Noam Chomsky on the State-Corporate Complex: A Threat to Freedom and Survival

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  • Опубліковано 16 тра 2024
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    The Hart House Debates Committee, Near East Cultural and Educational Foundation (NECEF), and Science for Peace present The State-Corporate Complex: A Threat to Freedom and Survival, a talk by academic, author and political activist Noam Chomsky. The talk started with introductory remarks by Hart House Warden, Louise Cowin. Chomsky was then introduced by Toronto Star columnist and best-selling author Linda McQuaig. Followed by talk by Chomsky and moderated Q&A by political science student Semra Sevi. The closing remarks were made by Science for Peace member Chandler Davis.

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  • @brianhadden7756
    @brianhadden7756 3 роки тому +48

    I didn't get the opportunity to quote Chomsky enough whilst studying History and Politics in university.
    That's a shame looking back, because he is a revelation.
    Respect.

  • @SGProductions87
    @SGProductions87 9 років тому +437

    19:45 to skip to when he gets on the stage

    • @lanceawatt
      @lanceawatt 9 років тому +8

      Permanent Quandary Thanks man!

    • @eoswald203
      @eoswald203 9 років тому +5

      Permanent Quandary godbess

    • @kentishsteve
      @kentishsteve 8 років тому +13

      +Permanent Quandary thank the lord for your presence here on earth

    • @WideReciever360
      @WideReciever360 8 років тому

      +kentishsteve Awesome

    • @markmacdonald7955
      @markmacdonald7955 5 років тому +16

      I think the woman who introduced Chomsky did a wonderful job. Worth hearing.

  • @marioorallo5015
    @marioorallo5015 2 роки тому +79

    Wow. This talk was 10ish years ago, and it could not be more accurate today. It brings a lot of emotions and feelings.. we lost are home during 2009 Financial crisis. We have not recovered…yet the architects of that crisis are even more wealthier. Crazy.

    • @Juice1990s
      @Juice1990s 2 роки тому +5

      Every ten years or so a new crisis comes out

    • @robertputneydrake
      @robertputneydrake 2 роки тому +1

      What astounds me is the accumulated mass of redemption that is due, as well as the fulfillment thereof. Seems extraordinary.

    • @carmenrizzo6408
      @carmenrizzo6408 Рік тому +4

      Wake up people

    • @carmenrizzo6408
      @carmenrizzo6408 Рік тому +1

      Kennedy was backing the dollar with silver , the '64 JFK half dollar became copper filled , He fired Allen Dulles , Hitler's lawyer

    • @carmenrizzo6408
      @carmenrizzo6408 Рік тому +1

      Prescott Bush financed the Nazis, Brown + Brown , Harriman + Brown law firms

  • @mhikl4484
    @mhikl4484 10 років тому +244

    What a mind. Even at this age, his memory and clarity are intact. May this great warrior live another 20 years. Regardless, prolific as he has been, he will be with us forever.

    • @user-nq5mf4nr4l
      @user-nq5mf4nr4l 5 років тому +20

      Another 50 years will be much better

    • @apacademy
      @apacademy 3 роки тому +6

      How would you compare/contrast Noam and Ralph Nader ?

    • @dreoxy6096
      @dreoxy6096 3 роки тому +1

      @Raw Engineer And you're anti-humanity/life ;)

    • @thekestrelseye
      @thekestrelseye 3 роки тому +8

      @@apacademy Brothers in arms. Why engage in such an exercise, when there's so much work to be done.

    • @mlembrant
      @mlembrant 3 роки тому +2

      i wanted to give a like to your comment.. but it's on 69 now so i didn't.. ^^

  • @Shaikailash1
    @Shaikailash1 3 роки тому +171

    One of Chomsky's best speeches. Don't get scared by the lenght, Chomsky's speech is only 1 hour, from 20:00 to 1:25:25 and you will get brilliant insights on how society works, who has the power, and what we should do to change it.

    • @hanneslundin346
      @hanneslundin346 2 роки тому +9

      Thank you

    • @jessejames5604
      @jessejames5604 2 роки тому +4

      Thank you

    • @samuelmuiruri4704
      @samuelmuiruri4704 2 роки тому +10

      any speech by Chomsky posted on you tube is illuminating and breaks down international affairs, economic and political history brilliantly. i tell you its worth listening. he really puts detail into these lectures. what a teacher.

