Noam Chomsky on the Russia-Ukraine war, The Media, Propaganda, Orwell, Newspeak and Language 

Years ago, I wrote Noam Chomsky a letter. I was struggling at the time because I was in college and I felt trapped by my relative position in society, educationally, culturally, intellectually, emotionally, etc. I had always dreamed of joining the military because I respected military men. I loved their macho/uber-disciplined aura, their physical fitness, and I was a patriot who wanted nothing more than to show my devotion to this country by testing myself in physical combat. I had come to a cross roads though. As I aged and matured, I began to look more critically at the United State's role in foreign affairs/politics and came to understand that historically, the United States was not infallible, war was complex/cynical, and ultimately that many actions by the United States government were downright criminal. How could one reconcile this understanding with a desire to join the very institution that was responsible for many of these morally bankrupt actions? I wrote to him asking this question, and not really expecting an answer. After all, he was the most preeminent intellectual in the United States at the time and certainly didn't have time for some random undergraduate's questions about life at a university he wasn't even affiliated with. To my great shock, there was a reply in my inbox literally the next day, not even quite 24 hours from the time I sent the letter. I won't go into the details of his response (that's between me and him quite frankly), but I will say that he gave me a very detailed and thoughtful reply that essentially articulated that we all need to exercise agency over our life choices, and that although there is no right or wrong answers to such deep questions, he had faith that I would do right by me. I was happy to get a reply, but a little frustrated at its lack of clarity. I understand now though, that this is exactly what I needed to hear. I didn't join the military. Instead, I did two years of AmeriCorps service building houses for low income families with Habitat for Humanity. Next, I spent three summers as a firefighter with the United States Forest Service. Now, I'm in graduate school working towards a masters degree in conservation ecology, and I have been blessed with the clarity of perception in knowing that I was put on this earth not to fight for the United States in some war I don't believe in, but rather for humanity itself in the battle against climate change. I don't have the vocabulary to describe how positively Professor Chomsky has affected my life, but I think his greatest contribution has been to help me realize that blind acceptance of the status quo is never justifiable, and that there are a million great ways to serve AND to think critically at the same time. God bless him. I fear the day when I wake up and see in my news feed that he has passed away, but I take solace in knowing that he is still with us and doing wonderful interviews like this, and that even when he does pass, his words will have resonated with so many millions of young people with stories just like mine and who are committed to making the world a genuinely better place.

It's crazy to think we have a guy that was alive at the same period of Camus, Sartre, Simone, Foucault, ect...

They taught me George Washington had wooden teeth, chopped down a cherry tree, and sailed across the Delaware. They never mentioned he owned 200 black slaves.

Why aren’t this heard by others who can actual make a difference? Oh, I forgot he did say in WWI, people who had similar ideas all ended up in jail. So sad 😞 so helpless…

The anxiety over losing another great mind like Chomsky in the future makes it tough to believe in people being able to see through AND have the language / literature to express/critique ideas and modernity in general.

Wow! Chomsky is on fire!

Napoleon was not an angel but he wasn't the aggressor. He didn't start most of the wars. It was the monarchs of Europe at the time.

He understands the dangers of US right and fascism, but he is somehow blind to same thing in Russia. He considers invasion on peaceful and weaker Ukraine to be "provoked", just because Ukraine armed and trained with NATO after Russia took their lands in 2014. Absurd. This is embarrassing to listen. And i say it as a decade-long Chomski fan :(

It is mind numbing why Chomsky is not on every media channel at least twice a week informing the world about the reality of humanity at the present and its contradiction with the potential of humanity if world leaders do not change course from their direction of perpetual wars, neglect of existential questions regarding our future....

Mr. Avram Noam Chomsky, I wish that your health would have good for years to come sir.

@ 8:14 "The most dangerous person, maybe in history" is Donald Trump? You'd think a linguist would be more careful about using hyperbole.

gold. Thank you. And I'm going to search out Chris Hedges immediately, see what he has to say.

