Noam Chomsky: Putin, Ukraine, China, and Nuclear War | Lex Fridman Podcast

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0:00 - Introduction
1:51 - Putin's motivations
14:57 - War in Ukraine
22:00 - Propaganda
29:24 - China and American relations
44:24 - Hope for humanity
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Here are the timestamps. Please check out our sponsors to support this podcast. 0:00 - Introduction & sponsor mentions: - Skiff: skiff.com/lex - InsideTracker: insidetracker.com/lex to get 20% off - Onnit: lexfridman.com/onnit to get up to 10% off - Blinkist: blinkist.com/lex to get 25% off premium 1:51 - Putin's motivations 14:57 - War in Ukraine 22:00 - Propaganda 29:24 - China and American relations 44:24 - Hope for humanity

[@RocketGator05]

Please interview Scott Ritter 🙏 thanks for all that you do Lex

[@georgioskoilias9937]

Lex, kindly consider inviting John Mearsheimer for discussion about geopolitics and real politic.

[@martijndejong1293]

When did you go to ukrain?

[@andrewrx88]

How long did you get to speak with him?

[@sandpiper9288]

You are awesome Lex, keep doing what you do!

[@jeremyjohnfauvel]

Can we take a moment to appreciate this man for continuing to participate in podcasts and interviews at…. 93 years old!

[@truthmonster3290]

no, we can't. 93 and he still thinks profits are the problem.

[@gofish7388]

93 years old and he still thinks the US is the root of all evil. When will he realize that the US is not that important.

[@jaredarmstrong7403]

I heard China’s oldest critic that lived there died recently. Man, he lived to be 32 which is a pretty good.

[@rumco]

No. He's senile and never was insightful.

[@limop20]

@@truthmonster3290 what is in your opinion rather the problem?

[@johne1956]

I remember during my psychology degree which I took in 1974, nearly 50 years ago, Noam Chomsky was already considered a great intellect and leader in the field of linguistics. I have no words to describe my admiration for his continued words of wisdom that shine like a beacon through today's murk.

[@johne1956]

@@GlennC789 I think Pinker is clearly a very clever man and has some useful things to say on many important areas of debate. I do not have an opinion on McWhortner since I have not read his work.

[@llamaboss1434]

Tankie wisdom shining through?

[@GlennC789]

@Siłerka Well I'd hope so - vaccines of many kinds have been "enforced" for decades because doing so saves millions of lives.

[@cereal_thinker]

​@@GlennC789I think Pinkers stuff is getting better book kind of misses the mark.

[@GlennC789]

@Siłerka We accept risks without our consent all the time. We have literally sent people off to war to die, multiple times, without their consent. The idea that people should be able to consent to any risk is a literal impossibility in any working society. But more to the point, if you think the risks of the vaccines are anywhere near the risks of NOT having the vaccines, you've been consuming a bunch of propaganda instead of listening to actual experts who know what they're talking about. Everybody I know has had multiple Covid shots, none of them have had any serious negative consequences, and when a few people I've known did then get Covid -including me - it was mild as a result. That matches what the data experts and serious scientists have been telling us. It's amazing to me what people can be persuaded to believe, flat Earth, a man in the sky watching literally everything all the time, all the crap coming out of Russia, Democrats eating human babies, what an absolute cornucopia of bullshit.

[@14hoopsfanatic]

The memory and recall of this 93 year old man is orders of magnitude better than mine, a 29 year old man

[@theeoarsman921]

How much meth do you smoke?

[@tottiemitchell6737]

When ancient Greece began it's concept of democracy. demos are the people. The leaders insisted that a city council include elderly to add a long view historically. And please do not include Biden in that crowd.

[@Tesla_Death_Ray]

Same here, but I'm in my 30s and fried my brain with methamphetamine.

[@nikitalavrenko-dg5vw]

He is summarizing offensive realism specifically the argument of John J Meirsheimer from the University of Chicago

[@ivan00001983]

He is highly intelligent, an elite scientist, of course. But to help him out, considering his age, he was surely given questions few days in advance. Don't make yourself small.

[@reginalewilliams4472]

I wish Noam could hang out with us for 100 more years

[@victormonreale9217]

Noam a leftist insane ideolog

[@StonemanRocks]

Me too!

[@udowannun7780]

There’ll never be another Noam. We *need* him for another 100 years.

[@alessandrofontana71]

He will be around long after he’ll be gone, his legacy for sure

[@GnosticJ]

Maybe Chopski would like to tell us what it was He and Jeffrey Epstein were talking about at their dinners..?

[@jonathanswink2682]

The information that is in that 93 year old man's head is simply incredible. If you really take the time to listen to him you can hear decades of well thought put explanations to the world's problem. Absolute national treasure Chompsky is.

[@Danetto]

if hes so valuable at least u coulda gotten his name right XD

[@ulpana]

@@Danetto Gee, coming from a disputatious NYC milieu before being force-fed mellow vibes in my No Cal life at Berkeley I take the playful nickname Chompsky a term of endearment. Someone worthy of arguing with (and learning from). Guess cultural context shapes our perceptions. Mitch Ritter\Paradigm Sifters, Code Shifters, PsalmSong Chasers Lay-Low Studios, Ore-Wa (Refuge of Atonement Seekers) Media Discussion List\Looksee

[@patrickvanmeter2922]

@@Danetto Yea, chomp on that.

[@Hexanitrobenzene]

@@ulpana You reminded me of Nim Chimpsky, chimpanzee trained to use sign language to test Chomsky's "hard-wired" language hypothesis. Some link following, and we get to parrot Alex, who can count, recognise objects and shapes and even ask questions. Very cool :) en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_(parrot)

[@robertdolan2067]

*international

[@onnelako]

Never knowing who's next as Lex really goes around when it comes to the guests. Amazing.

[@harold3165]

Yep. Much better than Rogan who brings on unfunny comedians and people who spread harmful information.

