Noam Chomsky: Capitalism, Media Control, & the Illusion of Democracy 

America doesn't have a govt. It has Rich investors who pay our leaders to do as they say.

I’ll say it again, America is not a democracy, it’s a business.

Freedom of speech " You can say whatever you want, as long as I like it."

The point of all democracies is to give the illusion of fairness.

We live in a corporate political religious FASCISM!

Not only in America it's happening all over the world

George carlin did a show on this subject

If you’re over fifty you’ve known this for 25 years. But thanks for publishing this.

Sadly most people either don't know or don't care.!

French thinker-surgeon Henri Laborit maintained that: ‘Modern man finds himself alone, isolated, lost in a monstrous socio-economic machine whose mechanisms he doesn’t understand. But what is the most incomprehensible is how, locked in the rigid, impersonal yoke of his daily grind, of his measured automatisms, having no time to think or even to rave in delirium, he can still believe that he is free. His concept of liberty is itself the consequence of a cultural automatism inculcated in him early by society to avoid his suicide, or revolt, to make him think that the choice was his.’ That’s the real Hell for intelligent adults, not the one spread about by the fear-mongering Christian churches.

A beautifully narrated presentation and synopsis of Chomsky's oeuvre. Thank you :)

Chomsky really knows what he is talking about and it would behoove everyone to listen to what he has to say because he won't be around much longer. He has a gem of knowledge.

I've always felt like that but couldn't formulate it so clearly. 100% Agree. This is probably one of the most underrated video on RU-vid.

“A democracy that serves everyone” must serve the ecosystems, insects and animals as well. This is particularly hard for our species to comprehend. We are inflicting insane levels of damage which all know is creating cascading effects. I don’t hear many optimistic ecologists…

The corporate matrix.

Nice essay of Chomsky's work on the media and its effects on democracy. Thanks

Well said! Manufacturing Consent should be taught in every high school in the world.

Dr. Robert Reich shares many of Chomsky's insights. Both strive to inform & enlighten us about how the plutocratic oligarchs control the economy, society & govt. Also, both encourage us to take action to fight back against the few that have hijacked our Republic.

I was just talking to my brother about this exact topic. So, lo and behold this came up in my feed. Big brother is definitely listening.

You’ll never have peace,freedom or equality in a monetary system!

I will always listen to what Noam Chomsky has to say. He's a master of the reality check. ❤ Live long, sir.

“The smart way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit the spectrum of acceptable opinion, but allow very lively debate within that spectrum....” NC

That’s why I don’t vote anymore, it doesn’t matter which candidates, they all work for their big donors, not small potato like us poor citizens.

Yes , I have known about Chomsky for 45 years!!!

Every political system works, capitalism, democracy, communism, socialism etc, it stops working when there is too much corruption, incompetence and misinformation, where people ignore, don't care or are swayed from reality, when it becomes too tyrannical or too permitting, a balance is required in all situations, it is when the balance shifts, everything collapses, slowly or catastrophically.

The greatest illusion Is people thinking they are free, even when being confronted with every day life showing and telling them they are not free

Chomsky also constantly encourages everyone to fight for rights, that the people are strong and capable of instituting change through many forms seen in history. If horrific dictatorships where able to force change why can't we in a country that can't use that level of direct force but instead relies on manipulation of the publics beliefs.

only few have the courage to understand. the rest must give their vote to democracy. then miserably humans are left empty handed for humanity.

Thank you. Noam is the Man.

So true Thank you !

Best short summary of Chomsky I've heard. Hoping this video gets shared with everyone with a ear to hear.

Excellent presentation 🎯

thank you for posting and reminding

I also want to Thank you for your narration and synopsis of Noam Chomsky’s book- ‘Manufactured Consent’-(read it awhile ago and cannot exactly remember the title?) Anyways, Well done! I appreciate the thoughtful review.

Noam has explained it so well! How true it all is! 😊

As my Father--born 1912--always said. 'If you don't vote, you do vote. You vote for a Dictatorship.' I taught English in Spain in 1967 under Franco to spread the word on Democracy. At no small risk. Franco's Dictatorship was so oppressive, boring, sadistic & idiotic. The people, especially the working people, suffered. Travelling with a friend in Albania 1993 we found 80% of the people stick-thin, starving. On the verge of famine. Living in Greece 74 to 84 I heard endless stories of torture & injustice from the times of the Junta stretching back into the Civil War & the Second World War. Born 1942 I was bombed losing Uncles to the War or they survived injured physically, mentally. My mother died when I was two years ten months as an indirect result of the war. Now the Far Right with Billionaires are taking our societies. Now is the time to fight them & for a greater democracy. The idea we have to give in to Illusions of Democracy is an attack on us. I assure you Dictatorship is no fun. From the Right or the Left that Noam now appears to be turning to. It wasn't so when he was younger.