I live in the Puget Sound, WA. We have enormous needs here in terms of mental health and drug addiction treatment. We also have a massive homelessness problem. IF THE U.S. HAD ANY MONEY, it should be directed to dire public needs.

It’s odd. He’s basically repeating the propaganda of the elite whilst pretending to be a revolutionary

Oh, sure. The invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1938 by Nazi Germany was totally provoked by Czechoslovaks. Of course, German troops were gathering at the borders of Czechoslovakia demanding peace and security for themselves. Germans felt so insecure at Czechoslovakia borders, sooooo insecure just like Russian troops gathering at Ukrainian borders in 2022. And this is certainly NATO’s fault according to Noam Chromsky. NATO according to this man forced Russians to invade Ukraine. Russians are so cute and innocent. They didn’t want to kill civilians, commit atrocities in Bucha. NATO according to Chromsky , forced Russians to do so. The man is intellectually bankrupt.

In praise gratitude and compassion Stay safe and sound healthy

I am sorry but for me as a Hungarian (not an Orbán-voter), scapegoating my country all the time is a bit too much. Orbán is definitely not a "proto-fascist", statements like that is a misinterpretation. He is nationalist, anti-migrant, ulraconservative, pro-multinational corporation, but all this was true for Thatcher and Reagan, too. If Orbán is a proto-fascist, then Thatcher was one, too. The real problem with him is that he has issued the most employer-friendly labour law in Europe, and not his "proto-fascism". It is pretty clear why Hungary is scapegoated all the time by the liberal media, but I am not happy to hear the same rant from Chomsky, too.

17:30 How is the Ukraine getting weapons from the USA - after Russia attacking and annexing the Crimea - a provocation for Russia??? The interviewer should have stopped Chomsky here!

This is really someone to listen up and believe. Not like our Propaganda Model just against Russia and selling Weapons.

Professor Chomsky is 94 years old. His mind and speech are still as clear as ever.

Great interview, EduKitchen. Thank you.

I would disagree with professor Chomsky's opinion that Russian people can't get any alternative news. I watch and read alternative news all the time. But the problem is that it is also sponsored by people whose goals are not clear to me. There is no unbiased and free journalism anymore. But our strong point is that we know Russian and can understand Ukrainian. While a lot of Americans have no idea about today's Russia or even do not know where Ukraine was before the war. Plus, there are refugees from Eastern Ukraine who shared their stories. I personally have some friends from there and from Crimea as well. Their opinions are never shared on the mass media.

Russia has my blessing from America.

Chomsky has addressed various issues throughout his life in a serious and honest way: climate change, the increase in inequalities, poverty, social control, propaganda, state terrorism, the growing power of large corporations, etc. As far as I am concerned he deserves all my respects

It‘s good to hear some sane voices in this cacophonia of gunslingers.

While I feel he is genius of linguists.. he is wrong about CRT and his Marxism is showing. I feel he is incorrect as he contradicts himself.

a rare guy indeed , he is a jewel

I'm from Donbass(Ukrain). Let me explain you, what is goin on. For you, people, who not understand situation, Ukrain and Russian, it is different. For us, our families, our reletives, our friends live in Ukrain and Russian. For us, Ukrain and Russian, it is the same country, the same land. In 1991 american propaganda kill my country - USSR. USA and NATO separate Ukrain and Russian and other our land, My family died, becouse no more money, no job, not anouth food in my, before succesful country. But for Nato it was not enough. Now they continue separate people from our land, separate our families and friends.

A long and productive life dedicated, among other things, to exposing the tricks of power, the lies of the media and the social control of the powerful over people.