    • @raystargazer7468
      @raystargazer7468 2 роки тому +2

      Thx that i can skip all the bs

    • @ignatiushazzard
      @ignatiushazzard Рік тому +3

      Appreciate the time stamps comrade

  • @ellistheisland
    @ellistheisland 12 років тому +197

    ""There is a standard technique of privatization. Namely, defund what you want to privatize; like when Thatcher wanted to privatize the railroads, first thing to do is defund them, then they don't work, then people want change. And so you say "OK, privatize them," and then they get worse. . . . That is the standard technique of privatization. Defund, make sure things don't work, people get angry, hand it over to private capital. Well that's the social security scam." 1:09: 00 -- 1:10: 00

    • @TheJester-ct5pi
      @TheJester-ct5pi 3 роки тому +13

      Something similar is happening with the Post Office in the United States. For years they've been out competed, and their costs to operate outweigh the revenue they bring in - mostly due to the decline in mail. Trump recently appointed Louis Dejoy, a long time Republican donor and a chairman for the Republican National Convention in 2020, who still owns millions of dollars in stock with a USPS competitor, to essentially gut the Post Office. Most likely they will push for privatization under the next Republican president.

    • @GETJUSTICE4U
      @GETJUSTICE4U 3 роки тому +9

      Thatcher, the Godess of neoliberalism, set the course for privatisation of the NHS in the 1970s. They knew this could not be achieved in the same way as the railways etc. and that it had to be done by stealth over a long period of time, even a generation or two. Thus the process is ongoing when most people have forgotten how much better it was when it was when it was a wholly public.

    • @baronvonlimbourgh1716
      @baronvonlimbourgh1716 3 роки тому +15

      How people still do not see this after 50 years is beyond me.

    • @saskk2290
      @saskk2290 3 роки тому +5

      @@TheJester-ct5pi The USPS is in fact very competitive and would be a profitable entity if not for its crippling pension scheme. Pls google it. The same can be said for Canada. My dad was a letter carrier/Mailman with Canada Post for 35 years and helped author grievance letters for his Union rep.
      It's beyond my ability to articulate, but the gist is that the investmestment obligations to pensions are so inflated as to become difficult to fulfill, leaving the annual fiscal evaluations looking skewed.
      My single dad raised a family of five & paid child + spousal support from his modest (35,000) income from Canada post (& tens of thousands in credit card) for 15 years. He worked rain, shine or blizzard and sub -30°C temps.
      These federal entities need backup & need more democratization & remuneration for its life's blood - its workforce.

    • @NyctophobiaMusic
      @NyctophobiaMusic 3 роки тому

      So then, what does that suggest of Johnsons move to de-privatise the NHS?

  • @noahbonneville2479
    @noahbonneville2479 9 років тому +57

    Chomsky starts at 19:45

    • @deanelmore7352
      @deanelmore7352 3 роки тому +5

      Thanks I wasn't interested in all that gibbering

    • @harrifongostudios
      @harrifongostudios Рік тому

      Thank god I was wondering what the fuck I was listening to loool

    • @redvegy
      @redvegy 3 місяці тому

      that voice is like nails on a chalkboard

    • @pappapaps
      @pappapaps 2 місяці тому

      Thank you.

    • @FrancisE.Dec.Esquire
      @FrancisE.Dec.Esquire 2 місяці тому

      FDR JEW-HATING NAZI ENABLER takes on some of the reasins the "jews" must Stay in Nazi Camps.
      0 seconds ago
      FDR and his hatred of Jews FDR Approved the Holocaust and Murder of 6 Million Jews. FDR was NOT a "Good Man" he was a Nazi Inabeler

  • @TheEmmef
    @TheEmmef 3 місяці тому +2

    Great talk! I wish we would see this level of intellect in the media or politics. They all look like angry, rich children now.

  • @ellistheisland
    @ellistheisland 12 років тому +208

    "The goal of marketing is to undermine markets by creating uninformed consumers who will make irrational choices. The business world spends huge efforts on that. And the same is true for the PR industry -- it turns to undermining democracy, it wants to construct elections in which uninformed voters will make irrational choices." - Noam Chomsky

    • @mck1972
      @mck1972 3 роки тому +3

      And you quoted another of Chomsky's baseless paranoid conspiracy theories, for what reason exactly???

    • @allancouceiro9255
      @allancouceiro9255 3 роки тому +18

      @@mck1972 baseless and paranoid?
      Ok mate. Go on, go read a bible or something.

    • @mck1972
      @mck1972 3 роки тому +3

      @@allancouceiro9255 ,
      What's that supposed to mean???

    • @peruanaanaperu
      @peruanaanaperu 3 роки тому +10

      @@mck1972 based on your asinine comment that anything of Chomsky is a "baseless paranoid conspiracy theory," he's deducing, quite correctly, that you're an uniformed moron and therefore is assuming, perhaps correctly, that you're a religious conservative whose capacity for reading is relegated to [some passages of] the bible. whether or not that's true is irrelevant, as it's clear the point is the same. you're ignorant and a troll, which fits right in with religious conservatism. good luck with that.