To understand the US Supreme Court's decision one needs to read the US Constitution first. The US is not a Democratic Republic, but a Republic with some elements of Democracy. Originalism means that the only rights and policies that are protected are ones that are explicitly laid out in the constitution, conforming with the “original”intentions of the founders. Although slavery has been abolished, the property that is central to the Constitution-private property, the right to exploit the majority for the benefit of the tiny minority remains. It is preposterous for the majority to decide who will be on the ballot and who will not. “Those who do not move, do not notice their chains.” ― Rosa Luxemburg Recall Citizens United. Update US Constitution to shift power balance between Majority and Minority.

"Why your vote doesn't matter" isn't a question.

Chomsky is 100% right. This man and his words will go down in history. Thanks for your great summary. It's brilliantly articulated!

Very well put together. Noam is a beacon of hope, he spells it out. I dread the day that is coming in the future, when he will no longer be, that will be a horrible day. He has a beautiful and honest mind and in most things I'm in agreement with his ideas, fascinating how his mind is still so sharp at over 90. He is a true, good human being.

Thank you for this, the truth is right here about many things.

"`Why' is the only real source of power, without it you are powerless.” - The Merovingian

Thank you for that easy and simply understandable explanation of his deep works! Most explainer vids on Chomsky are more difficult that his works themselves.

Great video, thanks! Chomsky is an extraordinary philosopher and his insights make me speechless. I have nothing to add, I just wish more people could understand this.

Chomsky shouldn't confuse capitalism with crony capitalism, the latter being the one we live under and which creates the inequality we see today

Should use a picture that’s accurate

AMERICAN TV---24 MINUTES FOR NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL NEWS BUT 52 MINUTES FOR ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT. SO SAD.

I am an old boomer. In the 1970ies Chomsky taught me how language influences your thinking. Back then there was a lot of turmoil in South America and while some news outlets would talk about rebels, others would talk about freedom fighters. Language shaped your view on things. I don't always agree 100% with his analyses, but quite often he is spot on and he is always worth listening to.

The questionable Electoral College plays a large part such as making the majority vote getter irrelevant.

It's not the corporatism that's the issue, it's the Shareholders. Shareholder rights and Corporate Governance... One of the key rights of shareholders is the ability to vote on important corporate matters. This includes electing the board of directors, who are responsible for overseeing the company's management and making significant business decisions Shareholders can influence the company's trajectory and hold the board accountable for their actions, ensuring that the company is managed in the best interests of its owners.

Interesting Informed and Informative!!!

That's not a picture of Noam Chomsky.

Thank you❗️🙏

Thanks!

So happy I was born in Polish Republic of People, schools & universities were free and still are free, wouldn’t like to be a one year younger. Migrated from Poland , working class were building villas & going to church being dressed like elite from a palace. Never forget my Mum and grandma putting their cashmere coats and hats before heading to church. Luxury food beyond imagination, Persian rugs, crystal chandeliers etc etc

Since I was just 19 that’s how I kind of understood the world that I live in and made my way through in it

Chilling truth of human existence in no matter what system we live.

You are right. We live in darkness as was described by Socrates. The question is how can we escape this.

What an excellent piece. Nicely done.

