Noam Chomsky on Trump: "The Other Candidates are Not That Different"
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- Democracynow.org - Noam Chomsky weighed in on U.S. presidential politics in a speech Saturday at The New School in New York. In addressing a question about Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, Chomsky assessed the political landscape: "Today’s Democrats are what used to be called moderate Republicans. The Republicans have just drifted off the spectrum. They’re so committed to extreme wealth and power that they cannot get votes ... So what has happened is that they’ve mobilized sectors of the population that have been around for a long time. ... Trump may be comic relief, but it’s not that different from the mainstream, which I think is more important."
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This man can talk about some of the worst things there are in our world today, but he still makes me feel compassion and makes me want to get up and do something to fight against injustice. Noam Chomsky is the greatest man I know of.
+Artur Yeon He refuses to talk about the truth of 9/11. He's also boring.
+saintearth Speaking at the UN General Assembly as a private citizen and having a Q&A session after is rare and does not match your perceptions of the man. peace
earl klugh
I used to like him.
+earl klugh When you are a professor employed by MIT for 60+ years and given the media attention that Chomsky has received, you are hardly a "private citizen". He is a gatekeeper. The UN pays him to keep up the globalist agenda.
wrong when he spoke he represented no organized entity, no university faculty, just his capacity as an intellectual individual which the palestinian people in particular wanted to hear. UN pays him? gatekeeper? globalist agenda?where the hell did you pull that crap from ? it would be helpful to reveal your sources with this intel you have, i'll be waiting for your accurate insightful knowledge. peace
Curious what Chomsky has to say about Trump? Don't bother watching the video -- I've watched it for you. What Chomsky has to say about Trump is almost completely contained in the video title. ALL he has to say about Trump can be heard from times 15:05 - 15:27 and 18:22 - 18:27. Give me a like for saving you time; or at least give a like in support of honesty in video titles.
i love how he merely says the name trump, kinda scoffs, and the crowd applauds like a group of trained democratic seals.
+Jonathan Andrew That's because Trump is a know-nothing clown.
"know-nothing clown"... yeah, i've heard that empty insult before.
+James Davey so true!
Jonathan Andrew 'Clown' was the insult. Calling Trump a know-nothing is a comparison between his politics and that of a political movement called the 'know-nothings' which was basically a nineteenth century version of the tea party, who were very open about their rejection of facts and learning, hence the name.
What worries me is who is going to take Mr.Chomsky's place after he's gone.
Right now, I don't see anyone in this world capable of matching this man's intellect.
May he be blessed with health & long life.
A fan from Pakistan.
+az khan Who takes over for Noam? How about everyone... by being informed and seeking the truth instead of listening to the lies being distributed by the media. If you really want to find out whats going on in the real world, don't wait to see it on fox news. Make friends around the globe and start getting news and views from the source.
+az khan It's easy to be Chomsky, simply apply the following to every situation "Fuck America, Israel and whites, yay blacks and all Muslim countries"
Here, Noam looks like an angel.
+Masoody Khan Again, again useless response based on the lack of clarity.
I know but sadly literal isn't a serious response anymore.
+Gerhard Rinkens He is an angel to me.
+Gerhard Rinkens clearly noam has a quantitative view on life.
LMAO.. now I'm totally distracted, thanks!
i didn't realise Einsteins barber was still alive.
I just love Noam's hair!
+wablomcpablo LOL.... dick, he's old leave him alone! LOL.
Old people need love too, J Gamez.
+Trick Baby Oh, he gets plenty of love. Been married forever.But I don't know why he let his hair be funny like a clown.
+J Gamez maybe Noam's trying to out trump Trump...LOL
Chomsky has kind hair........! The kind that grows around a horses ass !
I love this Man. May he live a long long life.
THIS IS A MAN THAT WHAT HE SAIDS IS SO SMART SO TRUE, SO CLEAN, .THAT ONLY WE MUST THANK GOD FOR THIS HUMAN.
It breaks my heart to see this man getting old. I would happily give what's left of my life, if it could be added on to his.
陈瀚龙 why?
Roman T CHomsky. Good brain. Much better than mine.
I think Paul Krugmen made a great point when he stated "...Yet racial hatred is still a potent force in our society, as we’ve just been reminded to our horror. And I’m sorry to say this, but the racial divide is still a defining feature of our political economy, the reason America is unique among advanced nations in its harsh treatment of the less fortunate and its willingness to tolerate unnecessary suffering among its citizens."
