Another of my reflections to this is that the society educates and socialized journalists to be biased and untruthful. They are just doing what they have been told what a real professional journalist do, where they are employed, what is the command structure of their superiors and how social and political issues should be interpreted. The government controls the media through this seemingly normal process, but which is based on lifetime of social exclusion and authoritarianism.
I think you are missing his point. The government doesn't coerce the media but the media, mostly owned by corporations, control the government. Hence, media by themselves coerce what they put out to the general public to make our government less vile. Do you see the correlation?
This is why America is getting stupider and stupider. This is why we are the joke of the world. Why do we never see guys like Chomsky on American television? Why must we turn to the internet to see this stuff? They're trying to turn us into mindless zombies.
Why did the people of Germany not have any remorse or opposition to the systematic murder of millions, because of media PROPOGANDA.
Why do Americans not have any remorse for the systematic murder of millions in the middleast, and around the world by there own military? because of media PROPOGANDA
Yeah, I seen this thing about germanys soul searching from anniversay of nazi's. I doubt they will be sould searching from IRAQ and vietnam deaths which are massive comparable with death camps
Sorry that´s wrong. There was opposition against the Nazis, even in Germany. It was very weak and people did risk their lives, but it was there.
The right question would be: Why did´nt the quiet majority do anything against the regime?
One answer ist that they didn´t felt as a majority, they didn´t knew how many are thinking likewise, and how they could organize. During the war there were additional pressure, not to be seen as a traitor, when opposing.
That doesn´t free from the responsibility to help in private, but it explains why resistance was mostly organized in very small groups or done in private p.e. by givin´shelter to jews.
So basically, a wrong understanding of loyalty and patriotism, fear and believe into authorities (and there the media comes in) are responsible for making majorities of people into a big flock of sheep.
And Stanley Milgram has proven that not only Germans can act cruel when mislead by authorities. Read about the Milgram Experiment.
@wnxsilence I greatly respect your comment and I was wondering if you could answer my question: What does the U.S. government/corporate powers have to gain by killing millions in the Middle East?
@mdrndrum Very valuable land! Plus, greater ease in installing a government that they can do nice business with, & less people to deal with & control after their gov is installed, etc....
(And truthfully, I dont think it isnt even necessarily about 'gains' altogether.. As much as its a simple matter of not caring about the masses of people, especially third world or 'non-white' people. - Its sad, & as an American I am not proud or supporter of it.. But its basically the truth.)
I was always astonished how easily the population of my fellow citizens believed all the propaganda about Saddam/Iraq/9-11/Al Qaeda. But with Iran it is deja vu all over again. Amazing.
What has Iran done wrong? Merely daring to exist? Even the propaganda machine hasnt made that clear. (Its not about to come up with plasuable bullshit.)
they have our oil and wont use usa dollar for trade,how can we have,one new world order without them being fair.oh besides wiping Israel & usa off the map.
@sullaofroma They dared to exist, AND in an area that we have interest in.. AND to own weapons of mass destruction in that area (so we cant jst boot em out like we usually do). -- When we want something (like an area of land) then we get it.. And only WE can own those type of weapons.
Basically, Iran has refused to acquiesce to our insolent whims & demands.. And that = Evil. Geesh, u think it'd be obvious!
(There was MUCH sarcasm in all of that.. If it wasnt clear.) ;)
Remember when they shot a baseball pitch like you were looking over the pitcher's shoulder? Now it is off centered so that the whole (green screen)ad can fit next to the batter within the same screen shot.
The US media din't object on behalf of the principle of free speech when Al Jazeera, the main voice for Arab democratisation was not only bombed but constantly vilified by the administration for it's 'pro terrorist stance'. In other words showing graphic images of the victims of US bombing. Eventually they were driven out altogether but their professional comrades in the US didn't blink an eye.
When Colin Powell had a press conference at UN after his career imploding speech about WMD, a replica of Guernica that hung behind him was draped in a Blue sheet- at the request of the US TV stations. The real consequences of the lies in human terms was not in 'good taste'. Collusion on every level.