Thanks for sharing

Dear Mr Chomsky, I have written a persuasive essay that I would be honored to have you read. Please feel free to incorporate any or all of it's talking points into your presentations. Here it is: The Twin Parallel Rails Organizing Society There are two continuums that run side by side like train tracks that don’t cross over each other but together carry a society either to a destination of positive collaborative fulfillment or to the opposite destination of negative self-centered separation. Rail 1. Governance. Democratic Socialism vs Corporate Socialism: a primer. We are all socialists. Humans require society for survival. Socialism is all governance. Governance is the type of gov. tax appropriations, gov. regulations and the direction of gov. agencies. It is a continuum. It goes from Democratic Socialism which is spending tax monies and having policies for the benefit of all those who actually contribute to the tax pool and represent the vast majority of the population, to Corporate Socialism which is spending tax monies and making gov. policies for the benefit of the corporate interests of the 2%, many of which pay little or no taxes and brag about gaming a system they have bought and influence with their ever exponentially increasing wealth. This is a nasty feedback loop that leads us to a state of economic serfdom and ultimately to gated communities for these same people who caused this situation, with their insatiable greed machine of lobbyists and swinging door appointments leading from corporate boardrooms to government agencies and administrations and back again. Rail 2. Economics The second parallel rail/continuum of societal organization is the agreed upon Mode of Economic Exchange which ranges from Capitalism that encourages the individual profit motive, to Communism which says we must share the profits of our labors. Communism has never existed except as an idea. It has historically been implemented as a rallying cry to disaffected people in rebellions against minority rule, but once the new batch of rulers took power they quickly and logically reverted to their own individual capital interests, which in a society governed by Democratic Socialism would be just fine, but instead though, they quickly diverted themselves to the greed interests of the top 2% by adopting extreme Corporate Socialism to become Oligarchs and Fascists. Just look at the brutal suppression where these rebellions took place in the societies of Russia, China and North Korea for example. Actual Communism has only existed in some local communes of people dedicated to the concept, but they only last a short time because they are inefficient at meeting the individual needs and aspirations of its members beyond those who are totally committed to that group. The idea of Communism persists because it is used as a Canard by the top 2% in most all societies. A 'Canard' is a spurious idea presented by someone to provide an excuse for motives that would otherwise be revealed as being for their own selfish ends. It’s a diversionary tactic and smoke screen rolled into one. Communism is held up and used as a 'Canard' by both those who promote the interests of the Corporate Socialists in countries with democracies like the United States, where it is presented as being a bogeyman that will lead them all down the path of 'socialism' and 'communism', to its use by the so called ‘Communist States’, where it is held up by their 'Communist Party' leaders who want to hide their actual oligarchical, fascist intentions from their masses by presenting it as a Utopian ideal to which they must all sacrifice their individual desires. Either way, the end result is the same, with the canard idea of Communism being used to cajole and control the majority into serving the interests of the few. Capitalism’s ability to motivate people into a commerce of ideas, services and products with profits that address individual needs is the only mode of monetary exchange that makes efficient sense. Only you know what you desire and aspire too. Even ‘Communist’ countries use Capitalism but only to the extent the ruling party members permit, in so far as it promotes the wealthfare of the top 2%. There the Corporate Socialist extremists dominate those societies with an iron fist; as seen in China, Russia and North Korea. Rail #1 ‘Governance’ final thoughts Democratic Socialism as governance plus Capitalism for economic exchange equals a society that builds itself up for the betterment of all its members by spending their tax dollars and government policy on national health care, a clean environment, education, timely infrastructure spending, retirement insurance, etc. for all its citizens. The Scandinavian countries and most of Europe and the Commonwealth countries come to mind. Whereas Corporate Socialism as governance, plus Capitalism for economic exchange = a society like ours - The United States; that has government policies, tax money appropriations, regulations, laws, and judicial and agency appointments increasingly designed to shunt money to the top 2% of its citizens; leaving us with no National Health Care, a shrinking middle class, a growing class of unhealthy uninsured working poor, and also with a disproportionate tax burden favoring the wealthy, a deteriorating environment for the short term gain of investors in some industries, and a crumbling infrastructure to avoid any legislation requiring additional taxation of the 2%. Also, it has led us to bogus foreign wars for corporate profit with the resulting deaths of American youths to benefit the shareholders in the Military Industrial Complex, as with Halliburton’s corporate investors and their ilk. The logical conclusion of Corporate Socialism at its extreme endpoint is to shift rule from Democracy to rule by Oligarchy (rule by a few) and Fascism (combining a central dictator), with them foremost always representing the financial interests of the top 2%. In these so called ‘Communist States’, this is combined with threats of military and police force to the citizenry, so they fear their governments readiness to deploy against them for any serious internal challenges they may pose to their rule, as is found in Russia, China, North Korea, Venezuela, Belarus, Cuba and a number of other countries. The interests of the Corporate Socialists are routinely promoted by the top 2% under the guise of patriotic duty and endless flag waving. This perversely manipulates the community’s natural tribal instinct to rally together, while both hiding the greedy intentions of the 2% and steering the rest of the population to serve those interests. This dominance of the short-sighted greed lust of Corporate Socialism in both the Democracies and in the so called 'Communist States' is leading us to a diminishing quality of life, and an inability to make positive adaptive change. This is causing ever increasing societal chaos with uncontrolled desperate migration, a burgeoning global population and environmental degradation. The Societies of our planet need to work towards establishing truly representative Democratic Socialism in order for us to avert disaster and to coordinate our place on Earth in a manner that will sustain a good life for all our species and ecosystems. Everyone, we have got to get it together using Democratic Socialism combined with Capitalism. War, disease and misery are not necessary management tools.

Noam Chomsky is one of the most important people the USA has ever produced.