Okay, so you have stated you case but If we have learned anything from history, people cannot be "removed" so easily, so what is your take on that?
+The Walking Flier Really? Immigrants are the problem? What kind of insults do Americans endure from new arrivals?
Your systems are strained, that doesn't mean anything, eXcept that your political class, which are all white Americans (yes, Obama falls under that category despite his skin color) are morally and politically bankrupt.
Your resources are diminishing fast? Not really... I mean they've been diminishing for decades but the US economy has been largely thriving. Your neo-colonialist approach to governing the world is ensuring that you'll stay the richest country in the world. And you have the audacity to deny a handful of the people whose countries you've robbed blind to live in your society?
Empires collapse because of diversity? What a load of utter rubbish. If anything, the likely causes for the collapse of empires are “declining moral values and political civility at home, an overconfident and overextended military in foreign lands and fiscal irresponsibility by the central government” as outlined by the former comptroller of the US, David Walker.
Diversity is a shared feature of empires, yes, because empires are BY DEFINITION diverse in culture, that's what an empire is. But none of the empires has dissolved due to diversity, and the recent eXamples that spring to mind, such as Russia, Netherlands, Britain and France, are quite eloquent.
Daymjo Very well said.
Norman Chomsky is a very Intelligent man and very honest, every one should mind what he says.
I'd love to see him debate Trump
+DAVID Edwards Chomsky doesn't debate anyone because he'd have his ass handed to him. He gives these retarded speeches to kids who don't know any better, and answers some questions too. Chomsky lost his mind 20 years back, and he's been saying the same boring useless crap for 50 years.
+Bob Walsh he still debates,your wrong
therobbieunited
Who?
+DAVID Edwards I would love to see that debate! I am actually willing to pay to watch it on PPV, I bet you it would be a whole hell of a lot more entertaining than the Pacquiao vs Mayweather fight! LOL.
J Gamez
lol I'd pay as well. Fuck have Chomsky debate them all at once
Loving Noam's hairdo.
bernie sanders wishes his hair looked that crazy.
+Jonathan Andrew He's got no chance. Noam's the crazy hairdo master.
i agree. he's also older and probably cares less.
The truth of what Chomsky says is so compelling. I wish he was running for President so he could get a national platform. Every American needs to hear him.
Thanks we need more people like sir in this country. You should be our persistent.
Democracy Now & Noam Chomsky -- a match made in Paradise. Love the moderator, too. Thank you for this wonderful program. The intellectually gifted Chomsky may (in my opinion) be dry and monotone in verbal delivery -- but always at the same time dynamic and exciting and provocative. And therein likes the miracle of this charismatic speech-maker.
I waited so long to hear Chomsky talk about the current republican representatives. Thanks for the upload.
Chomsky is really a Dove. #haircut
+The Walking Flier .
why is that incompatible?
+great567
Like his hair, he just won't lie down:)
more like the joker from batman.
Prophetic, as always. It would do good for the US Government to listen to Noam instead of Henry Kissinger if they want their grand kids to see any future.
They should call this channel democracy later.
Dr Chomsky as allways ,precise,Accurate and Truthfull.
Noam is a legend. They should call a street in each city after him.
That is the best answer of politics today, and we should be embarrassed.
+The Walking Flier Having read three of your comments on this video so far, I've come to the conclusion that you're a satirist. Well done Sir, you capture the 'Check-me-out-I'm-a-Jewhis-Nazi' vibe really well :)
+The Walking Flier what's wrong with anarchy? lol
Thank you, Noam. We love you man.
Awesome Report Thanks!
Monotone as some complain but his words are all lean and no fat
He get's it
+breckandy he tries to sound that way. thinks people should be convinced by proper arguments not speaking techniques.
Anarkayy At least you and I understand that.
+Anarkayy Or he just doesn't give a fuck about what he says lol
+Ioganstone No, actually he said it in an interview, something like (I'm paraphrasing): If you have a charisma in giving speeches you should suppress it, so as to emphasiZe your message instead.
Daymjo Shutting down emotion is a common trait of liars, so you have to take that with a grain of salt.
democracynow is one of the best news organizations out there. They give interviews with people that corporate media refuses to acknowledge, such as Noam Chomsky. This statement about other Republicans being not much different from Trump ought to be common sense, but we need people like Chomsky to stand up and say it. And news organizations that matter will report it.
He goes down in history along the names of Plato,Descartes, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Hume, Kant,Schopenhauer ... Its just a shame we appreciate the ideas of great thinkers decades after they have passed.
