Noam Chomsky on Trump: "The Other Candidates are Not That Different"
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- Democracynow.org - Noam Chomsky weighed in on U.S. presidential politics in a speech Saturday at The New School in New York. In addressing a question about Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, Chomsky assessed the political landscape: "Today’s Democrats are what used to be called moderate Republicans. The Republicans have just drifted off the spectrum. They’re so committed to extreme wealth and power that they cannot get votes ... So what has happened is that they’ve mobilized sectors of the population that have been around for a long time. ... Trump may be comic relief, but it’s not that different from the mainstream, which I think is more important."
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This man can talk about some of the worst things there are in our world today, but he still makes me feel compassion and makes me want to get up and do something to fight against injustice. Noam Chomsky is the greatest man I know of.
+Artur Yeon He refuses to talk about the truth of 9/11. He's also boring.
+saintearth Speaking at the UN General Assembly as a private citizen and having a Q&A session after is rare and does not match your perceptions of the man. peace
earl klugh
I used to like him.
+earl klugh When you are a professor employed by MIT for 60+ years and given the media attention that Chomsky has received, you are hardly a "private citizen". He is a gatekeeper. The UN pays him to keep up the globalist agenda.
wrong when he spoke he represented no organized entity, no university faculty, just his capacity as an intellectual individual which the palestinian people in particular wanted to hear. UN pays him? gatekeeper? globalist agenda?where the hell did you pull that crap from ? it would be helpful to reveal your sources with this intel you have, i'll be waiting for your accurate insightful knowledge. peace
What worries me is who is going to take Mr.Chomsky's place after he's gone.
Right now, I don't see anyone in this world capable of matching this man's intellect.
May he be blessed with health & long life.
A fan from Pakistan.
+az khan Who takes over for Noam? How about everyone... by being informed and seeking the truth instead of listening to the lies being distributed by the media. If you really want to find out whats going on in the real world, don't wait to see it on fox news. Make friends around the globe and start getting news and views from the source.
+az khan It's easy to be Chomsky, simply apply the following to every situation "Fuck America, Israel and whites, yay blacks and all Muslim countries"
Curious what Chomsky has to say about Trump? Don't bother watching the video -- I've watched it for you. What Chomsky has to say about Trump is almost completely contained in the video title. ALL he has to say about Trump can be heard from times 15:05 - 15:27 and 18:22 - 18:27. Give me a like for saving you time; or at least give a like in support of honesty in video titles.
i love how he merely says the name trump, kinda scoffs, and the crowd applauds like a group of trained democratic seals.
+Jonathan Andrew That's because Trump is a know-nothing clown.
"know-nothing clown"... yeah, i've heard that empty insult before.
+James Davey so true!
Jonathan Andrew 'Clown' was the insult. Calling Trump a know-nothing is a comparison between his politics and that of a political movement called the 'know-nothings' which was basically a nineteenth century version of the tea party, who were very open about their rejection of facts and learning, hence the name.
Here, Noam looks like an angel.
+Masoody Khan Again, again useless response based on the lack of clarity.
I know but sadly literal isn't a serious response anymore.
+Gerhard Rinkens He is an angel to me.
+Gerhard Rinkens clearly noam has a quantitative view on life.
LMAO.. now I'm totally distracted, thanks!
i didn't realise Einsteins barber was still alive.
I just love Noam's hair!
+wablomcpablo LOL.... dick, he's old leave him alone! LOL.
Old people need love too, J Gamez.
+Trick Baby Oh, he gets plenty of love. Been married forever.But I don't know why he let his hair be funny like a clown.
+J Gamez maybe Noam's trying to out trump Trump...LOL
Chomsky has kind hair........! The kind that grows around a horses ass !
It breaks my heart to see this man getting old. I would happily give what's left of my life, if it could be added on to his.
陈瀚龙 why?
Roman T CHomsky. Good brain. Much better than mine.
THIS IS A MAN THAT WHAT HE SAIDS IS SO SMART SO TRUE, SO CLEAN, .THAT ONLY WE MUST THANK GOD FOR THIS HUMAN.
I think Paul Krugmen made a great point when he stated "...Yet racial hatred is still a potent force in our society, as we’ve just been reminded to our horror. And I’m sorry to say this, but the racial divide is still a defining feature of our political economy, the reason America is unique among advanced nations in its harsh treatment of the less fortunate and its willingness to tolerate unnecessary suffering among its citizens."
Okay, so you have stated you case but If we have learned anything from history, people cannot be "removed" so easily, so what is your take on that?
