Camp, David Doel, David Degraw, Tulsi Gabbard, Bernie Sanders, Jesse Ventura, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Katie Halper & Phyllis Bennis(anti-AIPAC), Eugene Debs, Jeremy Scahill, Glenn Greenwald, Ron Paul, Daniel McAdams, Rand Paul(on foreign policy), Gordon Dimmack, John Pilger, Julian Assange, Daniel Everett Hale, Edward Snowden, Chelsea Manning, Jeffrey Sterling, Thomas Drake, Daniel Ellsburg, Fred Hampton, Nils Melzer, Dane Wigington of GeoEngineering Watch, Richard Dolan, Joseph Farrell.

[@abbeymacedonewport5845]

I love Noam Chomsky

[@peterbobby99]

It hurts me to think that Mr. Chomsky is towards the end of his life. His critical thinking and ruthless character will be deeply missed.

[@belkys120]

( THIS GENTLEMAN ) . HAS BEEN IN THE ADMINISTRATION , SINCE THE NIXON ERA.!!!!!! . NOW 92 = YEARS OLD . TRYING TO SHARE SOME OF HIS EXPERIENCES WITH US .!!!!!! . HEAR HEM OUT .? .....😎🇺🇸😎📚📖📚🙏🏾......

[@jackblackatu]

Its makes me sad to see random videos of make up tutorials hitting 1m views on average while real infromation struggles to break 100k

[@BoTikQuest]

Lucid Dreamer for real

[@Supernautiloid]

“Empire of illusion”.

[@misterel5548]

But I need to know if I'm a winter or a summer!

[@jackblackatu]

@@Supernautiloid agreed

[@TheFirstKind]

The organizers should have considered to give this 90 plus person a chair.

[@JRich-yz3he]

You guys are the best :)

[@unab84]

This guy just doesn't age... We need guides in this day and age. Long live Chomsky, Chris Hedges, Cornel West, and probably a few others...

[@dragonkaiser4ever]

This man is a National Treasure

[@dragonkaiser4ever]

@@jullianassangebergstien5462 your a tool

[@dragonkaiser4ever]

@@jullianassangebergstien5462 y

[@jullianassangebergstien5462]

@@dragonkaiser4ever wtc7

[@rickrolledtruth5834]

chomsky kool ass dude and great insight on looking at things

[@MitzvosGolem1]

RICK ROLLED{FaCTz} How do you know he has cold buttocks?

[@scania1982]

What KZbin really could use is debates between people with DIFFERENT opinions.

[@jessealedonis3987]

Who's WE gotta silence his voice.These We's must be exposed and dealt with immediately,harshly and according to International laws.

[@fozzydare7987]

My Hero!!!

[@wordsyourwords7834]

Best case ever made for a Sanders presidency

[@RadioBasta]

Could you activate the subtitles, please? Thank you @Democracy Now!

[@AnarchaTransGrrrl]

No Borders, No Nations, Stop the deportations! Don't just get angry, take action.

[@SKuLLxKruSHeR]

What's wrong with borders?

[@jullianassangebergstien5462]

Actually I prefer seriously physically injuring all people participating in the Kalergi plan

[@andrewblack7852]

He is very astute. And he has seen clearly the situation from its origin. What is real and what is smoke.

[@Sanches3476]

I fear for the time after Chomsky

[@MitzvosGolem1]

"have versus have not" and the haves don't like to share.. And then there is those who want without work and effort.. And then there are those who just take... From the beginning of time. I enjoy Mr Chomsky on many but not all issues.

[@bonniewoolley5101]

Whereis headline news For July 5

[@ebombcdxx]

Think of the institutions as AI. We're already losing to it.

[@thefakenewsnetwork8072]

Long live freedom and communism

[@smuu1996]

This guy is one of my favourite Americans out there. He's probably a little to the left of me, but I still like most of his ideas.

[@danielwest2186]

Thank you Amy the darker the world gets the brighter your light shines . My question is not especially to you Amy I already know your answer.because of your video. If you/we heard the news that Socrates, or Plato was speaking in public for an hour. Would we go listen to them?

[@JPWingate]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💯🏁

[@zacharyraslan8993]

What’s the name of that band and song at 40min break?

[@KeepingTheIronThroneWarm]

"I'm not impressed." What a rightwing former colleague of mine said about Chomsky. This is the attitude of the typical conservative about high intelligence and wisdom.

[@thewhat531]

He's not very impressive when you compare him to monster trucks or bacon-cheese burgers

[@82spiders]

Chomsky is a remarkable intellect. He is somewhat confused about Czechoslovakia however. A fair number of Czechoslovakians welcomed the Nazi's. They were swep up in the Fuehrers fantasy. The incorrectly believed that the would benefit from Germany's largess. .

[@oswarz]

Hmm..I can't seem to download this episode. Wonder why...

[@progyandas9650]

Plz come and do a session in India We need you

[@danielzak4405]

Can somebody give me some sort of source about what Chomsky was talking about in the beginning where he says the US thought they would essentially split the world with Germany?

[@Idlusen]

Zero mention of the name of the band at 41:50?

[@gtcstorm40]

What US President would have the balls to sit down with Noam and listen ?

[@selmaselmoushe]

Fight the power VOTE SMART

[@euroclyde]

Chomsky talked about Repubs having 2 constituents: rich & powerful business owners, and voting dolts to keep giving them power. The thing is, as he acknowledges the Democratic party has moved right, they also have 2 constituents: the same rich & powerful business people, & grassroots voters whose interests as people are at odds with the Rich.

[@e.e.4986]

GOOD Noam !

[@aristotlechange1424]

We need Noam Chomsky to lead the world, and that gets rid of those redundant politicians

[@Johnconno]

All kneel...

[@abdulazizalabdulaziz9191]

Please can somebody tell me the names of the economists who wrote extensively on the transition from fossil fuel economy @43:00? Also please could somebody tell me what is the name of the song in the break @41:30?

[@sumlatinkid]

i dont know that but i do know that noam chomsky mocks the 9/11 truthers as idiots and thinks that the JFK assassination was NO BIG DEAL he is what you call an academic gatekeeper. ok im out.