Here's a precis for you:
Noam says the USA enmity to Iran and fuss about Iran nukes is only a smokescreen for the USA and Israel's desire to have no one in the neighbourhood that might hinder their ability to exercise force, make war, do whatever they like whenever they like in the Middle East.
He points out all the nominal reasons for fearing Iran being a nuclear state are ridiculous.
He points out Iran's military budget is a fraction of that of the Gulf States.
He points out that Iran is simply seeking a deterrent against those who may be tempted to harm them. Even an American General said he'd do the same thing, want the same thing, if he were Irani.
And on the way there he points out something even more dramatic and potentially fearsome:
Pakistan and its nuclear arsenal and its nuclear position.
It is not part of the nuclear non-proliferation treaty (nor is Israel).
It recognises a threat from radical Muslims (Daesh etc.) and has a nuclear 'protection' force of some 20,000 men who are there to protect Pakistan's nuclear weapons.
All, of course, Muslim.
Can you see a potential danger there?
I can. I can surmise we could be nuked any time and that nuking could set off WWIII if the USA and Russia thought it was because of the other.
That's what Noam says.
Love this man. Always did because he's just so articulate and brilliant on his analysis, BUT there is an hair issue going on for a long, long time buddy Chomsky!
Long live Noam!
Hair issue?
Noam, brilliant, as usual!
Noam seems to have more energy than last year. His voice doesn't fry as quickly.
I can see why Chomsky and Sanders are good buddies, it's the hair.
For the love of God, get a haircut.
+chillwill120 lol thought that too!
Why are you so concerned about the hair on head and not that which grows as candidly from his armpit or eyebrow? Wouldn't you agree that, in regards to the latter areas, his sense of fashion and hygiene 'needs' to be questioned? It seems rather cursory and tedious to stigmatize something as extraneous as hairstyle.
+eɔuarongI yW ǝƃılbO Did you use google translate? That makes no sense.
chillwill120 Of course I did. I translated my original comment in French only to re-translate and post it in English. To paraphrase, GIVING A FUCK ABOUT SOMETHING AS SUPERFICIAL AS HIS HAIR IS RATHER MEANINGLESS.
+eɔuarongI yW ǝƃılbO You're right but damn it's unpleasant to look at.
Noam Chomsky for world president.
Chomsky's hair vs Trumps'
I heard this man's name several times in my college year.. so this is he.
***** huh, what?
Hope this man still lives on for many years
Chomskys the logo for Wendy's Hamburgers
I had to scroll back up to see after reading this comment and I really should have swallowed my drink first
soundcloud.com/vasko_psychedelic
Is it just me, or does Chomsky, with his new hair style, look like Bozo the Clown?
Noam is too smart for the 21st century....
No more Red Bull for Norm. He's got wings.
cool hair style Doctor, cheers
Hair like angels wings.....
Look at that hair. Then they make fun of Trump's hair.
That's exactly what I said. Thanks Noam
There are no traduction ?
Saw the thumbnail and thought the weakest link
Noam Chomsky as Wolverine.
Maybe he should leave his post at MIT, The most prolific and infamous weapons developer in the world. He should probably return the money he has received from the DoD over the last 3 decades.
Chomsky's hair is WILD
I constantly tell people that Trump
Isn’t much different than other politicians in the Democratic Party. He’s just open about what he does. The two system party needs to go.period.
This title is very misleading... You would think they were interviewing him but instead they're just showing Noam Chomsky's speech. And he didn't talk about Trump at all in it!
Chomsky's legacies need to step up. He cannot do this forever.
his fucking hair lol
head wings
Chomsky needs a haircut.
He speaks the truth, but does speak verrrrrry slowly
I read below: "I think all people should be proud of their race" Why? What is there to be proud of? Race is not an accomplishment. People on both sides should stop taking race so seriously.
+Zeke Lentil
Race isn't even a real thing. It's a social construct. Anthropologists, sociologists and even geneticists have known this for a very long time. Anyone who talks about race as if it were a real, definite thing, should be completely ignored.
02:40 mr. Chomsky meant to say" mortal Shiaa! jihadis" instead,
Iran is a shiaa jihadi and not sunni jihadi
I love his new hair-do also.
any other channels like Democracy Now? far and away the best channel i've found for real political news and opinions, don't have to wade through as much BS as in some other channels.
A vivid, sharp, accurate and objective analysis of the geopolitical and strategic done in the middle-east. I love you Man. Noam for president!