Chomsky is on record many times as sayng that freedom of speech is greater in the US than it has ever been and that the US has the freest press in the world. He focuses on US media because he is a US citizen and is concerned about the collusion of the mainstream media in the dishonesty of their elected officials. The media's job in a true democracy is to hold these to account and yet they printed the PARTY line and refused to report uncomfortable inconsistencies in the argument for war.
Notice how Chomsky is very careful to center all of his criticism of media manipulation, government fear-mongering, propaganda for engaging in war, etc., AGAINST THE UNITED STATES. Not one word about Arab or Persian fear mongering in its media, the virtual absence of freedom of speech and expression in Mid-East countries, or the otherwise tyrannical nature of the Muslim world. What a fucking coward.
Look at 00:39. The tyrannical nature of the Muslim world is one of discipline and respect. Their policies are different from ours, but the order in which they strive for is similar. Chomsky is hardly a coward. A coward represses his/her feelings and thoughts instead of expressing them.
At around time 00:39, he begins by stating an outright falsehood: that the United States media is hardly different from media in other countries. I live in Canada, a country very similar—probably the country most similar to the U.S.—for example. As a Canadian, I can tell you first-hand that the United States has a much wider range of viewpoints (both on the radical left and on the radical right) than does Canada.
We have "hate speech" laws and very strict regulations on foreign ownership of our media outlets, and on what they are permitted to say, whom they must hire, etc. As a result, our media is very bland and PC, strives on principle to offend as few people as possible, and is largely uninteresting.
Also, I've spent some time with my wife in China--where the government owns and operates the media; there is absolute uniformity in the social and political views expressed in mainland Chinese media. There exists nearly zero criticism of government policy in Chinese media, for example. Why? It's not because people don't have much to criticize, it's because they don't have the right to criticize. Live there for 6 months and tell me otherwise.
Chomsky clearly knows this, however, because he disagrees with the assumptions, methods and the conclusions employed by most U.S. media outlets--which are constitutionally protected to say virtually anything they want, by his own admission, and, which anybody in the country, including himself, is entitled to expressly disagree--he spouts equivocations and obfuscations like "the U.S. media is basically equivalent to any other country's media." It's utterly dishonest.
Sure, he gives some token lip service to freedom of speech, but he utterly fails, in this video, to the audience he is addressing, to explicitly apply that principle to the Mid-East, or how that principle is largely alien and absent in the Mid-East media outlets.
Consequently, the average Lebanese viewer will get the impression that, "Wow, this is one of the leading intellectuals in the United States explaining all of the ugly problems and stupidity with the United States."
Chomsky clearly knows exactly what he's doing here.
He's an American, so naturally he concentrates on America.
Further, everyone already knows about Mid-Eat newd media and its shortcomings; noone, least of all people from the Middle East itself, have even claimed to have a "far and balanced" news tradition.
Chomsky is interesting, he is so far from the mainstream that anyone with a sense of critical thinking must question his claims, yet after watching many of his videos he seems self consistent, logical in his approach and acccurate. I just wisk he would get more air time.
If you think of the format of ABC, NBC, FOX etc... they use images and sound bites to create feelings. The media may have been perfect in the 60's but it at least provided more context - instead of scare tactics.
You got that right...the message of a "liberal media bias" could not exist if it were so. Chomsky clearly explains here how corporate media laps up and trumpets the messages from the White House...I ask, how could this happen with a liberal media?
media ownership limits will take control of information away from murdoch and clear channel. Media ownership limits should be #1 election issue. Tax advertising to publicly fund presidential elections. These are two issues the media will never address. If you want solutions to u.s. media problems checkout my posts at freespeeeech.
Zero credibility?! Hmm, and why is he the most cited living scholar living? He's not bullshit. He has no economic interest in his claims, but neo-liberal elitist scholars surely do. Chomsky lacks a material interest in his arguments, contrary to neo-liberal scholars.
Chomsky has never forgiven US for fighting and winning the Cold war. For many years, principal function of Chomky has been to discredit the nation that stood as supreme alternative to socialism. He is a useful idiot who helps European wish to use anti-Americanism to absolve them of sins of two world wars. Similarly he helps Arabs delusions that all their miseries are fault of US. He is one of the greatest proponents of Anti-Americanism in the world, that is why he is so famous in EU and Arabia.
