Noam Chomsky: The United States - Israel's Godfather

[@t0kt0k]

I'm so glad to see Chomsky looking so healthy. I really hope he stays with us for another 10 or 20 years.

[@DonLusher]

He's going for the latter.

[@savant7288]

@@DonLusher seriously, it'll be a sad day when this man leaves the world.

[@southstudyspecialaide4934]

might be coming up soon 🥺

[@dunskie]

Thanks for putting this up Phubbsie. .

[@gitterfritter]

You're a great person for posting this. Really appreciate it.

[@marioprovi6048]

"Why Noam Chomsky is garbage" Once you've seen this, you'll look at this man differently

[@jereuter01]

Bullbunnies comment is simplistic: Hamas Massacre happened but figures vary from 7K - 40K and did not happen on one day but over a period of weeks. Although deplorable as an profound violation of human rights, Muslim Brotherhood extremists threatened the Syrian government of Assad with assassinations. Some argue that the event is considered as one of the few occasions after the end of World War II when an insurgency has been successfully dealt with by using military force.

[@shloopsieshloops3964]

"All churches should be destroyed" says Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia The highest official of religious law in S. Arabia & head of Supreme Council of Islamic Scholars said “all churches should be destroyed in Arabia”, citing a saying by Muhammad. A Kuwaiti parliamentarian called for a ban on the construction of new churches. Society of Revival of Islamic Heritage, asked the Sheikh to clarify what Islam says on the matter & clarify he did - in no uncertain terms!

[@tarnopol]

Thanks for posting!

[@a692poundgorilla]

@goblik2009 Chomsky can tell you more facts from memory than you would be able to research in a lifetime.

[@SDK2584]

"There are some ideas so wrong that only a very intelligent person could believe in them." --George Orwell--

[@robertbudtxu]

MIT Professor Noam Chomsky is a living revelation on quite a range of topics....

[@marioprovi6048]

"Why Noam Chomsky is garbage" Once you've seen this, you'll look at this man differently

[@ErichoTTA]

Long, but it's great to hear from Noam Chomsky. He's like the grandfather we never had.

[@shloopsieshloops3964]

Do I say all of this with the satisfaction of someone discussing the failings of his enemies? On the contrary, I firmly believe that the world would have been a much better place and my own neighborhood would have been much more pleasant and peaceful, if things were different.

[@lolmau5]

Noam deserves a better font than fucking comic sans!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@saidpls]

great video thanks for sharing

[@profd65]

You may be right. What I said was mainly a quick expression of my affection for Noam Chomsky and my gratitude for the work he has done.

[@shloopsieshloops3964]

The Chancellor’s remarks represent the first official acknowledgment that Germany, like other European countries, is destined to become a stronghold of Islam. She has admitted that the country will soon become a stronghold. In France, 30% of children age 20 years and below are Muslims. The ratio in Paris and Marseille has soared to 45%. In southern France, there are more mosques than churches.

[@rutycalderongoldshmid357]

What horrible!!

[@billclymer4866]

The bad thing about Noam is; He tells the truth/ Care to try to debunk him?

[@gjsterp]

@Ultraleftist I think you need to start at Sura 9:1 and also read any notes on the passages. 9:5 refers to those who the Muslims had made pacts with, but who consistently broke their promises. The Muslims, when they found the other side had broken their agreements, gave the other side 4 months to correct their mistakes. If the mistakes were not corrected, then the Muslims declared war at the end of 4 month, and yes, war was brutal in those days. War has never been kind to women and children.

[@kentallard8852]

the Chomsky essay 'The Victors' goes into this in great detail, search for it on his website.

[@shloopsieshloops3964]

A police union spokesman said surveillance footage of the attacker showed him as tall and bearded, aged about 35, possibly of North African origin and wearing a white Arab-style tunic. Hollande, in the Ethiopian city of Addis Ababa, commented on the stabbing to say police were hunting for the attacker but did not provide any details about his identity or any possible motivation for the attack.