Noam's hair as of recently just kills me lol
At least it's better than his later beard
Haha .... Ol' Noam looks like the teacher from Pink Floyd's The Wall here.
I'm sorry Mr Chomsky, it is not my intention to parrot a 60's catch phrase, but please, "get a haircut".
Trump was not mentioned until 15:15 into the video. Before that, Noam seemed to talk in his sleep - or maybe it was me sleeping and him talking - not sure. Love the electro-shock hairdo.
Ronald McDonald throwing cheeseburgers.
Listen to this guy you Americans. Do not be fooled by your power. He speaks the truth that is why you do not like to appreciate what he says.
Beautiful woman and love hearing Chomsky thoughts.
Some day they will make a movie about Noam Chomsky. And Jeff Daniels will play him.
That's called the "Angel" haircut.
Love the hair. There used to be a clown with hair like this, I think his name was Bozzo...
i thought his name was bernie sanders?
Sweet perm!
I think this guy might be a Jedi.
Did Chomsky teach Bozo how to comb his hair? or Did Bozo teach Chomsky?
Good talk. :-)
Princess Leia got old!
Uh, Noam, are you aware your hair looks kind of funky? Anyone remember Bozo the Clown?
Chomsky is trying to imitate the Heihachi Mishima look.
Some may have this feeling, deep unconfortable feeling, that if we actually knew the whole dark, horrible facts of not merely "politics", but the facts of human happenings and events, the lies of history, the deception of propaganda, the hidden occurrences, normal people (whatever "normal" is) with a degree of empathy for the-other, would freak out. We would be so shocked and mesmerized, that we wouldn't know what to do, how to keep moving forward and be part of this world.
Maybe most people, regular citizens, laypersons, governed subjects believe we live in a "democracy" and it is because we believe so, we are not prepared to see beyond. Maybe we actually have no power at all, maybe there is nothing, absolutely nothing we can do to change the state of affaires --- mainly because we do not know WHAT is going on (because complexity, secrecy, and the abundance of events happening at any given moment), where the "news" give us the false impression that we "know" what is going on, and where only a handful of people have the means to control and "govern". It is absurd to believe we are a democracy because we chose a few candidates every 4 years, candidates elected previously by an elite. The real ones who control things are hiding behind the politicians.
Changes for the better do happen thanks to the effort and fight of many groups, but the real and overall change in a wholistic way cannot happen. Those in power do not want democracy, democracy not only in the sense of the governed deciding how to be governed, but as synonym of justice, "freedom", equality and bla-blá. It is a facade, an act. The Constitution is a set of laws made up by people who took over a big chunk of land, decimated millions, and build the country on slavery: How can we then believe we are "A nation under God"? Besides, hundreds of millions of people with different needs and desires cannot be governed by a unique, umbrela-central Government. It is just impossible. We live in a fantasy.
Thank Christ someone finally woke up to the truth. Welcome to shithole Earth, where human duds come to have yet another chance at showering the excrement off their soul dumped there from prior excursions here by take rather than give. This is wher we come to sow, and end up totally committed to the take, especially the harvest sown by others.
Exactly
So many idiots seem to wander into this post, never mind to what the man is saying... lets talk about his hair!! Well done! My advice: "GIVE YOUR BRAIN A CHANCE"
It may not be generally noticed by Americans, but 'Trump' in older English can mean 'Fart'. So, the epithet 'old fart' may not be too far from the mark...
I would say Noam's hair looks look's a little ridiculous lol
Noam looking with his heihachi look
Put the speed up to 1.5 to listen to Noam speak at the speed in he did when he was 30.
any questions? bearing in mind ive already explained about my hair!
ProTip: skip to 14:50 to actually hear his opinion on the subject matter
Bad hair day:) ..still amazing to listen to though.
Most of this is about Iran...
Myself and noam went out on the absolute piss after that interview,he was hilarious swilling pints and had a traffic cone on his head as we walked home locked. Great night
he talks a lot about trump...
On his hairdo: I wonder if he is going for the style of his hero, Bertrand Russell?
Will someone please tell Chomsky he needs a haircut?
Speed up to 1.25 and he sounds normal lol
his hair lol
hahah everyone please do not try repeating her introductory sentence. m´am we got all the time in the world. you´re free to take at least two breaths while introducing Noam.
Is he the Grandpa from the Munsters?
what the hell is going on with his hair?
When did Ace Ventura get so old and eloquent?