Noam Chomsky on Anarchism, Elections, Human Disposition, and the Young Marx [Part 2/6]

I head over to MIT from Toronto to meet my hero, my maker, the intellectual demigod, Noam Chomsky, to have a brief talk about Anarchism and miscellaneous topics. I apologize for the excessive stuttering, I was probably more nervous and intimidated than I had ever been in my entire life.

Poor technology means poor audio quality, and inconsistent clips. =(

2/6

Recording Date: February 13th, 2009.

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[DeweyZinnChomskyFisk]

@ILIKESFLAN pathetic...

[toseeornot2see]

@Questfortruth86 Yeah, that's true, but you see, there's a thing called "choice". You can choose how you wish to satisfy yourself. I personally believe that greed is just one of the many human characteristics and just like any other element of human nature, the environment plays a big part on whether you use your greed as the major driving force.

[ILIKESFLAN]

did you suck his balls after the interview

lol

[Bellantoni]

@Questfortruth86 He never said that it was about distribution of wealth. However Smith did contend that Corporations were illegitimate structures as their aim was to prevent free competition.

[neonaction]

fascinating

[alan0277]

Why is file cut short to 40 seconds?

[aquishix]

You, sir/madam, are correct.

[Questfortruth86]

Those graduate students are "greedy," they desire a form of wealth which is not measured in purely monetary terms. Some seek intellectual recognition, others wish to join very powerful circles, maybe enter politics, maybe go down in history. People don't truly desire money; money is merely a means to an end, not an end in itself. Some desire ends which cannot be bought by money, others don't. Humans always follow the pleasure principle, they will always do that which satisfies their ego's most.

[Questfortruth86]

His definition of equality is entirely different than that of Smith's; to Smith, and other libertarians, equality entails the equal opportunity to acquire wealth, not the equal distribution of wealth.