[@dankbot420]

he always breaks it down

[@chenydeniz3594]

Wow ..comments from 12 years ago

[@engeldeeter]

I'd just like to thank Shloopsie Shloops, the picture of mental health, for choosing to publish his doctoral thesis on youtube. Shloopsie Shloops is nothing if not unconventional. Why don't we talk about something more substantive like the fact that Noam wears such comfy, cozy sweaters that call to mind leaves changing color in New England and yadda, yadda, yadda. I don't know why more people just don't dismiss Noam without reading or listening to anything he says. Oh wait...but those sweaters.

[@ebruceii]

We should be thanking Mr. Chomsky for having the GUTS to tell the truth with NO bias.

[@shloopsieshloops3964]

ANKARA, Turkey - Two car bombs exploded in a Turkish town near the border with Syria on Saturday, killing around 40 people and wounding 100 others, officials said. Turkey's deputy prime minister said Syria's intelligence and military were "the usual suspects" behind the bombings, but said authorities were still investigating the attacks. The blasts, which were 15 minutes apart, raised fears that Syria's brutal civil war violence was crossing into its neighbor.

[@shloopsieshloops3964]

The Swedish riots have similarities with those in London two years ago and in Paris in 2005 - an incident triggered widespread attacks on property, although there is no evidence of looting in Stockholm as there was in London. A nursery school in Kista was among buildings set alight by youths But there does seem to be a particular Swedish problem. The country had a reputation for generosity and an especially welcoming attitude but now something is clearly going wrong.

[@dinavienna]

I am going to go out and buy every single one of his books.

[@FearlessCitizen]

Excellent...

[@leoluchzibritannia]

i like chomsky but i love the title "the godfather." You disobey the godfather, you sleep with the fishes.

[@zobielamouche1]

chomsky is a righteous among the jews

[@Gam87]

Traducción por favor, no he tenido tiempo de aprender inglés

[@QMPhilosophe]

I generally find that people who disagree with others tend to resort to childish name calling when they are intellectual incapable of challenging others' beliefs.

[@TheGodlessGuitarist]

@ISRAE4LOVE Facts, Noam Chomsky is the most cited and respected author and political analyst in the world. You on the other hand...

[@shloopsieshloops3964]

One of the car bombs exploded outside the city hall while the other went off outside the post office in the town of Reyhanli, a main hub for Syrian refugees and rebel activity in Turkey's Hatay province, just across the border. Images showed people frantically carrying victims through the rubble-strewn streets to safety. Deputy P.M. Arinc said 40 people killed & 100 wounded in the blasts & linked them to Syria.

[@mcapps1]

Also, there was something called the lend-lease pact between the US and the USSR and at the end of WW2, the USSR OWED the US a good deal of money.

[@shloopsieshloops3964]

The 19-year-old Tsarnaev attended mosque at the Islamic Society of Boston (ISB) in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The ISB hosted at its satellite cultural center a book signing April 6 featuring British journalist Victoria Brittain, who has criticized the United States and United Kingdom for waging a “war against Islam” in its anti-terrorism efforts.

[@bosniansoldier5305]

He is the man! I wish we could give him power to rule the world.

[@shloopsieshloops3964]

BALI TERROR-1: The 2002 Bali bombings occurred on 12 October 2002 in the tourist district of Kuta on the Indonesian island of Bali. The attack was claimed as the deadliest act of terrorism in the history of Indonesia according to the current police general, killing 202 people (including 88 Australians, 38 Indonesian, 27 Britons, 7 Americans and 5 Swedish citizens). A further 240 people were injured.

[@shloopsieshloops3964]

(Reuters) - A French soldier patrolling a business neighborhood west of Paris was stabbed in the neck and injured on Saturday by a man who fled the scene and is being sought by police, President Francois Hollande said. The 23-year-old was patrolling in uniform with two other soldiers as part of France's Vigipirate anti-terror surveillance plan when he was approached from behind around 6 p.m. and attacked with a knife or a box-cutter.