    • @mck1972
      @mck1972 3 роки тому +1

      @@peruanaanaperu ,
      So instead of making any effort to open your eyes to see Chomsky's baseless paranoid conspiracy theories for what they are, you instead make misguided and misinformed attacks against (what you assume are) my religious beliefs!
      And you call ME, ' ignorant '???
      Please don't Shoot the Messenger if you yourself cannot face up to the reality of my message!

  • @vivalapalestine7235
    @vivalapalestine7235 4 роки тому +10

    Chomsky said this like 10 years ago and STILL TILL THIS DAY NOT MUCH HAS CHANGED

    • @Ink4Breakfast
      @Ink4Breakfast 3 місяці тому +2

      Yes this all started in the 70's with Reagan policies. If you watch Requiem for the American Dream - Noam Chomsky
      You will see the golden age for the economy was 50's-60's and earlier after 30's was the largest taxes to the richest people/corporations (above 80% after 1M in profits)
      It was Reagan and every pres after that reversed that and threw in multiple deregulatory actions to make corporations essentially people with human rights and insane protections. It started the revolving door between lobbying, corporations and government policy makers making eachother rich at the expense of the large majority of Americans (the bottom 70% of earners)
      This trickled into farming agriculture, medical industry, factory jobs, manufacturing sector and technology sectors!
      It's actually just gotten worse infact the wealth inequality has skyrocketed. A perfect example is shown with corporations profits during Covid (2020-2022) where the rest of the population was destroyed.
      Imagine vaccines being created and sold to help the population as saviors as they claimed to be. Yet doubled and tripled their profits twice.
      If it was truly a humanitarian effort we would have seen profits to cover costs and development and trickled down extra profits to the medical workforce and treatment efforts. There where millions who suffered death from poverty due to their inability to pay for their treatments.
      Little to none of those profits went to the humanitarian effort, it went into their pockets and the development and research came out of America's pockets, 90% of the stimulus bills didn't go to the people or medical donations it went to corporations, pharma and politicians!
      In a fair world or even what's claimed by current political mouthpieces, we would see regulations restrict and limit if not cap this gross misuse of a system and the people's money

  • @jpenneymrcoin6851
    @jpenneymrcoin6851 8 років тому +444

    When introducing someone as famous as Noam, do not speak for 20 minutes. Please.

    • @mohdyusuffbinsharif7708
      @mohdyusuffbinsharif7708 8 років тому +13

      let's pray Chomsky at the time not having bowels problems and needed some time to ease himself so the blond is might be just time killer....

    • @nonrepublicrat
      @nonrepublicrat 3 роки тому +1

      famous, bur full of shit !!

    • @EddieLeal
      @EddieLeal 3 роки тому +1

      @@nonrepublicrat Why do you feel he's "full of shit" ?

    • @TheSelfHelpTube
      @TheSelfHelpTube 3 роки тому +8

      Famous? Less than 10% of americans know who this is. Far far less if exclude those with higher education. Famous? Lol

    • @andronicospalaeologos8280
      @andronicospalaeologos8280 3 роки тому +9

      Canadian...They tend to be full of Themselves..Disgraceful though. I understand she’s popular in her own right. So she should really be quiet, humble, say 2-3 sentences, and show she has enough class, and is enough secure in herself, to not need to lean on, or steal his Thunder. and finally what was her introduction? Here’s Noam Chomsky. This person writes? Not one word of that choppy, staccato, “introduction”, remained, lingered, gave you pause, or goosebumps, or made you smile, or feel good to be there, and to hold on to your seats, and enjoy the ride..She did however pull a Trump, & invite everyone to join a demonstration, and riot..Through the Front Doors!

  • @acedjgaming6779
    @acedjgaming6779 Рік тому +39

    I could listen to Noam for hours . I always learn something

    • @misterbapoo82956
      @misterbapoo82956 Рік тому +3

      I could listen to this man for had into the future lol.!

  • @burhanahmed8767
    @burhanahmed8767 5 місяців тому +4

    5 minutes into listening to this guy, a lot of world starts to make sense. Wish he would be an immortal.

    • @yougod7253
      @yougod7253 4 місяці тому

      He is part of the Cabal Beware. In reality he will lead you over the cliff because of his advanced age now.

  • @llorens5880
    @llorens5880 Рік тому +32

    Classic! Eleven years later and all Noam warns about is happening, again, and coming to pass. With climate disasters, diseases, war profiteers, banks, corporations, politicians, hedge fund managers taking advantage, I am starting to have little hope for the near future. I believe and hope younger generations will change things and survive.