I just love how Trump haters have no reason to hate Trump. Just listen what this one is saying: Trump is the most dangerous person in teh world, but he did the right thing by not escalating the conflict, doing a lot of negotiation. LOLOL Chomski, go to sleep

51.50 About censorship. Yes, In 1981 I did an interview with Chomsky about his criticism at the time of the strategies of the peace movement. I thought he was brilliant but ‘my’ newspaper in the Netherlands never printed it cause it was too critical! Form of censorship indeed.

If Churchill had the same wisdom as Chomsky back in 1940, we would all be speaking german right now.

Wow this is the FIRST time I've ever heard this story of Professor Chomsky's father. Fascinating - and stunning.

Thank you Professor Chomsky for reminding us that ignorance is not bliss.

Great interview! It was intersting to know how much US is banned from alternative sources of information. And I can assure you that in Russia people have a lot of ways to listen to a Western or Ukranian (mainly RU-vid and Telegram) sources but not necesseraly believe or support their opinion. Seems that we Russians being raised in the country with high level of censorship have a better ear to be able tell truth from propaganda

Thank god Noam is still with us.

Love how at 25:16 interviewer decided to let NC speak rather than interrupt NC to finish stating the question

Except the remark that Russia was provoked... The rest was a Jebberish Generalizations...

Naum is a professional anti-Soviet and finally Russophobe, but professional. With that type of expertise of Chomsky; and that quality of politicians as Blinken and Nuland … the “enemies” could be sure and quiet …

Even with what I would call more “liberal” social media, such as Reddit, there is serious magnification of propaganda, liberal mostly with Reddit, such that anybody who disputes the mainstream liberal stories are downvoted. I’ve posted links to Chomsky interviews and whatnot on Reddit and I get downvoted. Maybe one or two people might say it’s an interesting perspective, but even then they usually go on to say Chomsky is past his prime and out of touch, etc. I gotta say, it’s sad and disappointing, but definitely points out the echo chamber problems with Reddit and other “popularity” style voting social networks.

51:56 "it's not censorship, just a tight system." No, this is literally censorship.

36:30 for the win: "Do you have a positive outlook on the world or is it mainly negative?" haha I love that question

"However, I think it carries a very heavy burden of proof and the burden of proof is always on those who choose violence. Sometimes the burden can be met in my opinion, but its a heavy burden." (cit N. Chomsky)

I am a progressive. But the professor seems to think everything is America's fault. Let the Ukrainians decide their future. If they want our help to fight aggression, then we should give it.

Well said Chomsky, special thanks to the interviewer for being an interviewer and not an interrogator, simply asks questions and lets the guest speak his mind. Well done! Stay on this path!

Professor things are changing and good will prevail please take care of your self. Be here to celebrate.🤗

"starve the unvaccinated" - Noam Chomsky

that book on manufacturing concent... aged like fine wine 😂

The state of FL setting the curriculum for PUBLIC schools is not a "book ban". Those books are allowed in private schools, for sale, and in private ownership of families/children. That is hardly the kind of fascistic ban/censorship this discussion makes it out to be. Calling it a "book ban" is the exact kind of "newspeak" that is conjured up by the opposition media and it's insane how Chomsky, having just discussed how such propaganda is used in this way, falls for it. Moreover the books are not being excluded from public school curricula because they have phrases regarding "working with each other in sympathy"--they contain deliberately polarizing examples totally irrelevant to the subject matter of mathematics, designed to subliminally influence unsuspecting children. In other words, they contain more of the propaganda that "Manufacturing Consent" is about, yet he proceeds with the blatant strawman. As brilliant as Chomsky is (and I am actually a huge fan despite this rant here), he is part of the same class of intellectual liberals he describes circulating disingenuous information. He is more principled than most, even calling out others on his side of the aisle where appropriate (and I believe he tries to get the facts straight), but then succumbs to misinformation himself, forwarding unsubstantiated NYT/WAPO narratives like the 'GOP is a white nationalist quasi-fascist party' and extrapolating from outlier incidents large scale trends that don't exist. I always find myself watching Chomsky videos, agreeing with him on first principles, and then watching him descend into non-sequiturs that only follow because of dishonest media narratives that he blindly trusts. Who in the US is creating the modern equivalent of Britain's "ministry of information", which he cites? Who is injecting polarizing social content into our cultural "tributaries"? How can those most aware of language manipulation and propaganda not see it when it is staring them squarely in the face.

thanks for share...