[@MusicAutomation]

It's always a pleasant surprise.

[@lorcanoconnor6274]

@@harold3165 *misinformation

[@thomasbroleen4241]

@@harold3165misinformation according to who?

[@vanessamay3689]

@@harold3165 Don’t agree Two completely different people both with great skills so I enjoy them both

[@ADreamingTraveler]

Chomsky is one of the best human beings to exist and I'm thankful he's still here after 93 years. He's been able to teach so many such important information over the decades. 'Manufacturing Consent' is still one of his best. Anyone who hasn't read up on it or watched it should.

[@theonlyandone7301]

👍

[@StopFear]

Maybe it is better not to idolize people in position? I saw some other comments which comment on “how amazing” Chomsky is at his current age. But that almost sounds perverse when you admire someone for their alleged intellectual achievement. What if you had only limited amount of some kind of life saving medication and you had a choice to give it ti the 93 year old Noam Chomsky or to some person who may not have been as lucky or had the opportunity to be an academic. It sounds like you would save Chomsky and say “fuck you, die” to another person.

[@shonenryu7261]

I sent an email to Prof. Chomsky back in 2012 when I found his MIT email. He responded with a very kind message and it was an extremely uplifting and inspiring experience. I like to share this story to communicate how kind a soul this man is.

[@BC99]

I sent him an email with several questions which he took the time to answer in detail. An impressive and thoughtful human being.

[@Kathysings123]

I love Chomsky. Cool to hear this

[@Noone-th2co]

Can you perhaps also send Chomsky a message regarding his blatant genocide denialism during the Balkan wars, in support for fascist Milosevic regime in which thousands and upon thousands of Bosnians were killed? See maybe if he has changed his view or he is the same old lapdog for Serbian chauvinists.

[@shonenryu7261]

@@Noone-th2co Sure, there's a $10,000 convenience fee for the service but I'm happy to do so if you'd like me to send you an invoice. You could always go write that in your journal instead, scan it on your iphone, and send it to him that way as well. Prob a lot more economically efficient. Just a thought!

[@michaelsibson7941]

Thank you Lex Fridman and Noam Chomsky for this wonderful encapsulation in what had been a hopeful time in my experience of global politics. Gorbachev was an opportunity lost. Ultimately the results were sad. How can we mitigate the current disaster? Young people deserve better. But where to begin? Noam is of course correct in pointing out the hopeless state of American politics. Good luck to us.

[@stripedcollar335]

Your impressive path into history as one of the most impressive interviewers of all time is second only to the fact that you are essentially a one man show. Thank you for your careful, wise, and competent work. If 1/3 of the Americans that call themselves journalists had your work ethic and moral standards we would likely be in a much healthier situation. At the very least we would have been better informed. Keep going Lex.

[@veneta72]

Said by someone who doesn’t know his history of interviewers

[@wocannaseilai5983]

@@user-qx9zn2cj4e I feel your mald and I am sorry for you. Good luck loving yourself

[@jakemitchell5015]

helps to be a member of the tribe

[@iluvatarchem]

Lol dude. 99.9% of famous people of any given era will be forgotten 30 years after their deaths. Don't make statements like these. It shows lack of education

[@CAMMYSINCLAIR]

Properly interviewing Chomsky is a case of asking any random question and then allowing him to talk for as long as possible.

[@14hoopsfanatic]

"I have a book called Manufacturing Consent" hahaha, he said it so casually. Absolute legend. That's like Tolstoy casually saying "I have a book called War and Peace"

[@megustavophoto]

Time stamp?

[@mrtnhfmnn3815]

@@megustavophoto 25:14

[@martinpollard8846]

Spot on. Excellent comment dude. Noam Chomsky is a thinking man's esteemed global elder. A truely outstanding thinker. I am preparing myself for his passing I'll be devastated. In 500 years there will be statues of him.

[@14hoopsfanatic]

@@martinpollard8846 it will be like when Yoda died. he has inspired so many and continues to work tirelessly. the world will lose a great one when his time comes.

[@stunnedmulletblah9714]

Where they still let Russian propaganda to be expressed....said with a straight face and everything What an hideous old pig

[@Adam-fb5nt]

Noam Chomsky: The GOAT at reading the newspaper

[@MarkyMahn]

Just wanted to bring up a few points regarding this interview because i noticed the same issues in some of your questions with Andrew Bustamante. First of all, I absolutely love all your podcasts and your interviewing questions are absolutely stunning most of the time. The amount of preparation you put into your questions is inspiring. When considering political matters, it's often irrelevant to talk about things like who is to blame, is putin a dictator/psychotic/evil, did putin fail to conquer the hearts and minds of the world etc... Politics is about interests so it should be seen with that lens. Most of the times, about money, very often about resources. The questions should be more about which interest is served by this action, what is the end goal of this policy or this war, etc.. Lastly, I was hoping to ask if you'd consider a podcast that mentions the war in Yemen, which has been a unilateral slaughter by the west and saudis. Thank you for your consideration and again, I'm a huge fan of yours.

[@hammedmousavi2297]

I guess what is equally relevant is questions about human psychology. I would say a political leader's state of mind affects the decisions he makes. A very fundamental question is whether individuals who make such decisions as leaders are 'bad apples' or are there certain political, social situations that make individuals act in evil ways. Not to mention people who obey such orders or fall prey to brainwashing. As to Yemen, a lot of other countries (such as my own country of origin) are involved in the commitment of atrocities there.

[@barisbasar3909]

He hs such a podcast about yemen

[@dinkogreen4175]

You speak of the outer layers which are all leaves on the river that is the human/subconscious layer that Lex typically inquires on.