+The Walking Flier Really? Immigrants are the problem? What kind of insults do Americans endure from new arrivals?
Your systems are strained, that doesn't mean anything, eXcept that your political class, which are all white Americans (yes, Obama falls under that category despite his skin color) are morally and politically bankrupt.
Your resources are diminishing fast? Not really... I mean they've been diminishing for decades but the US economy has been largely thriving. Your neo-colonialist approach to governing the world is ensuring that you'll stay the richest country in the world. And you have the audacity to deny a handful of the people whose countries you've robbed blind to live in your society?
Empires collapse because of diversity? What a load of utter rubbish. If anything, the likely causes for the collapse of empires are “declining moral values and political civility at home, an overconfident and overextended military in foreign lands and fiscal irresponsibility by the central government” as outlined by the former comptroller of the US, David Walker.
Diversity is a shared feature of empires, yes, because empires are BY DEFINITION diverse in culture, that's what an empire is. But none of the empires has dissolved due to diversity, and the recent eXamples that spring to mind, such as Russia, Netherlands, Britain and France, are quite eloquent.
Daymjo Very well said.
I love this Man. May he live a long long life.
Norman Chomsky is a very Intelligent man and very honest, every one should mind what he says.
Loving Noam's hairdo.
bernie sanders wishes his hair looked that crazy.
+Jonathan Andrew He's got no chance. Noam's the crazy hairdo master.
i agree. he's also older and probably cares less.
I'd love to see him debate Trump
+DAVID Edwards Chomsky doesn't debate anyone because he'd have his ass handed to him. He gives these retarded speeches to kids who don't know any better, and answers some questions too. Chomsky lost his mind 20 years back, and he's been saying the same boring useless crap for 50 years.
+Bob Walsh he still debates,your wrong
therobbieunited
Who?
+DAVID Edwards I would love to see that debate! I am actually willing to pay to watch it on PPV, I bet you it would be a whole hell of a lot more entertaining than the Pacquiao vs Mayweather fight! LOL.
J Gamez
lol I'd pay as well. Fuck have Chomsky debate them all at once
Chomsky is really a Dove. #haircut
+The Walking Flier .
why is that incompatible?
+great567
Like his hair, he just won't lie down:)
more like the joker from batman.
Democracy Now & Noam Chomsky -- a match made in Paradise. Love the moderator, too. Thank you for this wonderful program. The intellectually gifted Chomsky may (in my opinion) be dry and monotone in verbal delivery -- but always at the same time dynamic and exciting and provocative. And therein likes the miracle of this charismatic speech-maker.
Prophetic, as always. It would do good for the US Government to listen to Noam instead of Henry Kissinger if they want their grand kids to see any future.
The truth of what Chomsky says is so compelling. I wish he was running for President so he could get a national platform. Every American needs to hear him.
They should call this channel democracy later.
I waited so long to hear Chomsky talk about the current republican representatives. Thanks for the upload.
Love this man. Always did because he's just so articulate and brilliant on his analysis, BUT there is an hair issue going on for a long, long time buddy Chomsky!
Long live Noam!
Hair issue?
That is the best answer of politics today, and we should be embarrassed.
+The Walking Flier Having read three of your comments on this video so far, I've come to the conclusion that you're a satirist. Well done Sir, you capture the 'Check-me-out-I'm-a-Jewhis-Nazi' vibe really well :)
+The Walking Flier what's wrong with anarchy? lol
Thank you, Noam. We love you man.
Monotone as some complain but his words are all lean and no fat
He get's it
+breckandy he tries to sound that way. thinks people should be convinced by proper arguments not speaking techniques.
Anarkayy At least you and I understand that.
+Anarkayy Or he just doesn't give a fuck about what he says lol
+Ioganstone No, actually he said it in an interview, something like (I'm paraphrasing): If you have a charisma in giving speeches you should suppress it, so as to emphasiZe your message instead.
Daymjo Shutting down emotion is a common trait of liars, so you have to take that with a grain of salt.
Thanks we need more people like sir in this country. You should be our persistent.
Here's a precis for you:
Noam says the USA enmity to Iran and fuss about Iran nukes is only a smokescreen for the USA and Israel's desire to have no one in the neighbourhood that might hinder their ability to exercise force, make war, do whatever they like whenever they like in the Middle East.
He points out all the nominal reasons for fearing Iran being a nuclear state are ridiculous.
He points out Iran's military budget is a fraction of that of the Gulf States.