Prof.Chomsky once wrote , “not everyone have the capacity to act And live MORALY “ unfortunately most politics and leaders are among these type ! This fact makes one to ask WHY?!

Okay Noam I’ve had enough of your hypocrisy

Dear Professor Chomsky, We are a group of Ukrainian academic economists who were grieved by a series of your recent interviews and commentaries on the Russian war on Ukraine. We believe that your public opinion on this matter is counter-productive to bringing an end to the unjustified Russian invasion of Ukraine and all the deaths and suffering it has brought into our home country. Having familiarized ourselves with the body of your interviews on this matter, we noticed several recurring fallacies in your line of argument. In what follows, we wish to point out these patterns to you, alongside our brief response: Pattern #1: Denying Ukraine’s sovereign integrity In your interview to Jeremy Scahill at The Intercept from April 14, 2022 you claimed: “The fact of the matter is Crimea is off the table. We may not like it. Crimeans apparently do like it.” We wish to bring to your attention several historical facts: First, Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014 has violated the Budapest memorandum (in which it promised to respect and protect Ukrainian borders, including Crimea), the Treaty on Friendship, Partnership and Cooperation (which it signed with Ukraine in 1997 with the same promises), and, according to the order of the UN International Court of Justice, it violated the international law. Second, “Crimeans” is not an ethnicity or a cohesive group of people-but Crimean Tatars are. These are the indigenous people of Crimea, who were deported by Stalin in 1944 (and were able to come back home only after the USSR fell apart), and were forced to flee again in 2014 when Russia occupied Crimea. Of those who stayed, dozens have been persecuted, jailed on false charges and missing, probably dead. Third, if by “liking” you refer to the outcome of the Crimean “referendum” on March 16, 2014, please note that this “referendum” was held at gunpoint and declared invalid by the General Assembly of the United Nations. At the same time, the majority of voters in Crimea supported Ukraine’s independence in 1991. Pattern #2: Treating Ukraine as an American pawn on a geo-political chessboard Whether willingly or unwillingly, your interviews insinuate that Ukrainians are fighting with Russians because the US instigated them to do so, that Euromaidan happened because the US tried to detach Ukraine from the Russian sphere of influence, etc. Such an attitude denies the agency of Ukraine and is a slap in the face to millions of Ukrainians who are risking their lives for the desire to live in a free country. Simply put, have you considered the possibility that Ukrainians would like to detach from the Russian sphere of influence due to a history of genocide, cultural oppression, and constant denial of the right to self-determination? Pattern #3. Suggesting that Russia was threatened by NATO In your interviews, you are eager to bring up the alleged promise by [US Secretary of State] James Baker and President George H.W. Bush to Gorbachev that, if he agreed to allow a unified Germany to rejoin NATO, the US would ensure that NATO would move “not one inch eastward.” First, please note that the historicity of this promise is highly contested among scholars, although Russia has been active in promoting it. The premise is that NATO’s eastward expansion left Putin with no other choice but to attack. But the reality is different. Eastern European states joined, and Ukraine and Georgia aspired to join NATO, in order to defend themselves from Russian imperialism. They were right in their aspirations, given that Russia did attack Georgia in 2008 and Ukraine in 2014. Moreover, current requests by Finland and Sweden to join NATO came in direct response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, consistent with NATO expansion being a consequence of Russian imperialism, and not vice versa. In addition, we disagree with the notion that sovereign nations shouldn’t be making alliances based on the will of their people because of disputed verbal promises made by James Baker and George H.W. Bush to Gorbachev. Pattern #4. Stating that the US isn’t any better than Russia While you admittedly call the Russian invasion of Ukraine a “war crime,” it appears to us that you cannot do so without naming in the same breath all of the past atrocities committed by the US abroad (e.g., in Iraq or Afghanistan) and, ultimately, spending most of your time discussing the latter. As economists, we are not in a position to correct your historical metaphors and, needless to say, we condemn the unjustified