Chomsky about "concision". From "Chomsky and the Media" 1992

[annyms21]

Chomsky is such a beast.

[Arkinight]

He was at a community radio station in Madison, Wisconsin. Certainly a topical place these days.

[rodeo179]

a great man. thank you Dr. Chomsky for being voice of the voiceless

[Antiks72]

This man is so quotable. What a gift to humanity.

[TonyBananas101]

What he specifically means is the teaching of Economics, History and Political theory mainly. The elites are not concerned with people taking IT or Engineering etc. But if you take an Economics degree you will be taught how wonderful "free" markets are, western democracy is beyond reproach etc etc although these theories bear no relation to reality. There are other ways to educate yourself than sitting in a room listening to someone feed you propaganda.

[libertyplayground]

@TonyBananas101 "But if you take an Economics degree you will be taught how wonderful "free" markets are"

Actually, people get taught Keynesian central planning.

[Antiks72]

@libertyplayground Um no, the Chicago school is firmly in control.

[59Gretsch]

If you notice, 9 times out of 10 when you see ole Chomsky, he is the only one with a Microphone and usually talking at young collage kids who resemble a sponge much more than a debate.... well how can they even if they wanted... he has the Microphone.

[BrezhnevIsMyCoPilot]

Yeah man, what a douche. Let's just abolish lecturing altogether--starting with college courses and public speaking events...

[59Gretsch]

I would prefer to abolish the lecture circuit to only those who can only present their factually flawed views to a captive and opposition-free crowd.

[BrezhnevIsMyCoPilot]

But do you have any evidence to suggest that Chomsky does not have Q&A periods after his speaking events? I'm sure anyone, including you, could go to a Chomsky lecture and then challenge him in question form at the end. Therefore, your point is moot.

[59Gretsch]

I am sure he does "take questions" and he has every right to seek venues with minimal challenges to his flawed ideas.

This is no different than if Rush Limbough were to pretend he is some great intellectual mind yet limits his venues to his talk show.

Come on Chomsky, quit hiding.

[59Gretsch]

You did not address my main point; Chomsky only brings his "brilliant" views to like-minded crowds... kinda lame huh?

[MrCoroto]

@BrezhnevIsMyCoPilot Chomsky does have Q&As, and he answers them thoroughly.

[alchemistvstiger]

Bullshit comeback. You choose to go to lecture. You want another view you go listen to some other dip shit. Your school to liberal? There are plenty of dip shit lectures all over the internet for free viewing.

[poop121]

hes debated many people... richard perle, alan dershowitz, william f buckley. he can't debate all the time, and he can't get on mainstream news, so yes, he talks to left-wingers a lot. i'm sure he'd like to debate more than he does

[bbproductionsLA]

whoaaaaaa this was good!

[poop121]

yeah, this is one of the truest points the makes about us media

[alex19856]

thanks for uploading- that has always been my favorite clip from the film. "if the nuremburg laws were applied, every postwar american president would be hanged."

[3swoosh2]

lol :) let's include all european wtf ever and basically all the worlds leaders. theyre dictators, thats what they are.