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Title: Noam Chomsky Attacks American "Libertarians"
Added: Nov 17, 2011
Author: TheForwardGaze
Duration: 5:18
Description:
Everyone's favorite subversive intellectual cuts through the right-wing rhetoric.Language can be a minefield of evolving, ambiguous, and confusing definitions. This is why we have the study of semantics. Here are some of my favorite words, terms, and phrases that many of us on the Web are now dealing with:freedom, equality, liberty, liberalism, libertarianism, conservatism, socialism, communism, marxism, anarchism, individualism, mutualism, fascism, classical liberalism, neo-classical liberalism, neoliberalism, neoconservatism, (lots of "isms"), free will, determinism, democracy, workers' rights, labor value, natural law, natural rights, natural freedom, natural aristocracy, meritocracy, capitalism, state capitalism, the state, government, free markets, free trade, laissez-faire, etc, etc.If you're reading this then you are a member of a tiny minority of Americans who're curious about things like political science, political philosophy, history, and economics. Most Americans couldn't care less, because thinking about these things is difficult. And these concepts aren't taught in our public schools because not only are they difficult but they could pose a threat to the status quo. Should the electorate in even a limited democracy such as ours be knowledgable on these subjects? I would say, yes. But most say, no. Throughout American and world history our leaders have always referred to the majority of people as the "mob," the "rabble," or the "unwashed, uneducated masses." I hope that the free exchange of ideas now occurring on the Web will begin to change this situation, one day resulting in the rise of educated citizenship over careerism and consumerism.
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Youtube Comments: 506
GodDamnit7711 Says:
May 10, 2012 - This was interesting:3:21 Chomsky would want to see capitalism but only described as Adam Smith. But he doesn't because we just end up corrupting politics.But then, he believes in Socialism in which there will be a bigger government, of which business men and women, may corrupt them too?And what's with the fighting on here? You know, in the end both us Socialists and Capitalists are arguing our views that we believe will bring the greatest welfare for us all. We both have the same goal. :D
TheMango121 Says:
May 10, 2012 - A corporation can't make you buy their products.... There is no such a thing as "corporate tyranny".
trollslikeagirl Says:
May 12, 2012 - ever heard of wage slavery? yes, corporate tyranny does exist. and it will become much more prolific and much more tyrannical if we don't keep them in check.
euroqusling Says:
May 12, 2012 - google chomsky lies
TheMango121 Says:
May 13, 2012 - Wage slavery? You mean no one has a fucking job BECAUSE of the minimum wage?
mrbungle151 Says:
May 14, 2012 - Libertarian Socialism is Anarchy. He's an anarchist. He explains it pretty thoroughly in some of his other vids.
GodDamnit7711 Says:
May 14, 2012 - I think Noam is a great guy, although my "leader" is Friedman, but in all honesty, I cannot for the life of me listen to his lectures. He is sooooo boring and mono-tone and it numbs my mind. And economics and these philosophical views do interest me. He's just really, really boring.
mrbungle151 Says:
May 14, 2012 - No worries, mon frer. Reading the notion that Noam Chomsky wanted big government (or any at all, for that matter) just made me chuckle a bit.
DeweyZinnChomskyFisk Says:
May 18, 2012 - NOAM CHOMSKY, HOWARD ZINN, JOHN DEWEY, MICHAEL PARENTI, ARUNDHATI ROY, NAOMI KLEIN, ROBERT FISK, VANDANA SHIVA, RALPH NADER, WARD CHURCHILL, NORMAN FINKELSTEIN, DENNIS KUCINICH, CORNEL WEST, GORE VIDAL, JOHN PILGER, GREG PALAST, ROBERT FISK, EDWARD S. HERMAN, JASON BURKE, EDWARD SAID, BERTRAND RUSSELL, ROBIN HAHNEL, ALEXANDER COCHBURN, ANTHONY ARNOVE, CHALMERS JOHNON, WILLIAM BLOOM, MICHAEL ALBERT, CHRISTIAN PARENTI, MUMIA ABU-JAMAL, AMY GOODMAN, DANIEL ELLSBERG, BILL HICKS, GEORGE CARLIN, etc.
trollslikeagirl Says:
May 19, 2012 - it's not because of minimum wage that people don't have jobs, it's because corporate executives keep moving jobs overseas; because it's a lot cheaper to hire people who live on next to nothing than it is to give someone fair compensation for the work they do.