He points out that Iran is simply seeking a deterrent against those who may be tempted to harm them. Even an American General said he'd do the same thing, want the same thing, if he were Irani.
And on the way there he points out something even more dramatic and potentially fearsome:
Pakistan and its nuclear arsenal and its nuclear position.
It is not part of the nuclear non-proliferation treaty (nor is Israel).
It recognises a threat from radical Muslims (Daesh etc.) and has a nuclear 'protection' force of some 20,000 men who are there to protect Pakistan's nuclear weapons.
All, of course, Muslim.
Can you see a potential danger there?
I can. I can surmise we could be nuked any time and that nuking could set off WWIII if the USA and Russia thought it was because of the other.
That's what Noam says.
democracynow is one of the best news organizations out there. They give interviews with people that corporate media refuses to acknowledge, such as Noam Chomsky. This statement about other Republicans being not much different from Trump ought to be common sense, but we need people like Chomsky to stand up and say it. And news organizations that matter will report it.
Awesome Report Thanks!
Noam is a legend. They should call a street in each city after him.
Dr Chomsky as allways ,precise,Accurate and Truthfull.
Noam seems to have more energy than last year. His voice doesn't fry as quickly.
I heard this man's name several times in my college year.. so this is he.
***** huh, what?
That's exactly what I said. Thanks Noam
I can see why Chomsky and Sanders are good buddies, it's the hair.
A vivid, sharp, accurate and objective analysis of the geopolitical and strategic done in the middle-east. I love you Man. Noam for president!
For the love of God, get a haircut.
+chillwill120 lol thought that too!
Why are you so concerned about the hair on head and not that which grows as candidly from his armpit or eyebrow? Wouldn't you agree that, in regards to the latter areas, his sense of fashion and hygiene 'needs' to be questioned? It seems rather cursory and tedious to stigmatize something as extraneous as hairstyle.
+eɔuarongI yW ǝƃılbO Did you use google translate? That makes no sense.
chillwill120 Of course I did. I translated my original comment in French only to re-translate and post it in English. To paraphrase, GIVING A FUCK ABOUT SOMETHING AS SUPERFICIAL AS HIS HAIR IS RATHER MEANINGLESS.
+eɔuarongI yW ǝƃılbO You're right but damn it's unpleasant to look at.
Beautiful woman and love hearing Chomsky thoughts.
Chomskys the logo for Wendy's Hamburgers
I had to scroll back up to see after reading this comment and I really should have swallowed my drink first
soundcloud.com/vasko_psychedelic
Noam, brilliant, as usual!
any other channels like Democracy Now? far and away the best channel i've found for real political news and opinions, don't have to wade through as much BS as in some other channels.
Hair like angels wings.....
He goes down in history along the names of Plato,Descartes, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Hume, Kant,Schopenhauer ... Its just a shame we appreciate the ideas of great thinkers decades after they have passed.
No more Red Bull for Norm. He's got wings.
02:40 mr. Chomsky meant to say" mortal Shiaa! jihadis" instead,
Iran is a shiaa jihadi and not sunni jihadi
Noam Chomsky for world president.
Maybe he should leave his post at MIT, The most prolific and infamous weapons developer in the world. He should probably return the money he has received from the DoD over the last 3 decades.
Look at that hair. Then they make fun of Trump's hair.
Chomsky's hair vs Trumps'
I read below: "I think all people should be proud of their race" Why? What is there to be proud of? Race is not an accomplishment. People on both sides should stop taking race so seriously.
+Zeke Lentil
Race isn't even a real thing. It's a social construct. Anthropologists, sociologists and even geneticists have known this for a very long time. Anyone who talks about race as if it were a real, definite thing, should be completely ignored.
any questions? bearing in mind ive already explained about my hair!
Noam's hair as of recently just kills me lol
At least it's better than his later beard
Chomsky's legacies need to step up. He cannot do this forever.
Noam is too smart for the 21st century....
Is it just me, or does Chomsky, with his new hair style, look like Bozo the Clown?
Noam Chomsky as Wolverine.
Listen to this guy you Americans. Do not be fooled by your power. He speaks the truth that is why you do not like to appreciate what he says.
cool hair style Doctor, cheers
Trump was not mentioned until 15:15 into the video. Before that, Noam seemed to talk in his sleep - or maybe it was me sleeping and him talking - not sure. Love the electro-shock hairdo.
ProTip: skip to 14:50 to actually hear his opinion on the subject matter
Haha .... Ol' Noam looks like the teacher from Pink Floyd's The Wall here.