I wonder as he continues to mix facts with fiction to prove his point, how anybody takes him seriously? There are so many holes in his argument and so many false claims, that any objective viewer should realize the man has zero credibility.
Couple of "holes". First, that in US government influence & control media policy. Maybe on planet Chomsky. Second, Israel annexed regions like Hitler annexed Czechoslovakia. Did Czechoslovakia pose an existential threat to Germany? Did Check people attack Germany and claim to throw all Germans into sea? Did Hitler withdraw or try to negotiate or plan a withdrawal from Czechoslovakia? It is typical of Chomsky to propagate these kind of mischievous and false analogies to deceive gullible people.
he should have mention the internet.. its quickly becoming a primary news source for many Americans, consequently the big news corporation are less influential..
It's the occupation. Solve that, and the rest will unwind. But some people would rather take land by force than negotiate a peace. Oil and Israel. The perfect storm!
all that hear Chomsky see his clarity, see his gift to humanity, to the children. Stop the crimes against humanity, stop killing, save the children. Vote.
They should send Chomsky into every country that hates US to explain the situation, and there would hopefully be less hate in the world as a result. The general consensus in the arab world right now must be that Joe Normal is a warmongering imperialist, when in fact he's just a helpless passanger in a hijacked train. Although, for any change to happen Joe Normal still needs to stand up to his government and say, "I won't have any more of this crap!".
If u want less hate then the USA shuld stop bombing countries without any reason. Cuz that's the message we get the USA gives a fuck about the rest of the world, and its people is so ignorant and lazy (thanks to mainstream media) that they never question the hypocrisy of their country's foreign policy wich is the principal reason of the "hate" (it's more like frustration) against the United States.
tuntiturpaan - er..why would having it explained in all its appalling arragance change the amount of hate for the US? The US (and mine: UK) gov's needs to change their actions. If you want to stop terrorism, hate crime and war etc - stop participating in it. For any change to happen we - the people, the natural seat of power - have to act, and to participate directly in government
Nicely put, If you want to minimize the use of violence around the world the answer is simple. Stop participating in it. Return to fundemental laws of morality and universality.
Neither do you or I. In fact, no individual can express a public opinion on behalf of his/hers minority and/or community unless the opinion is agreed on through consensus democracy.
Chomsky has discovered an amazing fact: Capitalist news organizations support Capitalism. He has detail after detail after detail...Imperialists support Imperialism...shocking.
soory to dargy, the above response dsking of course. but to you, dargay: he's a linguist, the most famous living linguist in the world in fact. linguists make it there business to speak as many languages as possible as languages are their object of professional interest.
An excellent documentary which touches on real life media manipulation in Venezuala is entitled "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised". That one is here on YouTube in its entirety:
In Capitalism, the control of the government goes so deep, that it is too easy to interpret it as peaceful.
mrteemumilto 2 months ago
Another of my reflections to this is that the society educates and socialized journalists to be biased and untruthful. They are just doing what they have been told what a real professional journalist do, where they are employed, what is the command structure of their superiors and how social and political issues should be interpreted. The government controls the media through this seemingly normal process, but which is based on lifetime of social exclusion and authoritarianism.
mrteemumilto 2 months ago
0:54 In Capitalism, the press is totally free of government coercion, but the government doesn't allow any other forms of journalism.
mrteemumilto 2 months ago
Chomsky is wrong in what he says 00:40-1:03
Look up Operation Mockingbird or read Carl Bernsteins book "The CIA and the Media" if you do not think that the government "coerces the media."
rmccay88 4 months ago
@rmccay88
I think you are missing his point. The government doesn't coerce the media but the media, mostly owned by corporations, control the government. Hence, media by themselves coerce what they put out to the general public to make our government less vile. Do you see the correlation?
Sllvlloov 2 months ago
This is why America is getting stupider and stupider. This is why we are the joke of the world. Why do we never see guys like Chomsky on American television? Why must we turn to the internet to see this stuff? They're trying to turn us into mindless zombies.
sellsjeeps 9 months ago
sorry the aRAB press is pretty much the same the difference is they are not as powerful as america so they dont need as much propaganda!
timetochilli 11 months ago
Im going to eat Chomsky's brain. I wonder what it will do.Hmmmmmm. Ill probably die from the immense amount of calories consumed.
