Noam Chomsky on what next after the election-GOOD-1/3

Noam Chomsky: "What Next? The Elections, the Economy, and the World"

World-renowned public intellectual Noam Chomsky discussed the meaning of President-Elect Barack Obama’s victory and the possibilities ahead for real democratic change at a speech last week in Boston. It was his first public appearance since the election. Chomsky has been a professor of linguistics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for over a half-century and is the author of dozens of influential books. [includes rush transcript]

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[manster200673]

He's not a pessimist at all. He is a realist and what he is trying to say that democracy and democratic change are NOT as easy as electing the guy with the best speeches. It is a vibrant, grass roots movement in which those from below press the leaders from above. What your ilk think is that by waking people up to THEIR POWER and to not place faith on leaders from above, you are somehow being pessimistic. Please.

[Ve3tah417]

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[pvisserandorra]

Now Corporate America can spend as much as they want, and the rest of us are screwed.

[stoneoffarel]

well central eurpe isnt that racist!

[powerofthepistols]

I would say Europe is more racist than America. Eastern-Europe has a quite high rate of neo-nazism, and the west is moving more and more against nationalistic governments blocking all boarders for the very much needed immigration. Just look at the newly elected governments in Sweden, Switzerland and Denmark. Nationalism and racism is very closely related, how did Hitler get his racist regime through? By fronting nationalism, building on the people's prejudices.

I live in Norway, btw.

[acurac32a]

Yes Europeans are very racist, I'm a Latin American born in Boston, I have live all over Europe for seven years and have witnessed and lived many bad moments due to racism

[DerEchteSenf]

Well, if you mean it is more of a pseudo-rationalized fear than ideology, the answer is probably yes.

Otherwise, it's perserved by culture. Treat non-whites different, doesn't need a comment everyone will understand.

[MA453]

Maybe Europeans are more xenophobic, but I don't think there is racial hatred tought. Am I wrong?

[DerEchteSenf]

200.000 People doesn't say we haven't a lot of racism here in Germany.

But they are not dominant in public debates here and their language is much more subtle.

[Furrowbrow]

I don't agree with the Europe/racism comment, but Mr. Chomsky is sporting some fine knitwear, so I'm prepared to let it slide.

[CosmicFork]

There was extensive and very constructive activism in the 1960's and 1970's which has had a positive aftermath. There was The Civil Rights Movement and The Womans Liberation Movement. This social activism did civilize the country. It's an important achievement that we now have a self-possessed, intelligent man in the White House, who also, just so happens to be a person of color. This would have been unthinkable even 40 years ago. How much real change we will see; remains to be seen.

[dankbot420]

take a look at the racism in euro football