Noam Chomsky: The Stony Brook Interviews Part One

[bannanachops]

Why oh why oh why can't people like this be in charge of countries leading the world to a safer, realer more prosperous and peaceful place..........

[politicaltheory]

Noam Chomsky, Howard Zinn and Bill Moyers are my mentors!

[AnatolyaTurkiye]

Regarding the comment by Chomsky that "Humans have developed the capability to destroy itself". I believe that is only true for the Anglo-Saxon race, who is genetically irrational when it comes to acquiring power. The rest of the world and other Europeans, we are rational and intelligent.

[dazpatreg]

@AnatolyaTurkiye read 'guns germs and steel'

[monster4josh]

Thanks a whole lot for posting this lengthy presentation...greatly appreciated.

[art9schw]

They say they won't put Noam on TV because the arguments he presents can't be boiled down to the conciseness needed for today's news programs, and he agrees with that. But there are a few programs like this one, Charlie Rose for example, that have a suitable format for him to present ideas. I'm still holding out that it's possible for that to happen.

[suren1946]

@art9schw

He WAS on Charlie Rose

[andyx1205]

@art9schw He has been interviewed several times in mainstream Canadian and British television. The main broadcast in Canada is CBC, Chomsky has been on there a few times, being given 20-30 minutes of discussion time.

He's also been on the British mainstream BBC for 20-30 mins of discussion time. The British media is phenomenal compared to American media.

Since Bill Moyers is gone, the only worthwhile mainstream media in America is MSNBC, but even they have limits (ie: can't criticize israel)

[GreatGrumbledook]

Now, Chomsky, do I turn to thee, and mark my greeting well; for what I speak my body shall make good upon this earth, or my divine soul answer it in heaven. Thou art a traitor and a miscreant, too good to be so and too bad to live, since the more fair and crystal is the sky, the uglier seem the clouds that in it fly. Once more, the more to aggravate the note, with a foul traitor's name stuff I thy throat; and wish, ere I move, what my tongue speaks my right drawn sword may prove.

[Sweden80Here]

Question everything !

[azoriusherald]

@Sweden80Here Why? lol

[johnmacward]

Wow, 3 whole hours of Chomsky. Bit of popcorn and settle in...

[DennisDuine]

35:24 *sigh* : LOL

[Bmosh1133]

Props to all who listen to chomsky, making the world aware one person at a time. He will be dead soon so listen up!

Keep thinking brotheren

NOrthern Cali bro_

[MrPLatchman]

29:18 - Kennedy

30:40 - Johnson

31:20 - Ford

32:52 - Carter

34:58 - Reagan

35:24 - Bush 1

37:11 - Clinton

42:18 - Cuban missile crisis

[MrPLatchman]

19:15 on Cuba etc.

[12rosebud12]

Cows give milk, cattle give great steaks, pigs give porkchops, but what are intellectuals and "linguists" good for?

[Muphlon]

they give good tongue.

[jjgfun]

@Muphlon

Hahaha, that is funny :)

[southnowwest]

@12rosebud12 truth

[Cadena010]

whats that sound? 18:04

[FaaarLeft]

I love the questions!! This is the perfect venue for Chomsky: a controlled lecture.

[shamantrixx]

You have to be an utter idiot to even entertain the idea of arguing with Chomsky without having a clear argument.

Obviously, the world is full of idiots, and this page is infested with their pathetic so called arguments full of logical fallacies.

[tonybeir]

@shamantrixx well if the world is full of idiots how come we got this far? chomsky is pretty much against what the whole world has been about so he must be the one who is an idiot. and you're an idiot for siding too.

[oli90]

We got this far because of people who think like Chomsky, and who stood up against power and tyranny. We still have a very long way to go, and you could see it if you hopped out of your shell and took a truthful look at the world.

[jjgfun]

I really wish that Chomsky's voice didn't put me to sleep! although his writtings also puts me to sleep, so maybe it isn't his voice :)

[SuperRicky56]

You should try to stay awake and listen

[EmyAugustus]

the fake book background is cracking me up.

[YankeeTom63]

I love clean air, clean water, clean food, it does not matter to me the Ratio of nature to human activity that is causing the warming trend these past 40 years of my life.

Though anyone who thinks humans are not changing the environment for the worst clime up to Big Bear City CA and watch the sun set, will will not believe the smog! Docs use to send people to SoCal for their health! Don't breath the air unless you have to!!

[doston1]

Noam has stomach gas starting at 18:02.

[7jerryv7]

Actually, that was me.

[HuxleyWasRight]

I'm with chomsky on all things foreign policy, but he's being disingenuous about climate change, there's many scientists who do not think global warming (now called "climate change") .

apart from that, great video, thanks for the upload .