HardBodyNyC 3 years ago
I urge everyone in the UK to not watch news from the BBC or ITV, channel 4 are the only one's that actually do any investigating.
tomwash1 3 years ago
Referring to 01:10, Mr Chomsky's explanation reminds me of Jim Hightower's comment, that Bush getting into office was a corporate CEO's 'wet dream'.
ISbluntANevilB4ST4RD 4 years ago
i wish I knew what was being asked
happyhaji19 4 years ago 2
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Noam Chomsky is a Propagandist. He has the right to be one. He has three VERY prominent supporters:
1. Hugo Chavez. (would-be dictator)
2. Fidel Castro. (Communist dictator)
3. Osama Bin Laden. (Al-Qaeda fanatic)
Yesterday's failures: Trotskyites.
Today's new-and-improved failures: Chomskyites!
tharnax 4 years ago
Why did the people of Germany not have any remorse or opposition to the systematic murder of millions, because of media PROPOGANDA.
Why do Americans not have any remorse for the systematic murder of millions in the middleast, and around the world by there own military? because of media PROPOGANDA
wnxsilence 4 years ago 27
No - because people ACCEPT the PROPOGANDA of the media! A huge reason not to regulate the internet.
NicoleLLang 4 years ago
A lack of regulation can lead to LESS freedom as easily as it can lead to more.
fileboy2002 4 years ago
Hmm. Please explain.
NicoleLLang 4 years ago
Lies fed to the people + people believing the lies = propaganda.
You can't have people propaganda when the people don't believe it.
QMAN902 4 years ago
Yeah, I seen this thing about germanys soul searching from anniversay of nazi's. I doubt they will be sould searching from IRAQ and vietnam deaths which are massive comparable with death camps
kmarkymark 4 years ago
Sorry that´s wrong. There was opposition against the Nazis, even in Germany. It was very weak and people did risk their lives, but it was there.
The right question would be: Why did´nt the quiet majority do anything against the regime?
One answer ist that they didn´t felt as a majority, they didn´t knew how many are thinking likewise, and how they could organize. During the war there were additional pressure, not to be seen as a traitor, when opposing.
...
SecessioPlebis 4 years ago
That doesn´t free from the responsibility to help in private, but it explains why resistance was mostly organized in very small groups or done in private p.e. by givin´shelter to jews.
You just didn´t know who you could trust.
SecessioPlebis 4 years ago
So basically, a wrong understanding of loyalty and patriotism, fear and believe into authorities (and there the media comes in) are responsible for making majorities of people into a big flock of sheep.
And Stanley Milgram has proven that not only Germans can act cruel when mislead by authorities. Read about the Milgram Experiment.
SecessioPlebis 4 years ago
@wnxsilence I greatly respect your comment and I was wondering if you could answer my question: What does the U.S. government/corporate powers have to gain by killing millions in the Middle East?
mdrndrum 9 months ago
@mdrndrum Very valuable land! Plus, greater ease in installing a government that they can do nice business with, & less people to deal with & control after their gov is installed, etc....
(And truthfully, I dont think it isnt even necessarily about 'gains' altogether.. As much as its a simple matter of not caring about the masses of people, especially third world or 'non-white' people. - Its sad, & as an American I am not proud or supporter of it.. But its basically the truth.)
LittleDesertFlower78 3 months ago
@mdrndrum geopolitics... it's all about the resources and you can't just take resources from others without force...
Darusdei 2 weeks ago
The primary striking similarity between Hitler, and much of the West let alone Israel, America ect. Is the control of the media, for propoganda uses.
This in the modern era is done by corporate complex, instead of the state.
wnxsilence 4 years ago
Why wont god kill the illuminati?
GOD ARE YOU THERE!
LORD DO YOU HEAR ME!