[@shloopsieshloops3964]

-The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), headquartered in Wash, controversial US Muslim org. -Starting with a single office in '94, CAIR now claims 31 affiliates, including a branch in Canada, with more steadily being added. -Besides grand national headquarters in Wash, it has impressive offices in other cities; the N.Y office, for example, is housed in 19-story Interchurch Center located on Manhattan's Riverside Drive. -What 'corporations'?... -What are you mumbling about?

[@horror11]

"and whats your explanation for the US following the exact same policy with dozens of other countries all around the world? " i dont know what u mean, can u explain pls?

[@Dustin.DeWind]

Early colonies period was when the Enlightenment thinkers and the uncorrupted Protestant churches made up nearly all of the leadership; and general people were willing to brave an unknown, undeveloped land to begin the foundations of an entirely new society - all in the name of freedom and truth. Respect between individuals and between groups was very high. Indians lived among us, took part to learn, and taught us. Then discussed with their allied tribes. Land and brotherhood were given joyfully

[@suskky]

This should be translated in many languages so that people all over the world could learn what really goes on..

[@shloopsieshloops3964]

-UK homegrown cleric who loathes the UK -Leading preacher of a hardline Islamic sect which controls half of UK mosques delivers a message filled with anger at non-Muslims -Gentle but clear voice has a mesmeric quality & as he recites verses of the Koran in Arabic they gain a hypnotic, captivating beauty -Then Riyadh ul Haq translates it to English & delivers his own interpretation of the holy text & what sounded so lyrical becomes a stark manifesto of separationist loathing

[@kentallard8852]

the claim that the Khmer Rouge were bosting of killing 2 million people, auto-genocide, came from the English translation of a French review by Jean Lacouture of a book by Francois Ponchaud about Cambodia. The book itself makes no such claim, Ponchaud says that the American war, '70-'75, killed 800,000 people, and then said that according to the US embassy in Bangkok 1.2 million had died since the war was over. The figures were conflated and attributed to the Khmer.

[@Terrible_Peril]

native rights are important. i think that if you want fairness for them, let them organize and come up with a position that works and support it. that's fairness. also, reparations are surely in order- as if anyone could ever afford what's owed especially here in america. but barely a first baby step has been taken anyway.

[@shloopsieshloops3964]

His message is that although Allah created his religion to reign supreme, Muhammad cautioned that a time would come when “different nations will invite one another against you, just as people seated around a platter of food invite one another to consume that food”.

[@yviva]

however, there being no unpopulated place available for them to create a nation, they began to perpetrate very similar abuses to those they had experienced repeatedly themselves in order to create space for that nation.

[@StephenLlud]

Genuine question: if the British had no right to fight in the American colonies as they had no right to be there then what about the colonists? Surely they were taking land from the natives? I am interested in opinions on this.

[@Dez-E]

@gertzadek Does he? Did he do this in a youtube video or something?

[@Justbeatit999]

When I saw the the words 'socalistworker' at 0:04 I turned off the video.

[@shloopsieshloops3964]

Part-2 Prof. Lewis views on Christendom & Islam as civilizations in perpetual collision since 7th A.D intrigue my curiosity for quite some time. Especially his essay "The Roots of Muslim Rage" ('90) where he alerts that the clash between the West & Islam is gaining momentum He introduced the term "Islamic fundamentalism". He used the phrase "clash of civilizations" in 1957 (before S. Huntington's famous book "Clash of Civilizations"

[@shloopsieshloops3964]

-German chancellor, Angela Merkel;" Attempts to create multicultural society "utterly failed" -Speaking to her Democratic party, shel said the idea of people from different cultural backgrounds living happily "side by side" did not work -She said the onus was on immigrants to do more to integrate into German society. "This [multicultural] approach failed, utterly failed," Merkel said UK Cameron & France's Sarkozy agree

[@CosmosFan1]

The guy to Noam's left looks crazy as hell.... especially when he nods in approval of what Noam is saying.