killings of civilians by any power in the past. However, not bringing Putin up on war crime charges at the International Criminal Court in the Hague just because some past leader did not receive similar treatment would be the wrong conclusion to draw from any historical analogy. In contrast, we argue that prosecuting Putin for the war crimes that are being deliberately committed in Ukraine would set an international precedent for the world leaders attempting to do the same in the future. Pattern #5. Whitewashing Putin’s goals for invading Ukraine In your interviews, you go to great lengths to rationalize Putin’s goals of “demilitarization” and “neutralization” of Ukraine. Please note that, in his TV address from February 24, 2022, marking the beginning of the war, the verbatim goal declared by Putin for this “military operation” is to “denazify” Ukraine. This concept builds on his long pseudo-historical article from July 2021, denying Ukraine’s existence and claiming that Ukrainians were not a nation. As elaborated in the “denazification manual” published by the Russian official press agency RIA Novosti, a “Nazi” is simply a human being who self-identifies as Ukrainian, the establishment of a Ukrainian state thirty years ago was the “Nazification of Ukraine,” and any attempt to build such a state has to be a “Nazi” act. According to this genocide handbook, denazification implies a military defeat, purging, and population-level “re-education.”“Demilitarization” and “neutralization” imply the same goal-without weapons Ukraine will not be able to defend itself, and Russia will reach its long-term goal of destroying Ukraine. Pattern #6. Assuming that Putin is interested in a diplomatic solution All of us very much hoped for a cease-fire and a negotiated settlement, which could have saved many human lives. Yet, we find it preposterous how you repeatedly assign the blame for not reaching this settlement to Ukraine (for not offering Putin some “escape hatch”) or the US (for supposedly insisting on the military rather than diplomatic solution) instead of the actual aggressor, who has repeatedly and intentionally bombed civilians, maternity wards, hospitals, and humanitarian corridors during those very “negotiations.” Given the escalatory rhetoric (cited above) of the Russian state media, Russia’s goal is erasure and subjugation of Ukraine, not a “diplomatic solution.” Pattern #7. Advocating that yielding to Russian demands is the way to avert the nuclear war Since the Russian invasion, Ukraine lives in a constant nuclear threat, not just due to being a prime target for Russian nuclear missiles but also due to the Russian occupation of Ukrainian nuclear power plants. But what are the alternatives to fighting for freedom? Unconditional surrender and then elimination of Ukrainians off the face of the Earth (see above)? Have you ever wondered why President Zelenskyy, with the overwhelming support of the Ukrainian people, is pleading with Western leaders to provide heavy weapons despite the potential threat of nuclear escalation? The answer to this question is not “Because of Uncle Sam,” but rather due to the fact that Russian war crimes in Bucha and many other Ukrainian cities and villages have shown that living under Russian occupation is a tangible “hell on earth” happening right now, requiring immediate action. Arguably, any concessions to Russia will not reduce the probability of a nuclear war but lead to escalation. If Ukraine falls, Russia may attack other countries (Moldova, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Finland or Sweden) and can also use its nuclear blackmail to push the rest of Europe into submission. And Russia is not the only nuclear power in the world. Other countries, such as China, India, Pakistan, and North Korea are watching. Just imagine what will happen if they learn that nuclear powers can get whatever they want using nuclear blackmail. Professor Chomsky, we hope you will consider the facts and re-evaluate your conclusions. If you truly value Ukrainian lives as you claim to, we would like to kindly ask you to refrain from adding further fuel to the Russian war machine by spreading views very much akin to Russian propaganda. Should you wish to engage further on any of the above-mentioned points, we are always open to discussion. Kind regards, Bohdan Kukharskyy, City University of New York Anastassia Fedyk, University of California, Berkeley Yuriy Gorodnichenko, University of California, Berkeley Ilona Sologoub, VoxUkraine NGO

Sorry, I can't listen to Noam Chomsky after hearing his remarks about the unvaccinated. I'm afraid his roots are becoming more obvious with age. On a positive note, I really enjoyed your recent interview with professor Mattias Desmet.