[@davidd854]

@@hammedmousavi2297 Yep I do agree that psychology of leaders can be a relevant factor in understanding the political actions that they take

[@Nick-hp2ul]

It is also about Human things like Pride, Humiliation, Grandiosity, Legacy etc so it is not only about money, Putin maybe right now richest man on the world but he doesn't care about that he uses money to control people and he uses the money for Power. Human beings are the most vain species in the entire universe, most people will chose Pride and Respect instead of money hence you see in country after country the poor will repeatedly vote against their own interest because they feel disrespected when they feel powerless you can see poor giving power to people like Jair Messias Bolsonaro, Modi, Trump etc who are completely corrupt and would be against their self interest if it was only about money but these people give them something else they give them feeling of respect, power over other enemies (those who look down on them). Hell we are apes, even an ape would go violent and kill it's owner if it thinks it's been disrespected even though owners feed it constantly, there are experiments on that. Putin is no different he is thinking about his legacy he want to be immortal a great leader, money is secondary to that. The CCP gains it's power because it constantly tells people in China that they have been humiliated over centuries by the west by Japan and CCP has promised to get revenge for that humiliation so the people of China will accept anything to get that revenge hence they keep CCP in power. Germany felt humiliated after world war 1 that is how Hitler rose to power, money maybe involved my dude but in the end Humans want status, importance, respect and Pride more.

[@mindetoxx]

Noam Chomsky gives me hopes at my 74 years of living, that I could live that long and keep still so much brain power. Noam is an inspiration

[@mechalovessquirrels18]

You can, my dad is 73 and full of life. He just stopped taking alcohol and spends his time with grandkids

[@purnurschneider1254]

Indeed, listening to him makes me think we might live longer than our society :)

[@szymontrelleborg5067]

To be so lucky, to live to 93 in this state, hell.. To live to 74 would be amazing.

[@NathanCroucher]

Looks like you didnt listen to anything he said. You may end up as food.

[@NathanCroucher]

@@dcbaumgarten4609 on the planet 🤨

[@johnmaisonneuve9057]

I have been reading Prof. Chomsky for a lifetime and viewing his interviews and talks (was fortunate to see him live a few times ) and still learn so much each time. Thank you for posting.

[@rezakarampour6286]

Search KZbin . ' Why Is Ukraine rhe West's Fault . '

[@adas5698]

Lmao

[@suspendedtwice4sayingrasis261]

@@rezakarampour6286 Better search “Why Noam Chomsky is garbage” and ignore all the Western tankies excusing atrocities as long as they’re not committed by the US..

[@Idmoment]

I’m such a dunce head I have to listen to his lectures three or four times for them to fully sink in and to understand them. What a great intellect.

[@pputnam100]

Man, thanks so much for bringing the world a man like Noam, amplifying one of our few original thinkers. I listened to the whole thing, utterly engrossed. Great use of the Voltaire quote.

[@mirapilates]

I wish this was like longer! Amazing Noam is still able to articulate at this level in his 90s.

[@tomchirillo1663]

Why is it that you Americans think that a person of Noam Chomskys age has to be senile?

[@mirapilates]

@@tomchirillo1663 it's just a fact of life. I'm comparing him to my father at 83 and he can not communite with this level of clarity. His cognition is going. "You American"..is that a slur your projecting? Lol

[@tomchirillo1663]

@@mirapilates It is not a slur at all unless you consider a fact a slur.

[@mirapilates]

@@tomchirillo1663 yes a reference to my person based on geography.

[@elizdonovan5650]

LEX. Thank you for allowing Naom to finish his answer to your questions without interruptions. It is a privilege to listen to his analysis of the current situation. 🌲🌝☘️

[@colinburroughs9871]

lol- privilege, completely useless and wrong-tomato, tamato

[@WilliamParkerer]

It's impressive for a nonagenarian. But at the same time his views are simply outdated.

[@deaddada]

​@WilliamParkerer based on what? I'm not in lockstep with Noam but I'm genuinely curious what you man.

[@MultiPraderas]

Extraordinary, simple and concise… it must be play Nation Wide, many thanks! Blessings! #Marina

[@isidoradzakula6083]

Perfect questions. Lex Freedman always aims at the essential. Congratulations!

[@mitch_the_-itch]

Yet he never asked why Noam rode the Lolita Express to Epstein Island? Does Noam like little girls or like most Commies lil Boys?

[@blaugranisto]

I read my first Chomsky book 20 years ago and I'm still his biggest fan. Much respect to one giant of an intellectual!

[@blaugranisto]

@Relax Sounds Hegemony or Survival

[@NauerLater]

x1.25 speed came in clutch here. Can’t believe this man’s brain power is still pushing strong after 93 years. Great interview

[@dillonmoll1055]

Phenomenal tip sir 👏

[@KingMinosxxvi]

oh good idea

[@brandonbrooks6780]

I prefer 1.5

[@rei18nov]

Man you are a genius watching ok x1.25 was so much better

[@jimjones8268]

Noam Chomsky: Unvaccinated should 'remove themselves from the community,' access to food 'their problem' 🤣😂😅🤣🤣🤣 I would say he is brain dead

[@user-bq6iz3yt8u]

Thank you, Lex. Your interview of Noam was timely and your questions were spot on, so were his answers.

[@OuttaDisWorldGamer]

Just amazing what A great speech ❤

[@superjarri]

The amount of knowledge this man has in his head at 93 years old is simply amazing.

[@ViBrazh]

What we all should be talking about is how an average criminal gopnik like Putin managed to fool the Western intellectuals and politicians for decades and get away with genocidal wars in Chechnya, Georgia, and annexation of Crimea, until he broke his neck against Ukraine's iron fist, while everything the US could do was to offer Zelensky an evacuation. Shame!

[@gregwang8628]

@Ronald Reagan as smart as you are, only two options?