    • @e_8074
      @e_8074 Рік тому +1

      I hear ya. Easy to feel powerless against the powers that be. But take heart, we have inspired scriptures that prophesied anciently about our day. We know it will be a time of tumult. But-we also know God wins in the end, that he sees us and is aware of us. We are here for a reason, and I believe we can place our hope in the Son of God. I realize these comment sections make anything religious sound zany, but I know Jesus Christ is legit. "In the world you shall have tribulation. But fear not; I have overcome the world." Find good people in your community, connect in person, try to really see and understand and lift one another, and combine your talents together and spread goodness and light to others. As the horizon darkens, seek out those with light in their eyes and love still in their hearts. We will increasingly gather together as things unfold. Stay open to God. I'm not sure why I felt to write all this, but it felt right. Peace and blessings to you, Llorens.

  • @PerpetualBass
    @PerpetualBass 2 роки тому +14

    Holy introduction! I thought it was a filibuster that I mistook for a Chomsky speech after the first 15 minutes

  • @alleycatjones
    @alleycatjones 11 років тому +3

    thank you...blessings

  • @DeweyZinnChomskyFisk
    @DeweyZinnChomskyFisk 12 років тому +6

    thanks for uploading

  • @ryanpalmer3813
    @ryanpalmer3813 4 роки тому +11

    The moderator was really distracting. Give the man some room. Stop putting your hand in front of him to move the mic, I'm sure he can handle it, plus you can hear him just fine. Great talk Amazing insight We need more of these leaders.

    • @williambloodworth5126
      @williambloodworth5126 3 роки тому +3

      She's obviously overwhelmed by the great man. Understandable but unprofessional too.

    • @DJK-cq2uy
      @DJK-cq2uy Рік тому

      That's the American way..create helplessness control dominate dumb down..mainly RepubliCONS

  • @anafael1
    @anafael1 11 років тому +1

    Thanks, for the heads up!

  • @mimimotor
    @mimimotor 10 років тому +12

    Talk all night professor!

  • @jimhunter3107
    @jimhunter3107 2 роки тому +12

    A simple thank u for this on my journey of consciousness ! This man's delivery is bang on in so many aspects !

  • @Aiden057
    @Aiden057 12 років тому +15

    Thank you so much for posting this important lecture.

  • @YouMeWorld1
    @YouMeWorld1 10 років тому +2

    Very much agreed.

  • @michaeljoseph3528
    @michaeljoseph3528 3 роки тому +8

    What is scary is our "education "system promotes the current economic catastropic paradigm.

  • @Demention94
    @Demention94 10 років тому +9

    Not just inspiring, encouraging.

  • @EclecticSceptic
    @EclecticSceptic 12 років тому +5

    Actually communism was developed by working class movements and philosophers over hundreds of years, with particularly large work being done by Marx and Engels. 'Communism' in the USSR, etc., is however a construction of the ruling class (like you say). It used the name of communism (a good thing which makes life better for people) for a system which was monstrous, just for the gain of a small bureaucratic and political elite. Sounds familiar!

  • @jacobzaranyika9334
    @jacobzaranyika9334 2 роки тому

    Thank you🙏
    I will watch this later

  • @kissngtheshadows
    @kissngtheshadows 11 років тому +42

    Dude, I've heard the name before, but this is like the first time I've actually heard him. Wow. Brilliant.

    • @flyonbyya
      @flyonbyya 3 роки тому +4

      Great intellectual
      Waaaaaaay over my head, but supremely interesting

    • @robinthorne5063
      @robinthorne5063 3 роки тому

      GVC t
      76 ugh I'm so excited

    • @bobbyashrimp
      @bobbyashrimp 3 роки тому

      @@flyonbyya ggy

    • @coderamen666
      @coderamen666 Місяць тому

      ​@@flyonbyyahe actually makes sense and the best part is that if he's wrong you can just contest the specific pieces he got wrong

  • @windokeluanda
    @windokeluanda 11 років тому +33

    I am pleased to live in time in human history where I can benefit so much from Noam Chomsky!

  • @michaelward878
    @michaelward878 Рік тому +6

    There is not anything one person can do but if enough people come together there is a lot that can be done. 👁

  • @EricTheRed98
    @EricTheRed98 3 роки тому +18

    Noam is the Grandpa we didn’t know we needed. It’ll be a sad day when he gracefully goes onto his next adventure.

    • @DJK-cq2uy
      @DJK-cq2uy Рік тому

      Wow. How 🤔 profound....goofball

  • @readunderthesignofthescorp2828
    @readunderthesignofthescorp2828 2 роки тому

    Thanks for sharing

  • @Mr3c2b1a
    @Mr3c2b1a 3 роки тому +7

    Thank god for NC. Speaks truth from the heart.

  • @gloriaalexander3448
    @gloriaalexander3448 2 роки тому +5

    Fantastic! I am 7 years old and learning more from him now than I did in my young working years about what has been going on. Learned nothing like t his at University! So impotant for our children and grandchildren. Agree with him these principles should be taught in Elementary School. But who there would know enough to teach it.