Great video. Thanks for posting!

This is one of very few interviews done with Chomsky that has a very good audio.

You should ask Noam if he still thinks Biden is/was the lesser of two evils?

Chomsky is more than lucid about many developments in the world, until he brings up the subject of Orban and Hungary. That where the conversation hits a brick wall. Chomsky vision is very acute on the Ukraine/Russia crisis, but the anti- immigrant, nationalist, anti-Liberal stance of Orban is a bridge too far. There Chomsky shuts down, and speaks conventional wisdom.

Get ready for impact .Without loving Earth human beings are not able to develop enough skill to get along together ,this is just common sense or you may call it science . Men like him should be advisors to ministers,popes,presidents ,kings or any body who has power over countries. Thank you so much.

I think Mr. Moam Chomsky might be his last picture on the community forum. He is 93 years old, still mentally sharp when commenting on politics.

Really enjoyed the conversation. I greatly appreciate his concern for the environmental issues. I pray for his long and productive life.

Let's go Brandon!

As a 63 year old gay man looking back at Professor Chomsky's earlier photos, I find him quite attractive. And, I like what he has to say.

I’m beginning to find these Chomsky interviews fairly lackluster. Chomsky deserves to be only interviewed by highly informed and educated thinkers that can actually have a conversation and challenge his concepts. I love Chomsky, but these interviews are becoming carbon copies of each other.

Thank you ❤️

The professor is looking more and more like one of those ancient Greek philosophers. Edit: He is in his 90's and sharper than a pencil. Then you look at Joe Biden whos barely 80 and tries to handshake with a puff of air. Just goes to show using your brain frequently will reduce the rate of its degradation.

Q - How much do US lobby groups (arms, oil, etc.) influence US foreign policy? Are these groups responsible for much of the US nefarious, hypocritical actions? Are they the real enemy? I have listened to many annalists but not heard this aspect discussed.

Dude, you need to move your plant.

He is a genius. The kind of old man the world needs.

Is the situation he is proposing also going to oblige countries not to build their military capabilities ? If no then it wont make sense because throughout history countries who feel strong always impose their will on the weaker nations . The best form of security is determined by the strength of all nations. Why didn't Russia attack any of the Baltic States?

Wondered why everyone hates this guy. Now I know.

sadly i lost all respect for the man after he endorsed Hillary in 2016 now his political opinions are nothing , meaningless words from an old man who should have retired from punditry a very long time ago.

When we learned about professor Chomsky at university, i did not know he is still with us, sharing his wisdom about different topics. Even watching him on RU-vid is a great honor for me.

The guy just said his Mum was very young when left Belorussia and u ask him if he can reflect on his roots… kind of discriminatory… he obviously has nothing in common with Russia except his name

You lost me at "January 6th was a coup that came very close to overturning the election." You're so much smarter than that Noam Chomsky. This is what happens when a paradigm becomes overly biased.

Chomsky is no longer relevant since he talked about his views on the unvaxxed

Subscribed. So so so much inspired. Omg. This tells a lot behind

im so thankful for this

Why don't they listen to a great scientific mind like AOC on "Climate Change"?

Thanks so much for posting.

Theoden still got it

Remember when Chomsky told us we HAD to vote for Biden because Trump would start a nuclear war?