[@manoblancos]

@@gregwang8628 smart people only think in absolutes 🤣

[@batteryjuice3041]

Omg Mr noam has lost it. First he said that all unwaxxed people should blame themself for not taking the "clot shot" and now he is on the line of that Russia is the bad guy. I am not gonna say more, the guy is to old to comprehend logic anymore. Remember who started the most wars these last 100 years with false flags and it put things in perspective. Yea offcourse, put all "Nator" millitary on the border of russian, then corrupt the goverment to in ukraina so US can control every move. In the meantime let mr Claus take over the cabinets of all european countries and deprive them of all control. Guy is spoon fed these days.. no offence but this is the second time he is out of it

[@matthewharrison2317]

I hear he's a genocide denier.

[@johndymond6588]

Very impressed that you invited Noam Chomsky to talk. He is one of my least favorite people ever encountered, but he has a strong intellect (amazing he is still so sharp!), and he is a great person to listen to in order to understand different perspectives.

[@julimorris1165]

This was the comment I was waiting for. You said it better than I would have.

[@OngoGablogian185]

'Least favorite people ever encountered?' What on earth could make you say that?

[@nanoobis]

Just a reminder that Noam was chomping at the bit to have people who didn’t want to take the jab sent to a camp.

[@JesseTate]

lol not quite how i would’ve phrased it but i think i resonate with something of the sentiment. I disagree with him on some very fundamental stuff, and I think he's overly critical, pessimistic. I think for all his intellect he fails to embrace certain elements that simply define the way nature works, the way humans evolved, the way society inevitably must function. I think it results in a bit of arrogance or hypocrisy, in which he pretends there is a better alternative without really detailing how to pursue one in a realistic manner. I think he focuses on the negative of today's age and utterly ignores the positives, which empathy and an accurate understanding of the immense difficulty of human history would bring into glaring light. I think there's a sort of 'pseudo-spiritual' or 'moralistic' ideology running through the foundation of his thought which is quite rigidly unrealistic and idealistic. He expects the universe to be other than it is, and its laws to produce completely different outcomes.

[@grokker99]

Least favorite people ever encountered? Strong words for a man who speaks facts.

[@marktregonning44]

There is no one in the world today like Noam Chomsky for clearly and succinctly analysing how power works.

[@marvinleftwich]

I do not know of anyone who can replace Chomsky , who cannot live forever.

[@alejandroestevez876]

Thanks for this interview Lex! So much to learn from Noam Chomsky 🙏🏻

[@jrhwood_]

Excellent interview, impressed at the diversity of Ukraine views you have had on your show. A true marketplace of ideas for the free and transparent public discourse.

[@ibrstellar1080]

Until KZbin shuts him down for not following the narrative and Agenda's.

[@edgarfriendly5321]

Not really. Chomsky wanted the un-jabbed to starve. He is a tyrant and always was. Just like Rage Against the Machine and all the other commies; they pretend to be anti-authoritarian. But what they really want is to be the authoritarians wielding the power.

[@jamesp.6178]

Lex is a Gentleman and Scholar.

[@WilliamFontaineJr]

You have as much impact on me as a 67 year old man as any information broadcast I have seen in my life.

[@scottmorley3672]

So well said. And I am 61

[@timhendrix414]

Meh, i’m 127

[@mitch3990]

That’s awesome

[@irismurray2428]

You had me with “meh”

[@joaquincimas1707]

@@timhendrix414 Sir, go to sleep.

[@guybaehr8124]

One of Chomsky's great values is that he concentrates on the really important questions and issues and does not let himself get distracted by non-essential or unanswerable questions or issues (so often invoked by propagandists and superficial journalists). It doesn't matter if Putin or the neocons are "mad," "demented," "evil" or even "well-intentioned good guys". Look at what they do and say and what the logical consequences are for humanity.

[@morganfreeman544]

@@rezakarampour6286 The Ukraine conflict was instigated by the West but Russia is clearly using it as an attempt to expand and annex a country that has been very vocal about how little it wants to be annexed. The CIA operations there are integral to the story, but don't change the base idea of what Russia is doing.

[@cereal_thinker]

​@@rezakarampour6286Fuck Russia and the ChiComs, We like our freedom.

[@someguy5261]

well said

[@Alan_Dler]

Thank you Lex for such great interview and great questions.

[@michaelbass9752]

Lex thank you for having Mr. Chomsky on again. Mr. Chomsky, thank you for your lifelong commitment to educate through your writing, your teaching and your activism.

[@fabiengerard8142]

🙏🏼🙏🏾🙏

[@ricktd6891]

He's a commie who pushed the global warming scam on people.

[@jestermoon]

Thanks again for getting us his thoughts on the world in which we live. In real time.

[@sambtrashee8430]

Thank you a LOT for posting this video and I agree with all the boys and girls below: Noam has such a brilliant and analytical mind that I can only listen (or read his books) in awe and wonder. Asking myself: it's so obvious, why didn't I have thought of it this way. Thanks again.

[@beyondrecall9446]

during my childhood, I was fortunate enough to see what the cnn was saying and seing the real thing with my own eyes asnato bombs were a normal part of evryday life, so I never ook the mediand world leader's word just like that..The Ukraine conflic was certain by 2014 and it was something that was just about to happen

[@loneranger3261]

This is the best thing I've heard this week or more.. Great Interview!

[@guyboulton3269]

Thanks for having the great Noam Chomsky on. I listened very carefully!

[@jaybob9317]

The great guy who want to starve the unvaccinated? Give me a break he is a propagandized fool.

[@CB-os4lf]

I wish he hadn't changed so much since he was younger. He has become the enemy

[@low_vibration]

@@CB-os4lf yea when he was younger he did great things like denying the Cambodian genocide

[@reecemccullough4829]

Chomsky has shaped my world view for the past 18 years (started reading his works in my late teens). To be so lucid at 93 is a testament to his passion, studies and excellence. Thank you both for this podcast.

[@77Avadon77]

I'm sorry.