    • @plekkchand
      @plekkchand Рік тому +2

      Did you graduate at age 6?

    • @fabiengerard8142
      @fabiengerard8142 Рік тому

      Everyone should read ‘IN MY 70s’ - obviously! 😉

  • @majorblazer9055
    @majorblazer9055 4 місяці тому +2

    🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation:
    00:04 🏛️ *The event starts with housekeeping requests, emphasizing turning off electronic devices and a photography ban.*
    02:21 🎓 *Har House emphasizes its commitment to diverse programming and critical discourse, hosting events like today's lecture to engage in vital conversations.*
    04:50 🗣️ *Linda McQu introduces Noam Chomsky, highlighting his impact as a prolific intellectual and critic of power, emphasizing his challenge to mainstream narratives.*
    19:29 🌐 *Linda McQu praises Chomsky for exposing those in power, criticizing the elites, and speaking truth to power in the public interest.*
    20:03 💼 *Noam Chomsky begins his talk, discussing the United States' unique significance globally and the influence of corporate interests on state policies.*
    30:03 🏛️ *The Senate, according to Madison, was designed to represent the wealthier class and protect the minority of the opulent against the majority.*
    32:31 💼 *In today's richest country, 20% qualify for food stamps, and real unemployment is at Great Depression levels. Economic conditions are worse for many than in the past.*
    35:13 🔄 *Goldman Sachs, a key player in the crisis, benefits from government bailouts, demonstrates systemic risk ignorance, and is immune to the consequences of risky transactions.*
    36:08 🌍 *Western powers, especially the U.S., resist authentic democracy in the Arab world to maintain their interests, despite public opinion in these regions.*
    43:32 🔄 *Historical parallels between early 19th-century U.S. and Egypt illustrate how power dynamics and economic development influence global disparities.*
    01:00:10 🌐 *Financial speculation and growth of financial institutions surged after dismantling regulations 40 years ago.*
    01:01:00 💰 *Financial institutions' profits came from harmful and socially useless manipulations, contributing to inequality.*
    01:02:48 📉 *State-corporate policies over 30 years fueled wealth concentration, resulting in unprecedented inequality.*
    01:04:13 📈 *Tax policies shifted since around 1980, benefiting the super-rich, eroding earlier redistributive mechanisms.*
    01:10:36 🏦 *Social Security defunding aims to privatize, benefiting investors, but risks undermining social solidarity.*
    01:27:28 🌐 *Goldstone did not retract the report; he expressed a hypothetical change based on new information but did not alter the report's content.*
    01:30:57 🤔 *The central issue in the Gaza conflict was whether there was a right to use force, not merely the right to self-defense.*
    01:34:28 💸 *Shift in university funding, from public support to tuition, creates debt burden for students, shaping career choices and limiting public education.*
    01:43:51 🇮🇷 *The "Iranian threat" is often overstated; official reports indicate low military threat, defensive strategy, and efforts to influence neighboring countries.*
    01:49:32 🌐 *Chomsky views Hitchens and Harris as defending a state religion, supporting state violence in the name of secularism.*
    01:53:00 🧠 *Noam Chomsky discusses morality and its connection to innate structures, drawing on the views of empiricists like David Hume.*
    01:56:48 💼 *Chomsky advocates for short-term solutions like financial reform, citing the success of New Deal-type regulations and the need for reasonable health reform.*
    01:59:29 📚 *Chomsky shares thoughts on semiotics as a broad field, expressing skepticism about its unity but noting specific interesting aspects like linguistics and animal communication.*
    02:00:50 👏 *Chomsky reflects on past events and acknowledges contributions from institutions like Hart House in fostering discussions against the Vietnam War.*
    Made with HARPA AI

  • @cliffgaither
    @cliffgaither 2 роки тому +2

    It's staggering how Alexander Hamilton's out-lined (as the First Secretary-of-the-Treasury) the Governmentalization of Corporations & the Corporatization of Government has actually persisted for all these Centuries.
    He would have been proud of himself that his policies of merging the Government & Industries have worked so well for the Industrial Class. He was the _Kissinger_ of The National Treasury.

  • @DeweyZinnChomskyFisk
    @DeweyZinnChomskyFisk 12 років тому +10

    very true--that's why we should all thank him by letter or email. he responds :)

  • @CyrillCassin
    @CyrillCassin 3 роки тому +9

    It Is Such A Pleasure To Hear So Much Truth In One Session For A Change!

  • @rosu5726
    @rosu5726 3 роки тому

    Thank you

  • @DavidByrne85
    @DavidByrne85 12 років тому

    Thanks

  • @gorgoniosolchaga7928
    @gorgoniosolchaga7928 Рік тому +7

    Just by listening to Noam, my brain rest and releases anxiety, sometimes I do not understand his message, because Noam goes pretty deep into history and the present, and I need to pause and catch up with him, Noam is an icon of what is a superior man, Noam is like a mine full of gems of inestimable value, for all those who know how to listen with an open mind with reason and goodwill and understanding. 🥰 I love this man!