[WhiteLionV1]

either way though a greener more sustainable envrionment is a good thing, i'm undecided as to the extent of global warming but i support the green ideology just because i love nature.

[minorthreat83]

Chomsky: "That there is a NEAR consensus amongst scientists that we are playing with fire"

Dispute that?

[Ivan951]

And there are many who do. Many many more, do you agree with that?

[SomeUsefulVids]

You're out of your mind if you deny climate change. Those scientists are simply supporting elite consensus. They're what are called "yes men". Most intellectuals are, "yes men" or should I say, it's mostly yes men that are allowed to hold university positions.

That's Chomsky's opinion.

Sir David Attenborough states climate change caused by human action is undeniable. Case closed, end of discussion.

[anarchopinko]

There are also a few scientists who think that the theory of evolution is baloney and that the Earth was created less than 10,000 years ago - so what is your point? The overwhelming majority of scientists working in climatology support the theory that human activity dangerously contributes to global warming. Usually the scientists who believe different have a vested interest in doing so.

[defstoner18]

"Many" with half of so-called unbiased researched being traced directly to the coal and petrol industries. 30,000 of the world's climatologists (98% whom have published a peer-reviewed journal), geologists, oceanographers, marine biologists, astrophysicists and atmospheric physicists disagree with the handful (what, 40 or so credible) of scientists who don't believe humans are having an impact on global warming.

[tommyneumann]

noam chomsky is one of the most important humans on the planet!

[nakedpower]

Why every post-war president would be indicted for war crimes if the Nuremberg Principles were applied (starts at 27 minutes, 40 seconds) wow

[SomeUsefulVids]

My jaw got lower and lower with each Pres, until it hit the floor.

[LatherLanD]

He is a GOD!! I love how the "right" don't have a clue how to categorize him.. He is an Anarchist. It is the ONLY TRUE form of Freedom.. Learn about it.. It is PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY Not Laws..

Left/Right.. sides of a coin.. Get rid of the coin and from the outside looking in its funny..

"MANUFACTURING CONSENT" If you can find it will free you from it..

[Lion117]

i'm quite sure he read the guy.

[lordennis01]

An interesting fact, one that a viewer might be interested in at around 58:30, he talks about the columbian worker being killed. His daughter, Aviva, has worked quite hard around the issue, I think rightfully. She has a bunch of interesting reads one might want to read if you are interested in the sort of matter.

[daz19nz]

Chomsky does discuss wage-labour occassionally

[rachelgolem]

There is no God but Marx and Chomsky is his messenger.

[vanderbilt887]

Chomsky is an anarchist, so I doubt that he looks upon Marx as his absolute authority.

[keytoothed]

Yeah, most Israelis hate Chomsky. I knew you were from Israel before I even clicked on your profile.

[jumpnjza2]

lol. I don't know why you got negged for this.

[djboony]

yeah lol thats a naff background, the foreground is very interesting though

[tubegeg]

This guy is absolutely brilliant. Well-said and spoken. To run down the crimes and atrocities of US Presidents from Eisenhower to Bush 43 is astonishing. Reagan conservatives like Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Ann Coulter and Newt Gingrich would go ballistic to hear about Reagan's crimes. No wonder why mainstream media would never quote Chomsky or invite him on their shows.

[8Marx8]

Bravo! I like that factual documented run down of murderous American presidents and a glimpse on a fraction of their atrocities! I would add to that list the pre-WW2 American presidents as they certainly had their own crimes too! In fact every American us president was an aggressor and an imperialist!!!

[glottis5]

lol @ the background

[joechuckyourtube]

Wonder where this is taking place, if they had to use such a background.

[chocale1]

Anybody else find the loading time to be very slow?

[applaya]

can't speak for everyone, but no problems here.

[intrepgun]

it loads in HQ as default, in my experience. which loads fairly slowly. perhaps that is the reason?

[icedoutstreetgangsta]

Brilliant, thanks for this!

[aewester]

Thank you!

Sweet interview

[Irtidad]

Is it just me, or does Bill Zimmerman have a "wtf" look on his face throughout most of the interview?

[zetasan]

That's what he naturally looks like.

[hansxxxx666]

He looks like a student being given grades. Simply astonished by his teacher.

[t0kt0k]

This is one of the best Chomsky interviews on youtube. I especially love the fake books in the background.

[Chomskyan]

A slimmer Noam.

[tarnopol]

Thanks, Stony Brook, for putting this up! You rock.

[yrrmom]

This must be April 2003, right?

[PlasticJesus341]

haha wow my grandpa played in string quartets in budapest at the same time, he was also jewish, maybe he knew a chomsky or two.

[KentAllard]

they are working on defeating North Koreas conventional deterrent - one of the laser weapon programs is aimed at destroying regular and rocket artillery:

"High Energy Liquid Laser Area Defense System"

[AdamskiAirsoft]

Win.