[@TimHamer]

Poor you

[@johnthefisherman6683]

Lex Friedman was clearly not prepared to interview Noam Chomsky. Some questions were just silly

[@mikewiz1054]

Well done Lex. The best thing to do when confronted with massive intellect is to listen and learn.

[@TheRealFastMarcus]

"It's very hard to be in a position of leadership of a violent and aggressive power and not carry out evil acts." ~Noam Chomsky . . Thank you Noam for your sincere, honest, and powerful insights. You are such an incredible and inspiring intellectual.

[@brakgeluid]

Meanwhile he keeps on denying the last genocide that happened in Europe by downplaying its severity and alluding to conspiratorial media setting up fake photographs. I think it's a sad state of affairs when someone like this can openly state this kind of stuff without being called out on it. Baffles me to no end that I didn't even know about this until very recently. His platform and his focus is the U.S. so who cares what detrimental inaccuracies he spouts about this historically defining moment in Europe. I urge anyone to do some research on his position around fall of Yugoslavia.

[@brakgeluid]

@Ronald Reagan Shut up with your fake insights

[@djtan3313]

So bloody true, right!

[@pitchforkpeasant6219]

5 replies. I see, 1.

[@JohnSmith-su3ze]

Trump managed it

[@Dalia_dk]

I recently discovered your podcast through Huberman, and a few episodes in I thought to myself “a talk with Noam Chomsky would be amazing” and boom… I just stumbled on this & literally screamed 😭 love him! such an impressive & brilliant soul. Thank you for the great content.

[@kamalsuriya275]

Lovely sister ❤️

[@billlets5460]

It's going to be a sad day when he's gone. Can I get you a biscuit? Tea? Salad? How can I pay you back for what you have tirelessly given all of us?

[@aliparveez3603]

@@billlets5460 Ur words appreciating more worth than biscuits salad tea in response of paying off what was conveyed to u including others around globe in respect of knowledge by Chomsky.. knowledge is such a charity which can't paid off. U too can share in Ur capacity same charity to pay off it to Chomsky..

[@atomiclobotomy944]

Noam Chomsky is a nitwit. Or, to put it more kindly, a senile old man. He does not understand what is happening in Ukraine.

[@micnorton9487]

@@rezakarampour6286 .. exactly,, if this war was to prevent Russia from taking over a part of Mexico I could understand it but obviously this is a war right on Russia's border... And the West still seems to be talking this idiocy like they are in the right somehow... even Chomsky calling The invasion an illegal act of aggression seems to miss the fact that this is a war of the Russian state trying to maintain its integrity against an illegal alliance of military adversaries otherwise known as NATO... I don't see how Chomsky can honestly say that it's okay for the United States to send weapons to kill Russians but yet that we're not at war with Russia... I'm not saying that these military actions are right but I am saying is that in the world that the United States has created what else can you do? Somebody threatens you militarily, you deal with the threat... So that applies to the United States, when all it wants out of Iraq is for investors to get rich, but it doesn't apply to Russia when Russia is fighting an existential crisis on its own border? See anything wrong with this picture?

[@j-ch8787]

Nice to finish on a Voltaire word, Lex. Interesting Itw of this mentor since "Nam war" when I was a teen. "blood baths" was my intro to Chomsky thought. Tks for this quiet "review" / insight on international policy.

[@woofna1948]

Lex - Thank you for giving Noam an opportunity to speak on these subjects. This was a very interesting, and very informative interview - and as always, a pleasure to hear Noam's clear-eyed take on domestic and international issues.

[@yahdedeyah7172]

Whoa. Did not see this coming. Thank you so much sir!

[@KeithWhalen11]

Manufacturing Consent and Noam's Class War speech from 1996 are always worth revisiting. Despite some indefensible comments surrounding 9/11 and the treatment of the unvaccinated, he remains one of the greatest public intellectuals in history.

[@craigbanbury]

His comments on the unvaccinated really knocked the wind out of me; I could barely believe what I was hearing. But it's glad to read that others maintain the ability to not throw the baby out with the bath water.

[@clebphlips]

what comments did he make around 911 and unvaccinated?

[@KeithWhalen11]

@@clebphlips He said that those who didn't want to take the experimental mRNA vaccines should be removed from society and that acquiring food would now be "their problem". Apropos Sept. 11th, I'd suggest his book 9-11: Was There an Alternative? and his correspondence letters with Christopher Hitchens.

[@j.jacobyentertainmentltd.2029]

Thank You for this insight.

[@alya_kuznetsova]

Many thanks for this interview.

[@WhyGoThere]

Reading the transcript saved me 42 minutes. Great conversation.

[@Pawn-Sac]

I saw the transcript for the first interview. Where did you find this one?

[@evolve101]

Well you missed the experience of the interview.. You could have had it in the background while doing stuff and listened..

[@treesart6914]

I am so glad Noam Chomsky exists to make sense of everything. Seeing him age, frightens me a little because I'm not sure who else will be this straightforward.

[@ajaycyriljose9419]

Norman Finkelstein

[@waysaund]

There is no equal. But Chris Hedges is quite prolific.

[@djtan3313]

Ure on ya own, young American minds…

[@deadbeetz9553]

As soon as I saw this this video I got so excited. It's gonna be a great drive back.

[@alvanosm]

I was a student at university circa 2000 ~ 2005. I remember a great teacher of mine recommended Noam and It changed my whole outlook on uncovering truth, and seeking wisdom in our crazy world. As a complete shot in the dark I found Noam’s Email and sent him a thank you, never thinking he’d respond. I was wrong, Noam sent an Email back and reciprocated the kind words and told me to keep searching for truth and wisdom. Thanks Lex for interviewing this kind and thoughtful person and thanks Noam for your words on making this world a better place for generations to come.

[@user123qweqw3]

Well, did you find "truth and wisdom"?

[@noleftturnunstoned]

@@user123qweqw3 do we ever?

[@reggiebanks7627]

Just finished listening to this podcast. I’m in a somber mood and more determined to really evaluate what I support and how I perceive them.