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Awesome Provocation of Awareness to Be Critical Thinkers!! The Era of Passivity is OVER!! WAKE UP PEOPLE!!! New subscriber to this channel!😊 Keep the 'Nuts n Bolts' Flowing!

Prof. Chomsky is one of the greatest thinkers and champions of true Justice, freedom and equality Thank you Professor Chomsky continues to enlighten us

One of my smart friends said I should check into chompy because he thought I would like him. I saw a few vids and didn't really agree with those. Now I see what he was talking about! I quit voting 8 years ago. People want me to vote, but what they mean is they want me to choose a side of the two party dictatorship. Not doing it.

Great speech 👏

Thank you

Chomsky - such a human, expert... taking side of simple (in a good way) people... ...we will miss him

After waking up for who rules the world, the lies that makes us working hard and blindly hoping for better life, all this seems obvious. But looking to others still lost is this ideology hurts and makes me feel we already lost as working class and as humans.

Where is this from? I can't find info about sources

They are in a special club and we aren't in it. George Carlin kind of We are trading truth for convenience, and money is the means.

Noam said that unvaccinated (c19) people needed to be separated from society, and how they obtained food, was THEIR problem. That is an irrefutable, statement he did make. The interview when he said it, is available in it's entirety, lest anyone thinks I'm stating something 'out of context'. If my bringing this up, hurts your feelings, ha! Too bad. Facts hurt sometimes.

What is the alternative? I often hear the problem, but not solutions. I may not be looking in the right places. Any suggestions where to look?

Wow wow wow. And I heard a guy here in South Africa on #safm and he mentioned Noam

Very well said

It isn’t just the USA. It’s most of the world.

we are the fish on the table, not able to decide we will be skewed, fried, steamed, boiled, barbeque... but we have the illusion that we have the power to decide how other fish on the table should be cooked -- or even, we are the dinner not the fish !!!

Thank you.

Very Interesting

Finally a subject that makes sense. Money talks bs votes

How many times do people have to be told we are a republic, not a democracy . I pledge Alegents to the republic for which it stands !!

A very thoughtful video, thank you Philosopheasy! I think most philosophy is abstruse, theoretical, bunk that is barely relateable to even a clever person. But... I'm delighted to have bumbled into this channel. And, as a Briton, I must say the narrator has the most lovely narrating voice; sonorous, measured. Perfect cadence. Oh yeah, and old Gnome Chompy seems to be talking sense here.

Paraphrase, but the line of keeping us in a simple state of wondering what will happen next instead of feeling complex emotions on what we should do hits HARD...

Politicians are puppets

NOAM AVRUM CHOMSKY THE WISE OLD MAN OF THE EARTH - PaulTeich-©️10/31/2023. He’s not on mainstream television But in his vision, he knows how to envision How to save the EARTH, and how to change birth Back into Hope Teacher, author, activist and scholar He who has seen He who remembers He is truly the worlds most righteous brother They threaten him because he cares He exposes the governments and his research shares That which the bread and circuses keeps our heads underground Where manufactured consent is the only sound They confuse subsidy with security To steal taxes with fear From the Cold War till today False evidence appearing real When politics becomes the shadow cast by big business over the bewildered herd First amendment is gone and “We the people” will never be heard When the father of modern linguistics shares his words It would behoove us to give honor and share our regards For only if you know the history of the Earth do you know where we are from For only if you know the philosophy of the Earth do you know where we are going And only if you can correlate and assimilate these things, do you really know “Who makes the weather” And what it is that binds and ties humanity together

Absolutely right!

Completely agree and why they are so intent on criminalising free speech.

100% true Noam.

Class warfare is real. Get within range and make a difference.

Thanks for the heads up 😅😅😅😅

Same here in Blindiah

the face, voice doesn't matter , it's the truth, facts that matter . Come on people,ONE of the best verification of truth is time. WE had years and years of rule by both parties,2024 WE are deeper in hell than ever.

Standing alone in a culture of greed,great thoughts.

Is this system present in any country in the world? Is it a feasible or practical?

Thank you you are saying the truth. Don't dhey know no one lives forever? No conscience!!!

_"Inventing Reality"_ by Micheal Parenti, is supposedly better than _"Manufactured Consent"_

100% !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sir some rour decades ago renowned philosopher statesman Bertrand Russell said " America has dual policy ie one is to preach to the world another one to practice themselves, even today that is what the world has to face 'whether it is Democratib party or Republican party in Power -White House- policies have been the same._ we are witnessing for last 50 more years. Thank you.Professor Emeritus Dr.A.Subbian. Thanjavur.

Noam nailed it ❤