    • @plekkchand
      @plekkchand Рік тому +1

      The icon of a superior man? Good lord.

    • @gorgoniosolchaga7928
      @gorgoniosolchaga7928 Рік тому +1

      @@plekkchand Anbelievlable but yes good Lord! And that's not all! We have Martine LK Jr, we have Gandhi, we have, Albert Einstein, we have Donal J Trump...DJT? Fack no! I take the last one off the list back!. Fack trump!

    • @fabiengerard8142
      @fabiengerard8142 Рік тому +2

      …Possibly the most lucid mind since the times of Plato and Socrates.

    • @mck1972
      @mck1972 Рік тому

      SMH

    • @e_8074
      @e_8074 Рік тому +1

      I love your comment Gorgonio. Peace and blessings to you, brother!

  • @MrDeadInMyPocket
    @MrDeadInMyPocket 7 років тому +30

    Go to settings, speed and increase to 1.25. Then skip to 20:00 min mark. You're welcome.

    • @MrDeadInMyPocket
      @MrDeadInMyPocket 7 років тому +1

      ephilosophizer
      Chomsky is slightly out of phase with our spacetime. It's nothing we can't compensate for by realigning the transphase coupling array and rerouting it through an assymetrical conduit. Remember to actuate the verteron nano compensator or you'll blow out the array.

    • @TheJ00000hn
      @TheJ00000hn 7 років тому +1

      many thanks

    • @abeautifuldayful
      @abeautifuldayful 3 роки тому

      @@MrDeadInMyPocket I was going to say that too. But you beat me to it by only 4 years so I had no chance. :).

  • @buflobill
    @buflobill 13 років тому

    @jackbug43 Is that your best analysis of the talk?

  • @extremelynormalusername
    @extremelynormalusername 3 роки тому

    At about 28:30, he begins to talk about a study about income and policy responsiveness.... does anyone know the title or author of this study? I've scrubbed through 3 video lectures so far to find the author and he only briefly introduces the work.

  • @DeweyZinnChomskyFisk
    @DeweyZinnChomskyFisk 12 років тому +4

    he's not saying it is logical; he's saying it is done

  • @Aiden057
    @Aiden057 12 років тому +13

    What was the actual date of this talk? I see it was uplaoded in April, so I'm assuming it was around then, but I'm just curious as to the actual date. Again, thanks so much for posting this and my compliments to the technical team for excellent sound and picture quality.

  • @carmenrizzo6408
    @carmenrizzo6408 Рік тому +1

    Yes

  • @ericmills9676
    @ericmills9676 3 роки тому +5

    The late Gore Vidal: "America is not a democracy, it's an oligarchy, exactly as our forefathers planned it, with TWO right-wing parties, one Republican and one Democrat, both owned and run by corporations."

    • @joebloeh8058
      @joebloeh8058 3 роки тому +1

      👆Dumbest shit I've ever heard

    • @johnconnor1580
      @johnconnor1580 2 роки тому +1

      @@joebloeh8058 No, I think Gore pretty much nails it. An oligarchy is defined as a state run for the the benefit of a select elite. That accurately defines the US. Tell me how that isn’t so

  • @mekus2009
    @mekus2009 11 років тому +9

    I love this man.

  • @turbobox
    @turbobox 8 років тому +44

    Holy crap can you edit out the horrendous introduction?

    • @EddieLeal
      @EddieLeal 3 роки тому +2

      You know you can always just forward the video right?

  • @thefinestsake1660
    @thefinestsake1660 3 місяці тому

    As Professor Nom Chompsky said "Those who control the economic life of a country also tend to have overwhelming influince over state policy" -This can be summed up as "Those who control the economy can control the policy."
    This is similar to how Frank Herbert said "He who controls the spice, controls the universe."
    -Which, in turn, can, of course, most certainly be summed up as "Rich people got power."
    -As the professor implied, it can be simply summed up by the American elementary school adage "Money is power."
    Mathematically that is easily expressed as "m=p." This more importantly elucidates that since time is money and money is power, then power is time (t=m=p). This is a matter of transitive property. Since it is known that Money is fiat and Time is a subjective hallucination produced by the consciousness of one's ability to change and said effects of change, one must conclude that Power too is an illususory fiat- a hallucination of grandeur- a futile legacy in the face of a boundless yawning eternity full of all creation and destruction, forever and ever.
    🍃
    Or that's the gist of it.🌈⭐️

  • @marcosglazer8256
    @marcosglazer8256 5 місяців тому

    Gostei da palestra, por favor com enfizema algo colateral?