[@MultiSpazzo]

If only world leaders listened to this man

[@eaglethefox]

Madmen are at the top and often only listen to their own tune. Maybe just maybe RFK can fix this, but we'll see. would be a 180 switch in 4-8 years. very unlikely, but good hope

[@jhonklan3794]

the world would end in a day. He thought pol pot was better than goerge bush .

[@ronyben-nachum7803]

Thank you very much. Very impressive Chomsky. A pleasure to listen to him.

[@dacnis8204]

All I can say is thank you, and congrats for having a conversation with one of the greatest minds to ever grace this planet. That was incredible. And sobering.

[@tired5]

He wanted to commit genocide just a year ago.

[@GIGACHAD-xs6wj]

he's been consistently wrong in the field outsife of his expertise. His fetishization towards marxism is also disgusting

[@Planetside2Simon8989]

@@GIGACHAD-xs6wj He is a widely respected professor outside of politics which makes him probably one of the most interesting guests Lex Fridman has ever had

[@mario9318]

@@GIGACHAD-xs6wj He is not even a marxist dude, either you haven't done your research or you don't know what Marxism is, or both.

[@gmw3083]

@@GIGACHAD-xs6wj Chomsky calls himself an anarchist, so your characterization is wrong. Everyone is wrong sometimes. Get it? All big government is core erupted. Especially Americas version.

[@michaelmcgarrity6987]

I remember reading Chomsky Ideas of applying algorithms to code names. This idea made them searchable on large Person Databases back in the Early Days of Mainframe Computing and enabled a process called "SoundX" to be applied which significantly improved abilities to get a hit on a Name Search across multi Million Name Databases which was then a big deal then because every CPU and Memory Bit mattered. Systems could grind to a halt with Disk Thrashing. The Man is still Sharp and likely forgot about that long ago. Tip of the Hat to Noam.

[@funstuffonthenet5573]

Interesting. I first learned about him from Computer Science as well. His Linguistic work was used to build models for languages was applied to programming languages. I believe it was the concept of CFGs Context Free Grammars. This technique is used in many compilers today.

[@michaelmcgarrity6987]

@@funstuffonthenet5573 He's a Swiss Army Knife of Skill sets with a Sharp Blade to Boot.

[@michaelmcgarrity6987]

@@funstuffonthenet5573 I spent a couple months testing name search applications back in the day when Email was a new thing used mostly in the Geekazoid Realm. I remember even Linus Torvalds thought highly of Noam. Linus was good to bounce Testing approaches off if you didn't bug him too much.

[@Paiichii]

@@michaelmcgarrity6987 Also after you're done and have cleaned yourself up, don't forget to add that he's a pro-China Marxist who parrots anti-American talking points to keep favor with academia.

[@michaelmcgarrity6987]

@@Paiichii Swiss Army Set of Skill sets. Comes with a Corkscrew wether we drink Wine or not. I oppose most of Noams Politics but you can have reasonable debates with him despite significant difference in Values.

[@josephghebrengus7458]

Great ❤️&respect may God bless him.

[@garyfaliageorgiou3482]

Thanks for looking and hearing the MASTER of diplomatic relations history.Deeply respect and a happy New year 2023.

[@garyfaliageorgiou3482]

@Ronald Reagan With all my respect the professor Chomsky had told about a diplomatic solution. The importance of having diplomatic solutions in a bloody war are not working against any sense of How many money are probably produced.With all my respect I wish you a happy new year.

[@antokent]

Wow, this is the best version of Noam I've heard for 20 years. He's on it...

[@proteus4301]

I thought that myself. He's looking and sounding fine. Good audio helps.

[@sleepyjoe4529]

@@kauphaart0 you're a clown sit down and go away

[@erichaynes7502]

40:30 Noam is so right about how things started changing drastically in the late 70's early 80's. In 1978 I was 13 living off a highway in Independence Missouri. All that was on a mile stretch of highway by our house was a small quik mart convenience store. As 1978 went by I saw an explosion of fast food places being built. Hardees, Wendy's, 7-11, Quick Trip, Pizza Hut and a couple of others all within half a mile of each other. A year earlier I had been living in a very small town of 12,000 people and the next year in a much bigger city and literally saw the conversion of locally owned stores to franchise stores in the blink of an eye. 30 years later I saw documentary footage of once Chess champion turned crazy person Bobby Fischer walk around aimlessly in 1978, you can see all the myriad of franchise food places being built in the background. At the time all these shiny new stores seemed fantastic but ultimately it looks like it was the beginning of a nightmare..and I'm just talking fast food joints.

[@erichaynes7502]

@Aqua Fyre Towards the end Chomsky answers Lex's question about is America tearing itself apart. Thanks for you question though I added a time stamp to my post.

[@scottydog9997]

Bobby Fischer wasn't crazy, people just refused to understand him.

[@cockoffgewgle4993]

Neoliberalim

[@richlisola1]

Insightful comment! I was born in 1982, so I didn’t see those same changes. Although I’ve certainly seen plenty for myself in my lifetime, including growing sprawl in my town

[@richlisola1]

@Aqua Fyre It fits in with the growth of globalization and the centralization of power generally. And these forces drive the Ukrainian War and geopolitics overall.

[@ANGEL-eh6pd]

This was such an insightful interview! Thank you for posting.

[@batteryjuice3041]

Omg Mr noam has lost it. First he said that all unwaxxed people should blame themself for not taking the "clot shot" and now he is on the line of that Russia is the bad guy. I am not gonna say more, the guy is to old to comprehend logic anymore. Remember who started the most wars these last 100 years with false flags and it put things in perspective. Yea offcourse, put all "Nator" millitary on the border of russian, then corrupt the goverment to in ukraina so US can control every move. In the meantime let mr Claus take over the cabinets of all european countries and deprive them of all control. Guy is spoon fed these days.. no offence but this is the second time he is out of it

[@sebastianiangrasso764]

The clarity accuracy and truth this elder luminary still brings to humanity is beyond value. Our current leaders should be drawing on his thoughts and suggestions to help solve some of our current problems. 😮

[@Golgibaby]

Transparency, authenticity, flexibility/agility in your content approach = integrity in your work and process. Thank you for your work!

