Noam Chomsky - Silfur Egils Interview

Noam Chomsky visited Iceland last weekend, gave a public talk and an interview on the Icelandic TV news analysis program Silfur Egils. Date: 2011.09.11

[@PaulFrank_paz]

@diogeneslaertius666 Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us.

[@s0673451]

how do you find all these chomsky videos then put them online so quickly, copym3?

[@copym3]

@s0673451 maybe cause i am doing this a long time =) i had 2 youTube channels before this one which both got deleted! Also over time you get your routine i guess! thanks a lot for all your kind comments! I wish you all the best! Archit3kt

[@PaulFrank_paz]

@diogeneslaertius666 "to earn my trust ever again" I would be thankful to know the source of your lost trust.

[@PaulFrank_paz]

@diogeneslaertius666 I want to thank you for sharing your experience and perceptions here. That is adequate reason in itself for speaking out. That said, from where I sit I have nothing substantive to hang onto other than one participant's acerbic report. If you could name a front group, provide some details,or whatever, some of the rest of us might have something more to work with. If not, then we will just have the red flag you have raised for us. Best Regards, Paul Frank

[@PaulFrank_paz]

@diogeneslaertius666 Thank you for your consideration.

[@Gazpacho8]

Order from corporations as he says? Or somewhere else? Or have i unwittingly wandered into the discussion of a conspiracy theory I haven't heard of.

[@copym3]

...the law and structures of our economy. If you listen to chomksy carefully he always talks about these matters. But that is not my point here! I think what you really miss is that for many people chomskys ideas are a wake up call and they change their minds completly. I dont know if you listen to people like Alex Jones but for me his ideas spread much more confusion that understanding. Lets focus on the hard fact. Most things are hidden and are very easy to understand if you open your eyes. A

[@PaulFrank_paz]

@diogeneslaertius666 So it is your view that little or no good is inspired by Chomsky's critical analysis, and that he somehow leads people to front groups. Can you name any front groups, give examples of how he has engaged people in futile pursuits, or otherwise put some meat on this bone? Or is the main problem that he should have figured out what you have figured out, and is a disservice to revolutionaries who now chasing the wrong villains?

[@PaulFrank_paz]

@diogeneslaertius666 I don't have a few days, and while my academic training is fading, I still think I could deal with, say, "Chomsky said X is true, but this research or field reports or data or my personal observations or ??? aren't consistent with that statement, conclusion, or whatever" OR "Chomsky's theory says X, but xyz" I like Chomsky, but he is open to criticism. Share you bottom-line problem; I'll ask a few questions to get what I need. I really want to understand your problem?

[@copym3]

@diogeneslaertius666 but what is soo wrong in fighting for 2 states in israel palestine, for a ending of the wars in iraq and afghanistan, for a universal health care, for a more equal educational system, against the power of the bid corporations, for more concern about the enviroment, against the globalisation of the very rich, for more democracy at the workplace, for unions, for more justice in the courts, for the 2,5 billion extrem poor of this world! I dont know but this i learnd from chom..

[@copym3]

@diogeneslaertius666 the people united will never be defeated! I dont agree with you at all but still i can feel that we probatly agree on a lot of issues. The first part off your message i can understand well but to offend chomsky and his many supporters dont helps at all! When the outcome counts for you you should try to convince people! Maybe you could start it with saying where you disagree with chomksy! I think i know some about the anti-NWO ideas but maybe others do not! all the best A

[@FA8T]

@diogeneslaertius666 water..........

[@MrFeic]

he should be on fox like the rest of the bullshit puppets

[@copym3]

Like i said i dissagree. In my opinion what counts is action! For that we need to understand our society better! Its our capitalist system what out all the power and wealth in the hand of very few people, while the vast marjority just serves or even suffers. Huge corporation are the modern tyranies which take or the power away from the democratic system. For me the FED or Rockefeller or some Bohemian Groove Club is really just distraction. We should focus on bringing people together to change..