[@alb17ter]

As for followers of Islam, there are all kinds, same as in all other religions, undeniably. Whilst not condoning what some of them do, I can comprehend and empathise with utter despair in the face of terrible loss and persecution and a real holocaust being visited on a people on a daily basis for decades now. Also, as has often been done in the past, others commit the atrocities in a cunningly deceitful way calculated to incriminate the Muslims. Notoriously known services.

[@theTRUTHprincess]

"It is100% CERTAIN that 9-11 was a MOSSAD operation, period." -- Dr. Alan Sabrosky, former director of Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College

[@shloopsieshloops3964]

"Our enemy until the day of judgment is the Christians, what we call the westerners or Europeans" (Ali Al-Tamimi, Imam of the Dar al -Arqam, just outside Washington D.C) Feel free to contest this

[@shloopsieshloops3964]

-Walk into a UK mosque & chances are that it is the voice of Deoband you hear -Sheikh Abu Yusuf Riyadh ul Haq travels world wide to lecture, often to young people & his books & sermons sold widely -Many can be downloaded from the internet -Most offer guidance on the practice & beliefs of Islam -Mr ul Haq displays a deep love and respect for his fellow Muslims. It is when he chooses to talk about non Muslims & offers his analysis of world events - that the anger erupts

[@Boomoutgothelights]

@kelric6 I never said we should "follow" his words. We should aknowledge it, which is something you seemingly haven't done yet.

[@kelric6]

@xdeliriumx1 Sorry for the late reply... So are you essentially arguing that in war one should not use every advantage and it should be like a turn based thing? They attack, so the we will attack...? Plus, i'd also like to point out that attacks against Israel still occured while Hamas was being voted in. This isn't about the law, this is war...your arguing a theory from pre-napoleon times. What did i say that you think is incorrect?

[@Tmoney211]

I didnt realize Noam had such a sense of humor! "The Godfather doesn't like that! You have to be punished". lol.

[@43Reality]

We should stop separating people into different religions and races, we all are one. Peace cannot come through hatred but love and compassion too all life as all life is equal! x

[@Ame3thyst3]

Where are the comments?

[@shloopsieshloops3964]

"Don't get hysterical! The literary and other references you provide may or may not be valid. They could be as valid as the information regularly made available by the major corporate-owned media outlets. Anyone, world figure or not, can write"( alb) Dito

[@shloopsieshloops3964]

Suppose, for the sake of discussion, that someone would openly stay in a well-known address in Teheran, hosted by the Iranian Government and financed by it, executing one atrocity after another in Spain or in France, killing hundreds of innocent people, accepting responsibility for the crimes, promising in public TV interviews to do more of the same, while Iran issues public condemnations of his acts but continues to host him, invite him to official functions and treat him as a great dignitary

[@gjsterp]

@Ultraleftist During the Inquisitions, how do you suppose the church kept track of heretics? If you didn't go to church you were suspect. Neighbors would tell on you. It was a form of secret police that didn't have to be on the payroll. You could be brought up for questioning, which usually involved torture. Who wouldn't go to church?

[@shloopsieshloops3964]

The events of the last few years have amplified four issues, which have always existed, but have never been as rampant as in the present upheaval in the region. These are the four main pillars of the current World Conflict, or perhaps we should already refer to it as "the undeclared World War III". I have no better name for the present situation. A few more years may pass before everybody acknowledges that it is a World War, but we are already well into it.

[@mujahideentaliban]

Noam Chomsky, he is a good man, clever & brave

[@shloopsieshloops3964]

In MUSLIM Mali, children are half the 15.8 million population, & many "severely affected" by the conflict-UN report says. "Serious deterioration of security in Mali in characterized by large # of grave violations against children by MUSLIM armed groups" according to UN.