[@victorvictor369]

You wrote this under chomskys interview

[@laurelmoore3904]

Thank you Noam....for a lifetime spent in service of the truth and for objectivity. Rumble young man rumble. 💪

[@annalisa14]

Have you seen the film by Francis Ford Coppola called, “Rumble Fish “ ?

[@johncromwell2529]

Lex time to bring back Noam

[@oreilly1237878]

Noam Chomsky is one of the few people who manages to get the truth across.We owe him a big debt of gratitude.

[@carlodave9]

Still banned on corporate media and even PBS. Mr. Dangerous.

[@robertjamesonmusic]

Gnome

[@blingpup21]

Lex is on Another Level. Great guests!! Best channel on KZbin.

[@dobianuli2742]

😂😂😂

[@jboomhauer]

Great to see Noam still spitting the truth. There are few like him.

[@MicahMicahel]

did you like it when he called for the staving to death of the un va xxe d? Funny how he didn't understand that having big pharma pay for 75% of ALL advertising in 2020 shaped his opinion. Funny how Chimpsky can't recognize obvious propaganda.

[@callmebigpapa]

Pro tip, Since Noam is speaking a little slower as he has gotten older putting the video on 1.5x speed makes him sound young again :)

[@VivianeSchneider]

So far, the most important podcast I have ever seen. Thank you Lex and Noam. Just an amazing and necessary podcast!

[@Rkitt8]

Dude. I’ve been a long time listener but have sort of been drawn away from podcasts. Coming back and going through your episodes but by bit, seeing Noam blew my mind. Cannot wait to get through this.

[@j.kevinhunt147]

Thank you for featuring Dr. Chomsky, Lex. You've moved up substantially on my personal scale of respectability. Excellent interview; much more substantive than Piers Morgan's kind but less substantive effort.

[@rogerbaker9163]

Such an important capture. So sad wisdom is above political pay grades. Well done Lex, we live in hope.

[@andrewstockton8876]

Lex, you're an incredible human being. Thank you for being yourself and being one of the truth seekers of our time. It's an honor to be able to watch your podcasts, especially for free. Thank you man, we love you 🤟💙

[@moreknowslessshows]

More content of his i see more i respect him.

[@moreknowslessshows]

@twowheelsdown2002 When someone murders they are 100 % responsible so they get imprisoned . With not getting the vaccine you possibly are responsible 0.0000001 % of someone dying. Maybe more maybe less. How small that number should be for us to allow people to possibly kill other people?

[@moreknowslessshows]

@twowheelsdown2002 We may not be able to calculate it precisely but there is a number. by your calculation vaccines stop 0% of the transmissions.

[@moreknowslessshows]

@twowheelsdown2002 Exactly.. With or without any data your answer is 100% no.

[@moreknowslessshows]

@twowheelsdown2002 Pray that next pandemic takes a pass from you ,your family and friends than. At some point society will take a pass from this mentality.

[@Bob-sb7sp]

Thank you...this is a serious wake up call and we all feeling it .We have to resolve the anger against each other, unlock doors and re evaluate our human condition urgently the way we live.

[@kienvo]

Noam Chomsky is definitely one of great minds in human history! What a great interview. Thank you, Lex. Your podcast is amazing and one of my favorite.

[@jhonklan3794]

one of the greatest propagandists who praised pol pot but thinks america is the worst regime

[@queentamada786]

@@jhonklan3794 exactly! such a shame!

[@DC-pw6mo]

I respect Noam Chomsky’s approach to looking at the geopolitical environment. I continue to hope….

[@amymarieZ]

Noam Chompsky has read A LOT of things. He sees the world from a lense few of us are capable of seeing.

[@clicheguevara5282]

...and yet he still advocated for full blown authoritarianism during the pandemic.

[@amymarieZ]

@@clicheguevara5282 white dress, blue dress moment 👗 complex views require deep understanding.

[@GalacticNovaOverlord]

@@clicheguevara5282 You're an actual fool. Did you pass grade school?

[@clicheguevara5282]

@@amymarieZ I guess you and Noam are just on a totally different level of intelligence.

[@mattbrown3562]

Must admit I got a little giddy when I saw the Chomsky notification pop-up. My favorite political commentator by a mile. Manufacturing Consent was a paradigm shift in my life. Keep on keeping on Chomsky, a legend among legends.

[@JannisSicker]

not to forget about his tremendous contributions to linguistics!

[@allanhindmarch7323]

One of the great minds of our time. I love listening to Noam Chomsky.

[@thecount1001]

did you listen to the bitter, and i mean, bitter end?

[@MikBak1814]

One of extremely few great minds of our time.

[@allanhindmarch7323]

@@MikBak1814 very true 👍

[@allanhindmarch7323]

@@thecount1001 sure did

[@MikBak1814]

@@allanhindmarch7323 So how did you first stumble upon Chomsky, Allan?

[@helensmusings]

An interesting listen.i don't agree with Chomsky's ideas on things like the climate, nor his political leanings, but I certainly appreciate the mental clarity and dexterity within the conversation. He has a linguistic brilliance in his remarks that few can match

[@swagdeteriorating]

Chomsky rejecting the premises of some of Lex's questions gives me life

[@leynagh]

Chomsky was being polite ,too polite perhaps, because those with fixed minds will choose to be deaf to what he was saying .