MopacMurtaza 4 years ago
9/11, the Zionist Reichstag
14WaysToFightBack 4 years ago
any chance for a translation of the reporter's questions?
wgl2 4 years ago 2
The reference at 5:07 is to I Kings 18:17-18.
sshuck 4 years ago
I was always astonished how easily the population of my fellow citizens believed all the propaganda about Saddam/Iraq/9-11/Al Qaeda. But with Iran it is deja vu all over again. Amazing.
popworld7 4 years ago
What has Iran done wrong? Merely daring to exist? Even the propaganda machine hasnt made that clear. (Its not about to come up with plasuable bullshit.)
sullaofroma 4 years ago 4
they have our oil and wont use usa dollar for trade,how can we have,one new world order without them being fair.oh besides wiping Israel & usa off the map.
louis12346 3 years ago
@sullaofroma They dared to exist, AND in an area that we have interest in.. AND to own weapons of mass destruction in that area (so we cant jst boot em out like we usually do). -- When we want something (like an area of land) then we get it.. And only WE can own those type of weapons.
Basically, Iran has refused to acquiesce to our insolent whims & demands.. And that = Evil. Geesh, u think it'd be obvious!
(There was MUCH sarcasm in all of that.. If it wasnt clear.) ;)
LittleDesertFlower78 3 months ago
the media is doing what hitler did
nedlund 4 years ago 15
man I love Chomsky
StevenKilleen 4 years ago 3
Remember when they shot a baseball pitch like you were looking over the pitcher's shoulder? Now it is off centered so that the whole (green screen)ad can fit next to the batter within the same screen shot.
1javagirl 4 years ago
Media is owned by money. Freedom is a commodity.
Globalpuppet 4 years ago 4
The US media din't object on behalf of the principle of free speech when Al Jazeera, the main voice for Arab democratisation was not only bombed but constantly vilified by the administration for it's 'pro terrorist stance'. In other words showing graphic images of the victims of US bombing. Eventually they were driven out altogether but their professional comrades in the US didn't blink an eye.
Freidlon1 4 years ago
When Colin Powell had a press conference at UN after his career imploding speech about WMD, a replica of Guernica that hung behind him was draped in a Blue sheet- at the request of the US TV stations. The real consequences of the lies in human terms was not in 'good taste'. Collusion on every level.
Freidlon1 4 years ago
Chomsky is on record many times as sayng that freedom of speech is greater in the US than it has ever been and that the US has the freest press in the world. He focuses on US media because he is a US citizen and is concerned about the collusion of the mainstream media in the dishonesty of their elected officials. The media's job in a true democracy is to hold these to account and yet they printed the PARTY line and refused to report uncomfortable inconsistencies in the argument for war.
Freidlon1 4 years ago 2
Notice how Chomsky is very careful to center all of his criticism of media manipulation, government fear-mongering, propaganda for engaging in war, etc., AGAINST THE UNITED STATES. Not one word about Arab or Persian fear mongering in its media, the virtual absence of freedom of speech and expression in Mid-East countries, or the otherwise tyrannical nature of the Muslim world. What a fucking coward.
qtronman 4 years ago
Look at 00:39. The tyrannical nature of the Muslim world is one of discipline and respect. Their policies are different from ours, but the order in which they strive for is similar. Chomsky is hardly a coward. A coward represses his/her feelings and thoughts instead of expressing them.
soulphonate 4 years ago 2
At around time 00:39, he begins by stating an outright falsehood: that the United States media is hardly different from media in other countries. I live in Canada, a country very similar—probably the country most similar to the U.S.—for example. As a Canadian, I can tell you first-hand that the United States has a much wider range of viewpoints (both on the radical left and on the radical right) than does Canada.
qtronman 4 years ago
We have "hate speech" laws and very strict regulations on foreign ownership of our media outlets, and on what they are permitted to say, whom they must hire, etc. As a result, our media is very bland and PC, strives on principle to offend as few people as possible, and is largely uninteresting.
qtronman 4 years ago
Also, I've spent some time with my wife in China--where the government owns and operates the media; there is absolute uniformity in the social and political views expressed in mainland Chinese media. There exists nearly zero criticism of government policy in Chinese media, for example. Why? It's not because people don't have much to criticize, it's because they don't have the right to criticize. Live there for 6 months and tell me otherwise.
qtronman 4 years ago
Chomsky clearly knows this, however, because he disagrees with the assumptions, methods and the conclusions employed by most U.S. media outlets--which are constitutionally protected to say virtually anything they want, by his own admission, and, which anybody in the country, including himself, is entitled to expressly disagree--he spouts equivocations and obfuscations like "the U.S. media is basically equivalent to any other country's media." It's utterly dishonest.
qtronman 4 years ago
Sure, he gives some token lip service to freedom of speech, but he utterly fails, in this video, to the audience he is addressing, to explicitly apply that principle to the Mid-East, or how that principle is largely alien and absent in the Mid-East media outlets.
qtronman 4 years ago
Consequently, the average Lebanese viewer will get the impression that, "Wow, this is one of the leading intellectuals in the United States explaining all of the ugly problems and stupidity with the United States."