294237soas Says:
May 20, 2012 - I've been looking for ages for a debate between Chomskey and a leading libertarian intellectual such as Tom Sowell. So far, I haven't been able to find a single example of a "libertarian socialist" debating successfully with a "market libertarian". Why did he never debate Milton Friedman when he had the chance?
TheForwardGaze Says:
May 21, 2012 - That's a good question. Chomsky's done public debates since the 1960s, but I haven't seen videos of Friedman doing debates. I could be wrong, but maybe he just wasn't interested. Or maybe the opportunity just never came up for the two of them to get together. I can't imagine Chomsky turning down an opportunity to debate Friedman, but who knows? I'd like to see Chomsky debate Sowell, or Ron Paul, or Nick Gillespie. But maybe Chomsky thinks they're too far out of the right-wing mainstream.
294237soas Says:
May 21, 2012 - Certainly Tom Sowell would be a match for him in my opinion. Not so sure about the other two. Not sure if I understood you correctly, but there's a lot of footage out there of Friedman debates. Every episode of his 1980 series "Free to Choose" ends with a lengthy debate, as does the 1990 version. Almost all the Chomsky footage I've seen, however, involves him basically just talking at the camera, completely unchallenged (which doesn't make exciting viewing unfortunately).
Luis568369 Says:
May 22, 2012 - Yes that's true, but remember that most of the footage of Chomsky has merely been interviews were they ask him how he views a certain political development or they ask him to speak about his political beliefs sad really cause hes a far better linguist than he is a political speaker
tstruss912 Says:
May 23, 2012 - LOL you think Sowell or Friedman would actually try to have an argument with Chomsky. They'd be crushed within minutes. Market theory is nothing more than a fantasy in people's heads. Elements of it work and are useful, but the rest is a joke and anybody who knows anything about the subject could easily put the two aforementioned jokers in their place.
294237soas Says:
May 23, 2012 - I respectfully disagree.
matako07 Says:
May 23, 2012 - Friedman simply isn't intelligent enough to hold Chomsky's jock strap. Chomsky would flatten him.
matako07 Says:
May 23, 2012 - ^^^ In your opinion. ^^^^
matako07 Says:
May 23, 2012 - some things can't be "challenged" and that is what Libertarians need to Learn. 2+2=4 cannot be debated... the subprime collapse, the S&L Scams, the Asian Meltdown, the Peso Devaluation, the destruction of Russian public utilities, 1970's Chile under Milton's Friend -Pinochet...on and on and on Capitalism and NeoLiberalism has been obviously and clearly proven to be nothing but a huge Rip Off of Public Wealth and Resources...its no longer "debatable".
MrJFColt Says:
May 24, 2012 - er... ok.
tstruss912 Says:
May 26, 2012 - 63 people are FAKE--FAKE--FAKE libertarians.
tstruss912 Says:
May 26, 2012 - Religious people (this includes fake libertarians) don't debate, they "educate" you. Here's a quote I always remember: "A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject."--Winston Churchill
Jononutoob Says:
May 26, 2012 - Chomsky is looking at representation rather than the power of each. Private tyranny has no representation by public but it does have regulation by public. If you dont like BP spilling oil, THEN STOP BUYING BP products! Also Exxon cant kick in your door or tax you. GE cant start a military campaign in Iraq. Goldman Sachs wouldnt make a dollar if not for vast govt capital and insurances. Liberals seem to think we can have large non corrupt govt. Power invites corruption!
GodDamnit7711 Says:
May 10, 2012 - I don't agree, but that Alex Jones reference was hilarious non-the-less :)