[@shloopsieshloops3964]

BBC May 24, '13 On OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) figures, Sweden has seen the biggest increase in inequality of any developed country over the past 25 years. Immigrants and their descendants tend to congregate in areas such as Husby, west of Stockholm where the violence started on Sunday. About 80% of the 11,000 residents are either first- or second-generation immigrants.

[@shloopsieshloops3964]

I should also say a word about the millions of decent, honest, good people who are either devout Moslems or are not very religious but grew up in Moslem families.

[@shloopsieshloops3964]

Europe permits Sharia law without grouching. Already in 2002 the Danish Integration Ministry pointed out that Muslim immigrants & descendants are working much less than Danes & contribute to the dependency ratio for the aging Danish population at the cost of public welfare

[@shloopsieshloops3964]

"Our enemy until the day of judgment is the Christians, what we call the westerners or Europeans" (Ali Al-Tamimi, Imam of the Dar al -Arqam, just outside Washington D.C)

[@Dionysos37]

We have to stop using the word "settlement" for what Israel builds in the occupied zones. A "settlement" implies that no human or other life that matters is already in and on the land in question---which is why European colonizers in Native America used the term as well. It means A) we are bringing civilization here, and B) if you were already here, it was nothing civilized. I see this word go under the radar every day, making it harder to think clearly about cause-effect...

[@alool12345]

Naom chomksy is the greatest intellecutal of his time, specificially on US foreign policy, he's unbiased has made him a inspiration to many around the world. Norman filkienstein isGREAT AS WELL.

[@shloopsieshloops3964]

Birth rates in the region are very high, increasing the poverty, the social gaps and the cultural decline. And all of this is happening in a region, which only 30 years ago, was believed to be the next wealthy part of the world, and in a Moslem area, which developed, at some point in history, one of the most advanced cultures in the world.

[@ericday4505]

Chomsky may well be the greatest intellectual the US has ever produced, great mind.

[@suren1946]

May I ask: who r u, Peter??

[@shloopsieshloops3964]

BBC May 24, '13 Sweden had a reputation for generosity & welcoming attitude but now something is wrong” Police were not intervening aggressively. Decided to liaise with community leaders - including mosques - to calm the situation. Fatal shooting Despite it, some local people said the police had been heavy-handed & there anger at the shooting dead by police of an elderly man wielding a knife 10 days ago. Many said there was a wider context of a growing gap between rich & poor in Sweden

[@shloopsieshloops3964]

("New York Times") "3 powerful lobbyists T. Podesta, R. Livingston & T. Moffett succeeded on behalf of Egypt to persuade U.S Senators to stop a bill calling on Egypt to "curtail human rights abuses." In the lobbying campaign, former congressman T. Moffat said the bill “would be an insult” to an important ally. “Don’t do this now to our friends in Egypt ” he said. Lobbyists Podesta, Moffat & Livingston share "a joint, multimillion-dollar lobbying contract with Egypt" -Oh boy, sweetie...

[@kentallard8852]

"why should the americans have problems with nasser?" Independent. Not following orders. Using resources for development rather than exporting them. And worst of all, encouraging others to try to be independent too.

[@Terrible_Peril]

that is a small part of it, yes. but if you listened to what was said after that at all, you'd know what the rest was.

[@vietnamd0820]

I agree with Mastamind968...If someone criticizes the U.S. for stealing land from Native-Americans, does that make him/her anti-American? Of course not! Ilan Pappe, an Israeli Jew, wrote an excellent book called the Ethnic Cleansing Of Palestine, in which Pappe uses Israeli records to prove that Israel stole the land from the Palestinians. Does that book make Pappe anti-Semitic? Of course not!

[@kentallard8852]

But even if it were the case - so what? what does it mean? what doe it prove? Nothing. We're talking about corporations, they have a legal obligation to maximize the value of the firm.

[@shloopsieshloops3964]

In my humble opinion, this will definitely happen. The Spanish trains and the Istanbul bombings are only the beginning. The unity of the Civilized World in fighting this horror is absolutely indispensable. Until Europe wakes up, this unity will not be achieved.