  • @ruthlongridge2137
    @ruthlongridge2137 Рік тому +2

    As relevant today as ever. Thank you

  • @fellowcitizen
    @fellowcitizen 5 років тому +4

    Hey Hart House! Please post more seminars :)

  • @BloggerMusicMan
    @BloggerMusicMan 13 років тому +2

    @gunnerfan87
    That sucks. A little misleading on the part of the web designers, I don't blame you for thinking lectures would be posted there, but yeah, checking all resources to for sure see where he was speaking would have been a good idea early on.
    Hopefully he'll be around again, although sadly he is getting old, and he needed help just walking and getting around.

  • @lancelove3663
    @lancelove3663 2 роки тому

    What is frequency immersion?

  • @newdimensionfilms
    @newdimensionfilms 13 років тому +6

    @paradoxicalparabola
    Jesus christ they took their time with that intro, thanks for the heads up.

  • @SonOfMan001
    @SonOfMan001 11 років тому +6

    I LOVE Noam as a father! And take his wisdom with me where ever I go. He IS the MAN.

  • @gwachberg
    @gwachberg 12 років тому +1

    2o minutes introduction. amazing.

  • @julir3754
    @julir3754 6 місяців тому

    Great introduction. Very different, outside the usual protocols.

  • @Styles_Breez
    @Styles_Breez 3 роки тому +4

    I fell asleep w/ UA-cam playing, & this somehow got into my queue & started. Thus, I dreamt that I was listening to John Goodman, who was just a head in a lab-type setting, speak on economics in a large Congress-like setting....lmao. This guy's voice does kinda sound like Goodman, or at least my dreaming self felt so.

    • @mck1972
      @mck1972 9 місяців тому +1

      You're far better off listening to John Goodman than this ridiculous old man! 😀

  • @blastor8or
    @blastor8or 12 років тому +7

    I'm 46. Generally I try not to get too wound up. I guess this economic situation is a bit of a sore spot for me, though I have not been hit as hard as many,and it irritates me that we as a people are just plodding along through the chutes as we're directed preparing to do it again in a few years. Chomsky is one of the few who shed light,and I have a great appreciation of that. That being said I am all for space programs.

    • @fabiengerard8142
      @fabiengerard8142 Рік тому

      @blastor8or More vital priorities come first. A race against time - actually ‘the big global one’ - has started at least a century ago, and we’re all very very late. Homo ‘sapiens’?!? Rather Homo demens, I’m afraid… 😬

  • @AnnaK-qw2qf
    @AnnaK-qw2qf 3 роки тому

    Listening this in 2021...

  • @EricWarrenStruble
    @EricWarrenStruble 6 місяців тому

    This is so relevant today

  • @BrentonSucks
    @BrentonSucks 8 років тому +11

    Obama beat Apple at the advertising awards because he had the one with the actress or football star driving a fast car up a mountain

  • @downpeninsula
    @downpeninsula 11 років тому +18

    He can turn you toward the truth so quickly and eloquently... when humans evolve further people like him will be in government, one can only hope.

    • @fabiengerard8142
      @fabiengerard8142 Рік тому +1

      I’m afraid our species’ evolution has now come to an end. 😬

    • @bobdecarlo7778
      @bobdecarlo7778 Рік тому

      ​@@fabiengerard8142 evolution is a somewhat lame theory; survival of the fittest? Oy. Science has already confirmed that evolution is a flat earth theory; the status quo is often invested in the antiquated & the unscientific.

    • @jetlagged3645
      @jetlagged3645 Рік тому

      I have some terrible news for you, we elected Donald Trump president.

    • @hjuikkll
      @hjuikkll Рік тому

      @@fabiengerard8142 drug-induced mutation is a *kind of* evolution. And evolution cannot stop before life does

  • @mieterbeiratkopenhagenhof920
    @mieterbeiratkopenhagenhof920 6 місяців тому

    admireable, distinkt, radical and consequent, full scale transparent. WHOW!

  • @davidpeppers551
    @davidpeppers551 Рік тому

    Love it when a speaker says, "Let me just add...." and then goes on for another 10 minutes.

  • @krish2nasa
    @krish2nasa Рік тому +6

    " Until industrial feudalism is replaced by industrial democracy politics will remain the shadow cast by big business over society" -John Dewey

  • @brosnana07
    @brosnana07 4 роки тому +12

    Sad to hear him acknowledge the democracy of Bolivia in light of the recent US-backed military coup.