I believe that Florida simply objects to certain topics that may not be age-appropriate, for under aged children in a public setting.

interesting. thank you. lots of comments here prove that people are ready to hear and believe what they want to believe

As much as I love Noam you can still get news out of Russia a couple ways. I do that once a week perhaps. I have noticed however certain videos from Ukraine were removed from my RU-vid library .. clearly a new censorship totally unexpected.

Spoken like a true realpolitik. He quotes Kissinger various times in his interviews, quite dismissive most of the times but they truly share a vision. He speaks about red lines, about spheras of influence, about agreements and militarisation, he even changes the chronology of the Kosovo war stating that what people know is a lie, anyways, doesn't matter. Its just one thing professor Chomsky doesn't take into consideration in his divagations: the fact that Ukraine doesn't want to be in the Russian's sphera, they went towards West with everything and made it clear that they want to rally to the Eu, ever since the 2014. I was there in the 2014 EuroMaidan and people were very determined to join the EU (which, surprise, surprise, iss not a military alliance, but even so, Russia was determined not to let them). I am sure professor Chomsky has a perfect explanation for why an abused country like Ukraine is not allowed to follow its own values and directions, as well as alliances. Russia has annexed Crimea in 2014, against the Budapest treaty, with very little opposition from Ukraine. But how can Ukraine still believe Russia, being constantly abused and threatened? Mr. Chomsky focuses too much on drawing paralells with the US, instead on the real victim. Basically, his idea that Ukraine should give up anything for Russia's comfort, its own independence, its own political persona, but in the same time there's no word on the agressivity, the constant provocations from Russia towards its neighbours. For mr. Chomsky the provocation was that Ukraine, and now the Baltic countries, which were neutral so far, start getting prepared against a possible (read probable) invasion from Russia. The focus is that SUA is helping them, not that they are constantly threatened. In right this moment, mr. Chomsky's musings need stronger premises, a larger foundation. He is good with words but his arguments are way to many times 'and this is the truth'.

Lets hope sanity prevails for all our sakes 🙏

I think this was a viable conversation 30 years ago…today not so much.

thank you for speaking the truth about POTUS Trump.

The actual video record of Russian war crime atrocities whip up the world's anger, Noam, no manufactured consent necessary. Your quoting Trump's " policy" on Russia makes me wonder about your cognitive health.

@EduKitch You will never trick Chomsky into saying something you want him to explore, he will slip from side to side with a skill you might never understand because he has an agenda, and agenda that he never talks about. Chomsky only talks about other people, he's the ultimate narcissist, he's constantly triangulating with extreme complexity, he's always got a slick way out which almost everybody thinks is illuminating, fascinating and genius. You won't win playing his game because he is the master of that game, it is his greatest secret and the source of his attractiveness. He's a narcissist, and you are just another ghost, another student that comes to class that is irrelevant.

Because of greed the world is in danger of distruction Maybe some will survive and be enabled to restart a new page if we aren't all annihilated

The best part of this entire interview was seeing Noam crack that wonderful smile at the end. Beautiful and endearing.

That Donal J. Trump bomb at 8:00 seconds !!!!!!!!! Wasn't expecting that

Chomsky was actually spot on up to the 31 minute mark. After that he sounded more like Elizabeth Warren.

I can't Beleive this guy thinks that free speech is surpressed by Floridians. I lost all respect for him after I heard that. Not one mention of Bidens Ministry of Truth. He talks about a Christian society as if it's a bad thing, and a white surpremist thing.

he ‘s all in with the WEF.

no editor was sent to prison in Russia! respectable professor simply doesn't have a clue about whats going on in Russia and Ukraine - he just doesn't know what he's talking about (due all respect)

Wonderful discourse between 'the old respected sage' and 'the young inquiring student' ~ so reminiscent of a tradition going back to ancient times in the vein, for example, of the great Plato sat discoursing with students eager for precious knowledge. Thank you

Noam looking like Lord of the Rings...With the wisdom of Gandalf the Grey...