Chomsky clearly knows exactly what he's doing here.
qtronman 4 years ago
He's an American, so naturally he concentrates on America.
Further, everyone already knows about Mid-Eat newd media and its shortcomings; noone, least of all people from the Middle East itself, have even claimed to have a "far and balanced" news tradition.
Webins 4 years ago
Chomsky is interesting, he is so far from the mainstream that anyone with a sense of critical thinking must question his claims, yet after watching many of his videos he seems self consistent, logical in his approach and acccurate. I just wisk he would get more air time.
calvinjones 4 years ago
english subs plox
gordonmaloney0 4 years ago
this is what Chomsky thinks about "media bias"
search this vid
Noam Chomsky - World After Iraq Invasion - 10 of 11
listen to the first two minutes
case209 4 years ago
If you think of the format of ABC, NBC, FOX etc... they use images and sound bites to create feelings. The media may have been perfect in the 60's but it at least provided more context - instead of scare tactics.
Jonzouz123 4 years ago
The American media is wall-to-wall conservatives and centrists bitching about liberal bias.
hwbanger 4 years ago
You got that right...the message of a "liberal media bias" could not exist if it were so. Chomsky clearly explains here how corporate media laps up and trumpets the messages from the White House...I ask, how could this happen with a liberal media?
bikenik 4 years ago
There is no "liberal Media" in the way that has been taught. Their are strong sides of propaganda on both sides that use tools to confuse and inrage.
Jonzouz123 4 years ago
media ownership limits will take control of information away from murdoch and clear channel. Media ownership limits should be #1 election issue. Tax advertising to publicly fund presidential elections. These are two issues the media will never address. If you want solutions to u.s. media problems checkout my posts at freespeeeech.
freespeeeech 4 years ago
Zero credibility?! Hmm, and why is he the most cited living scholar living? He's not bullshit. He has no economic interest in his claims, but neo-liberal elitist scholars surely do. Chomsky lacks a material interest in his arguments, contrary to neo-liberal scholars.
09858762 4 years ago
Chomsky has never forgiven US for fighting and winning the Cold war. For many years, principal function of Chomky has been to discredit the nation that stood as supreme alternative to socialism. He is a useful idiot who helps European wish to use anti-Americanism to absolve them of sins of two world wars. Similarly he helps Arabs delusions that all their miseries are fault of US. He is one of the greatest proponents of Anti-Americanism in the world, that is why he is so famous in EU and Arabia.
vksharma20 4 years ago
I wonder as he continues to mix facts with fiction to prove his point, how anybody takes him seriously? There are so many holes in his argument and so many false claims, that any objective viewer should realize the man has zero credibility.
JonnyLawrence 4 years ago
The fact that you don't specify what "holes", is not coincidental, you have nothng to say.
Luke12000 4 years ago
Couple of "holes". First, that in US government influence & control media policy. Maybe on planet Chomsky. Second, Israel annexed regions like Hitler annexed Czechoslovakia. Did Czechoslovakia pose an existential threat to Germany? Did Check people attack Germany and claim to throw all Germans into sea? Did Hitler withdraw or try to negotiate or plan a withdrawal from Czechoslovakia? It is typical of Chomsky to propagate these kind of mischievous and false analogies to deceive gullible people.
vksharma20 4 years ago
he should have mention the internet.. its quickly becoming a primary news source for many Americans, consequently the big news corporation are less influential..
other than that:Brilliant! As usual!
toyracers 4 years ago
Brilliant! As usual!
rubicond 5 years ago
You guys must love wacky conspiracy theories. You should all be put in jail.
barrickpolanski 5 years ago
If Bush and Howard had their way everyone expressing their democratic rights (whats left of them) would be in jail.
ginganz13 5 years ago
OMG he's talking to the terrorists! what a traitor.
barrickpolanski 5 years ago
idiot, chomsky was talking to marcel ghanem, a pro american lebanese christian... what an idiot... beside that, chomsky rules.
nejmewe8 5 years ago
you're right mahatma... damn reality
CaptMal1 5 years ago
I've said it before and I'll say it again: reality has a well-known Chomskian bias.