[@Rocketeer1001]

"Bottom line, if someone else has done it does it make it ok for anyone to do it?" So Iran should not have nukes. Yes?

[@degas5000]

What's your point? Saying that the war on Nicaragua was terrorism is being an apologist......?

[@kentallard8852]

I dont know what you're talking about, why would I deny the coup d'etat that occured on September 11 1973, are you suggesting Chomsky denied it or defended it? The US backed Augusto Pinochet led military junta to oust the democratically elected government. "I dont see why we should let a country go communist just because of the irresponsibility of its people" - Henry Kissenger. Now of course they weren't communist, thats just how they have to frame it

[@shloopsieshloops3964]

Part-1 Bernard Lewis, historian, scholar in Oriental studies. Prof. Emeritus of Near Eastern Studies at Princeton Unive. Specializing in history of Islam & interaction between Islam & West. One of West’s leading scholars of Islam by Encyclopedia of Historians & Historical Writing. 60-year career as most influential postwar historian of Islam & Middle East. In a series of articles he revolutionized the history of Middle East by analyzing Islamic society, governments, economy & demographics

[@kentallard8852]

That however does not include the roll back of the poverty reduction, healthcare and sanitaton programs of the Allende government. Under his government great strides were made in elimating medical conditions long gone in 1st world governments and increasing the quality of such basic amenities as drinking water. All this was resversed under the Chicago Boys, with results you would expect. Factor those figures in and the toll would be substantially larger.

[@kentallard8852]

and whats your explanation for the US following the exact same policy with dozens of other countries all around the world?

[@gameral3947]

Noam may have been more clear by saying Israel doesn't have a right to defend themselves by their war of aggression.

[@juzzlookin]

Probably, treading on eggshells.

[@vikramtheone]

Can anyone please give me an answer for my questions. If there is a large number of countries (UN) asking Israel to come out of West bank and Gaza and if Israel is not listening to UN then how come none of the other countries taking any hard steps against Israel? Is not UN more powerful than USA and Israel? Or is UN = US?

[@kentallard8852]

And I gave you the first example. You have yet to explain why the USA provides the same level of support to those regimes I mentioned (and countless others).

[@nicopopoify]

I'm not so sure about who is the real godfather

[@shloopsieshloops3964]

July 20,'10 UN chief auditor issued strong condemnation of Secretary General Ki-moon (Washington Post). Inga-Britt Ahlenius, (UN Internal Oversight Services chief), wrote that Ban prevented efforts to root out corruption & hiring staff. 'Your actions (Ki-Moon) are not only deplorable, but seriously reprehensible. ... Your action is without precedent & seriously embarrassing for yourself,' Ahlenius said. 'I regret to say that the UN is in a process of decay'

[@Jonathan6561]

Even as an American, I find impossible to ignore a fact.

[@ua751920]

who is the annoying man in red in the background!

[@shloopsieshloops3964]

Aug/28/10 According to Iranian Vice President Hamid Baghaei: The mass killings & deportation of CHRISTIAN Armenians by MUSLIM Turks constituted a “genocide.” “A hundred years ago MUSLIM Ottoman Empire committed genocide against CHRISTIAN Armenians. Although the MUSLIM Ottoman Empire does not exist now, CHRISTIAN Armenians demanded official apologies & restitution from MUSLIM Turkey” Baghaei said

[@nawaazlallmahomed3969]

We want to live in a world 🌎 where humans lives happily and died happily but if we can't do it then you will have to pay a price for humans unhappiness this applies to wherever you live

[@kelric6]

@Boomoutgothelights My holy opinion...actually,my holy opinion doesn't support Israel being there,but as you said,religion plays no part in this debate. As for leading intellectual,does that mean we should get rid of all other historians and bow to his word... Or should we get rid of Chomsky since he is kinda outvoiced?As you said, he is a leading intellectual,and we must follow their word,so therefore Chomsky should follow the world community's word...so essentially, we should ignore Chomsky?