Love the hair. There used to be a clown with hair like this, I think his name was Bozzo...
i thought his name was bernie sanders?
Hope this man still lives on for many years
This title is very misleading... You would think they were interviewing him but instead they're just showing Noam Chomsky's speech. And he didn't talk about Trump at all in it!
Some day they will make a movie about Noam Chomsky. And Jeff Daniels will play him.
That's called the "Angel" haircut.
Put the speed up to 1.5 to listen to Noam speak at the speed in he did when he was 30.
Myself and noam went out on the absolute piss after that interview,he was hilarious swilling pints and had a traffic cone on his head as we walked home locked. Great night
I love his new hair-do also.
Chomsky's hair is WILD
Sweet perm!
There are no traduction ?
Chomsky is trying to imitate the Heihachi Mishima look.
Good talk. :-)
Saw the thumbnail and thought the weakest link
On his hairdo: I wonder if he is going for the style of his hero, Bertrand Russell?
Still love him though.
More than ever 🙏
This guy speaks the truth..
Stephen Gomes it’s three years later… As little kids would say…nutuh
Ace Ventura Chomsky.
LIKE A DOVE!
+Mark Snow Glove.. not dove.. like a glove
I realize the original quote is glove.
He speaks the truth, but does speak verrrrrry slowly
I think this guy might be a Jedi.
Wow! Professor Chomsky is starting to look like Grandpa from the Munsters!
Bad hair day:) ..still amazing to listen to though.
Noam looking with his heihachi look
Is he the Grandpa from the Munsters?
If you want to hear the trump part skip to 15:25
head wings
So many idiots seem to wander into this post, never mind to what the man is saying... lets talk about his hair!! Well done! My advice: "GIVE YOUR BRAIN A CHANCE"
hahah everyone please do not try repeating her introductory sentence. m´am we got all the time in the world. you´re free to take at least two breaths while introducing Noam.
My "thumbs up" is more for the the talking points concerning Iran and nuclear weapons than the "Trumpet" segment. Trump and most of his minions don't have the intellect to understand what Chomsky says. However, NC is correct in his analysis that the rest of the crowd on the Right are pretty much like Trumpet, just different hair styles! LOL
Princess Leia got old!
I'm sorry Mr Chomsky, it is not my intention to parrot a 60's catch phrase, but please, "get a haircut".
I would say Noam's hair looks look's a little ridiculous lol
Uh, Noam, are you aware your hair looks kind of funky? Anyone remember Bozo the Clown?
Noam comment regarding the Killing the Affordable Care Act as not being part of a political party is actually a very good example of something that political parties should be talking about. Its very legitimacy/legality is challenged and a whole lot of voting citizens are unhappy with it. It's not that we don't want Affordable Health Care, it's just that what was rammed down our throats was a lie. The legislation doesn't bring about true affordable health care. It simply mandates that everyone has to have health insurance.
We need true affordable health care and the Affordable Care Act as written, won't accomplish this. Congress can't even get health care providers to implement the law as it was written.
The only ways to get affordable anything is to create capacity in excess of demand as in a true free market or implement price controls. If the American people were smart, they would be cranking out technology, doctors, nurses, clinics, dentists, clinics, and hospitals. Not sending money to the insurance companies which creates nothing but increased demand for already limited services.
where are these nuclear weapons? i mean nuclear weapons, nuclear weapons , nuclear weapons , if they are real, where are they and why won't anyone use it?
Ronald McDonald throwing cheeseburgers.
you will rarely hear Chomsky say anything negative about Russia. Think about that for a moment.
+Dom Reidman Chomsky is a Marxist that's the reason ,never heard him ever say anything positive about the US or Israel
+karl wills Bullshit.
+Dom Reidman Why should he say anything negative about Russia? Because you would like that and in your simple mind Russia is still the enemy that everybody has to talk bad about?
because Russia is as imperialistic as any other country. Crimeia, Ukraine, Syria. If he is gonna call people out then be consistent.
Dom Reidman
Last time I checked Chomsky was living in the US and not in Russia. He's critizising the community he is living in. And that's the right thing. Unlike most politicians who are just pointing fingers at everybody else.
And just fyi, there was a democratic referendum at the Crimea and the crisis in the Ukraine was caused by US intervention. Look up Victoria Nyland ... American exceptionalism at its best.
nothing less than the voice of reason
When did Ace Ventura get so old and eloquent?
Did Chomsky teach Bozo how to comb his hair? or Did Bozo teach Chomsky?
Chomsky needs a haircut.