Noam Chomsky on Corporate Personhood: 2011

Reagan M. Sova asks Noam Chomsky a question about corporate personhood during Professor Chomsky's talk at the University of Colorado - Boulder on April 22, 2011. The talk was a fundraiser for KGNU Independent Community Radio (Boulder, CO). Reagan M. Sova's subsequent essay about corporate personhood is at http://www.reaganmsova.com/2011/10/separation-of-corporation-and-state.html.

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[jeremykeithneill]

Is it useful to ask what point we would be pushed before we would resort to revolution?

[LiveFreeOrTheyDie]

I'll believe corporations are people when we execute one.

[KrugmanTheKing]

@itismepicasso

I wouldn't say it's because the governments are corrupted; I would say it's because the institutional organization and the pecuniary requirements make it easier for a certain class of people to publish and voice their opinions, as well as participate as candidates all the while depriving an other part of the population the same possibility. In short, the institutions allow for a bias and are designed for this purpose. It's not a personal question of being corrupted or just.

[sqmuth]

Ron Paul is a tool in so many other ways. Bernie Sanders, on the other hand, is steering a petition for a constitutional amendment to overturn the Supremes extremely damaging ruling. Normally, I wouldn't advocate for constitutional amendments to solve problems better dealt with in the courts. But the Citizens United's action and the result was way too stupid and corrosive for anything less.

the petition.

sanders senate gov/petition/?uid=f1c2660f-54b­9-4193-86a4-ec2c39342c6c

[Foxden902]

@mackbk718 I remember watching a lecture Noam did on the Fed. Do a search. Sorry I don't have the link.

[xxxxAXIxxxx]

Here is Romney pathetically trying to defend corporate personhood, and Ron Paul's response:

watch?v=s-xFexgH76g

Ron Paul OPENLY opposes Corporate Personhood .

[Lovegoddess411]

@troglodyto he is very educated and older My mother is the same way . . . just a wealth of knowledge that comes with time and study.

[troglodyto]

how does he know all this? i want to be informed, and be able to tell wrong from right, but he seems to know everything about US history since its inception.... jeez. and i don't know enough to be able to either refute him or agree with him. all i can do is watch slack-jawed.

[itismepicasso]

@mackbk718 you know what was their mistake? to give money to the criminal socialist terrorist communist fascists of USA & the world & to be involved in 9/11. now after taking control of healthcare, food production, drug trade & weapons trade, they are trying to take over the media & world banking & stop all corporations business & attack Iran & start another world war to kill all you ignorant masses & create more widows & orphans to mosles & abuse. that is what the socialist satanis fascists do.

[mackbk718]

@itismepicasso of course not why would anyone? I trust the the banksters and central bankers even less. I'd love to hear NC's thoughts on the Fed, but it seem he's never had any...