MahatmaElliotNess 5 years ago
It's the occupation. Solve that, and the rest will unwind. But some people would rather take land by force than negotiate a peace. Oil and Israel. The perfect storm!
migrantworker007 5 years ago
all that hear Chomsky see his clarity, see his gift to humanity, to the children. Stop the crimes against humanity, stop killing, save the children. Vote.
11001100l 5 years ago
They should send Chomsky into every country that hates US to explain the situation, and there would hopefully be less hate in the world as a result. The general consensus in the arab world right now must be that Joe Normal is a warmongering imperialist, when in fact he's just a helpless passanger in a hijacked train. Although, for any change to happen Joe Normal still needs to stand up to his government and say, "I won't have any more of this crap!".
tuntiturpaan 5 years ago
If u want less hate then the USA shuld stop bombing countries without any reason. Cuz that's the message we get the USA gives a fuck about the rest of the world, and its people is so ignorant and lazy (thanks to mainstream media) that they never question the hypocrisy of their country's foreign policy wich is the principal reason of the "hate" (it's more like frustration) against the United States.
tubesukscantgeta 5 years ago
tuntiturpaan - er..why would having it explained in all its appalling arragance change the amount of hate for the US? The US (and mine: UK) gov's needs to change their actions. If you want to stop terrorism, hate crime and war etc - stop participating in it. For any change to happen we - the people, the natural seat of power - have to act, and to participate directly in government
Nounismisation 5 years ago
Nicely put, If you want to minimize the use of violence around the world the answer is simple. Stop participating in it. Return to fundemental laws of morality and universality.
mnebiyu 5 years ago
He doesn't speak for jews!
johnsmdm 5 years ago
Neither do you or I. In fact, no individual can express a public opinion on behalf of his/hers minority and/or community unless the opinion is agreed on through consensus democracy.
DLovett 4 years ago
I think Chomsky understands Arabic but does not talk it fluently.
alanjohn2006 5 years ago
Chomsky has discovered an amazing fact: Capitalist news organizations support Capitalism. He has detail after detail after detail...Imperialists support Imperialism...shocking.
XenagogueVicene 5 years ago
For those who aren't able to come to these conclusions themselves. Yes it is very shocking.
ramcastro 5 years ago
soory to dargy, the above response dsking of course. but to you, dargay: he's a linguist, the most famous living linguist in the world in fact. linguists make it there business to speak as many languages as possible as languages are their object of professional interest.
mejde 5 years ago
@dargay: well everyone knows that chomsky is hebrew, i don't see what you're aimng at.
mejde 5 years ago
nice touch on the link between media & corporation.
gwendalina 5 years ago
does Mr Chomsky speak Arabic?
dargay 5 years ago
No, it was translated to english to him, that is why there is some lag between the questions and the answers.
kassaralzabadi 5 years ago
@dargay He speaks a little. Not fluent but understands a few things. He is fluent in Yiddish or Hebrew i know. But not in Arabic.
66ott7 5 months ago
His dad is a Hebrew!
DSKING 5 years ago
An excellent documentary which touches on real life media manipulation in Venezuala is entitled "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised". That one is here on YouTube in its entirety:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5832390545689805144
DeeeeeKay 5 years ago
yesss! chomsky still cutting through all the bullshit after all these years.
siadbarrbar 5 years ago
Thanks for posting!
librarianeric 5 years ago
thank you for the video! chomsky is always elucidating
anticonsumer 5 years ago
I would very much like it if someone could please post this with an english translation of the interviewer's questions.
genghisshmenghis 5 years ago
thanks
qwerty4197 5 years ago
very nice piece there, as always chomsky is right
lowrebav 5 years ago
Thanks
a5dr3 5 years ago