[@hermineleboutte1176]

TOTALY WRONG THERE IS NO COMPARISON WITH THE WAR IN IRAK HE DOESN'T SAY THE TRUTH AND IT'S FOOLISH TO SPEAK ABOUT A WAR BETWEEN CHINA AND THE STATES IT'S JUST A FICTION HE IS NOT A PROPHET

[@tfk884]

its depressing to know that this guy is the only one left debunking American MSM war-baiting Narratives. Its ridiculous how much misinformation and propaganda there is in America on topics about China and Russia. As an American myself, traveling the world and actually living outside the US changes your views and quickly makes u realize how much bullshit Americans believe in. The way America has painted countries like China/Russia and its people is absolutely disgraceful and borderline RACIST.

[@susankeith326]

@@hermineleboutte1176 You're wrong.

[@tobiasquinn1655]

Please brother, don’t find a need to rush your videos. They have a significance to them that other people don’t seem to harness. You ask the right questions, both analytical, and critical. You make a read of peoples hearts and measure them with yours, always properly. Keep your mind calm like the finger lakes waters and your spirit ever strong. We are all with you along the way. If I have any blessings to send, I certainly send them your way. Keep wary of the memories you receive from experiencing war. They are lessons many people today don’t learn, and although it is a burden to hold, it is the reality of things. Take care my friend.

[@philosopher888stoned]

👏

[@ghostpiratelechuck2259]

I reckon this has more to do with Noam, in this case. He’s heard of hearing, it looks like he’s reading the questions. He’s very busy. Being interviewed seems to be physically tiring for him. I haven’t seen more than an hour from him in recent years.

[@RichardJones-oq3fg]

Your quoting Voltaire at the end of your conversation with Noam Chomsky immediately brought to mind what's written at the end of the the book of the book of Revelation! Amazing insight Lex; and thanks.

[@dorvilfamily5446]

This man is a powerhouse. A lot of wisdom has been passed on.

[@MixtapeEntertainment]

When Lex saw the breadth of his podcast, he wept for there were no more worlds to conquer.

[@CB-os4lf]

Not me this guy is a total looser. argued for things that lex's grandparents suffered under 60 years ago.

[@keenanlarsen1639]

We still need the Putin episode.

[@lindamarceline]

I like how Lex takes Chomsky's age into account. Great respect for the craftsmanship of interviewing!

[@McFraneth]

Respectful eastern European roots: respect for your elders. Everywhere but in anglo countries are the elderly addressed as "uncle" or "aunty" or "grandfather" or "grandmother" by younger people. I grew up calling my elders aunty and uncle (South African mother).

[@RajuGogul]

What a powerful interview. A historic I should say. Yes. The duo here fighting for better future for human civilization. Whether the efforts worth? Now who can bell the cat?

[@ricornellas1821]

Lex, thank you for your work which is truly important for the world. Forge on. I support you and all who respect humanity.

[@abdulachik]

what a fascinating conversation, thank you very much lex

[@rezakarampour6286]

Search . ' Why is Ukraine the West's Fault . '

[@marlanivanovich1828]

Noam dug deep. Thanks for the interview!

[@frankandrews3242]

Is it possible to get a transcript of this interview?

[@anurruti]

I want this guy to say the eulogy in my funeral. His voice and cannot be more ad-hoc for the topics covered in the interview.

[@vexobenovex]

Thank you for this.

[@tech1238]

That intro sent chills down my spine.

[@kevinmclain6741]

It's an absolute and hyperbolic idiocy. Glad it gave you chills

[@Synodalian]

@@kevinmclain6741 How is it idiotic? It literally almost happened with the USSR, stopped by only _one_ person.

[@kevinmclain6741]

@@Synodalian Oh please. Do you believe in the tooth fairy too?

[@ludicres1]

I used to love Chomsky in my 20s , latter on I realized that he never really gets to the core of the real meaning of events and why things are the way they are, and who is behind them.

[@mynewcolour]

That’s fair. I’d say his value is in reminding us of the bigger picture. His focus is material and political need and much analysis seems to *avoid* that (not seeing the wood for the trees) because it’s not an ‘angle’ or ‘hot take’.

[@psilocybin5983]

I downloaded two documentary on Chomsky last week, im so stoked to watch this! Thanks M. Fridman

[@blaynestaleypro]

Chomsky is good at revealing corruption and explaining foreign policy, but he believe all heirarchies are inherently corrupt and that the west is a totalitarian patriarchy. Both of which are just wrong. Jordan Peterson is better. He explains why it's wrong.

[@Glowbox3D]

Man that was pretty bleak. As an American born and raised, with a father who somehow survived Vietnam and came back decorated (but forever changed), I am saddened by the direction we've taken. I too was blinded by the 'proud to be an American' sentiment in the 80s and 90s, but that is long gone. I am constantly embarrassed by our actions, our administration, and by the way we tread forward into the future. Greed and power are the driving force, and it's clear as day. We are a sick country and it shows. I do, however, have hope for the future. I have hope that at some point (before total world wide annihilation) there will be a genuine shift in our mentality. I think once all of the old-guard have vanished, and the new generations take the helm, we can heal. For my children's sake, and their children's sake, I pray to the Gods that be we can overcome these incredible obstacles.

[@simplenumber]

You sound like it is an American fault that putins unleashed genocidal war in Europe. If so, the fault was being too soft towards the world's thugs, not other way around. There is no way to stop putin from pressing the button by America playing nice to him. If something stops him it will be a credible threat of russia mainland annihilation in case they use a single nuke, while kicking out their thugs out of Ukraine with all our power. Reflexing on how badly we treated poor Saddam won't stop the madness we found ourselves in.

[@danielparra6902]

As a non American I thank you for your bravery.

[@jaredarmstrong7403]

Well, you can live to be 93 and counting critiquing it while living there.

[@blackniall8509]

@@danielparra6902 What bravery?

[@blackniall8509]

You're self hate and literally begging for forgiveness or attenion what ever it is youre is a big part of why the west and dying Why have you all gone so soft and pitiful?