  • @philmessina476
    @philmessina476 3 роки тому +2

    (c. 0:01) Opening remarks by Louise Cowin, Hart House Warden
    (c. 4:41) Introduction by Linda McQuaig
    • Excellent introduction, except for the last part, which must disappoint Dr. Chomsky. "More than any other individual, I think it can be truly said that Noam Chomsky speaks truth to power." However, Dr. Chomsky has publicly discussed the futility of "speaking truth to power", when the ruling class in power is well aware of the truth. We appreciate the noble sentiment motivated by a desire for socioeconomic justice; but it's misguided. The ruling class in power is ruthless in its protection, and expansion, of the power they wield. We appreciate the sentiment; but the truth-telling is geared more for waking the folk up, rather than any moral appeal to the immoral/amoral ruling classes in power
    (c. 19:40) Dr. Noam Chomsky enters the stage

  • @roman14032
    @roman14032 12 років тому

    the second speaker was introduced as what sounded something like linda mcquaige is that correct? i mean the spelling?

    • @Dan.50
      @Dan.50 4 роки тому

      8 years on, apparently no one cares who she was.

  • @jackbug43
    @jackbug43 13 років тому +7

    Lol i like how semra is so awkwardly close to chomsky during the Q&A :p

  • @DeweyZinnChomskyFisk
    @DeweyZinnChomskyFisk 12 років тому +13

    "Out of that same background came three major things: fascism, Bolshevism, and corporate tyranny. They all grew out of the same more or less Hegelian roots. It's fairly recent." Chomsky

  • @MagicByEli
    @MagicByEli 12 років тому +1

    @Letes92 Of course. Unemployment during the Great Depression was around 25% at it's nadir, for the general population. The peak level of unemployment in this recession was 10%. Even if you limit it to construction workers, who have been hit hardest by the downturn, their unemployment peaked at 22.5%. That's similar to levels the general population experienced during the depression, but that's leaving out that there's now an (albeit tattered) social safety net, which was absent in the thirties.

  • @helenajennings4912
    @helenajennings4912 Рік тому

    Noam is so nice to listen 🎶 too

  • @sugersnook
    @sugersnook 12 років тому +4

    Semra needs to keep things in perspective (the event not having anything to di with her) and show some respect for the invited guest and go sit down.

  • @denisedelisio1913
    @denisedelisio1913 7 років тому +18

    Love this...BUT...OMG! That moderator lurking behind him at the end is so distracting. That was really ridiculous.

    • @tango-bravo
      @tango-bravo 8 місяців тому +2

      Oh geez, she was likely a student volunteer at the time, somebody had to do it. look her up, she’s come a long way!

  • @robertmitchem3354
    @robertmitchem3354 3 роки тому

    Wow!

  • @pamsayne4440
    @pamsayne4440 6 місяців тому

    I liked the intro

  • @BloggerMusicMan
    @BloggerMusicMan 13 років тому +4

    I was at this lecture. It was amazing, and seeing him speak outside at the Munk protests outside Simcoe Hall was also certainly a treat.

  • @moisesmourino4941
    @moisesmourino4941 4 роки тому +3

    noam chomsky is an absolutely genious in politics and economics

  • @hachelbraugh
    @hachelbraugh 12 років тому

    yay... they fixed it at about 1:30:00 ish

  • @ryanmckenna2047
    @ryanmckenna2047 9 місяців тому

    Listening to Chomksy, makes you smarter

  • @d74g0n
    @d74g0n 9 років тому +18

    The world may as well instantly fly into the sun when this guy goes.. I have NO freaking idea who's going to... fill his shoes? Ha, I better start boning up, can't expect someone watching a video right now to do it.

  • @nellou5527
    @nellou5527 3 роки тому +5

    I’ve watched a few different lectures, and suddenly I thought, I can’t remember him pausing to take a sip of water. Activist Saliva!

  • @ncarmstron
    @ncarmstron Рік тому +2

    Chomsky begins at 19:45

  • @idic5
    @idic5 12 років тому

    when was this recorded?

  • @nitroshortbus9856
    @nitroshortbus9856 3 роки тому +8

    Does he mention that the STATE is a bankrupt corporation? That this corporation has private shareholders/creditors who took over it's operation. This happened in 1933. All our states, counties, municipalities, ..... are corporations.

    • @nikfelther
      @nikfelther Рік тому

      I would like to learn more about this, do you have any resources/reading material on the topic you’ve mentioned that you would recommend?

    • @nitroshortbus9856
      @nitroshortbus9856 Рік тому

      @@nikfelther The first thing I recommend reading is the "Treaty of Paris"!! It's the start, and it shows the history we believe, and were told[PUBLIC EDUCATION] is propaganda. Treaties are a good read, but the earlier ones are easier compared to later when the legal ese becomes difficult to comprehend, not an accident!!That treaty shows that the U.S.[A] is a commercial enterprise with private interest. They [not only the King and Pope]are the controlling private shareholders,investors, creditors not in the PUBLIC and unelected, the hand up the puppet's asses.
      The revolutionary war, wasn't even recognized as a war, it was a rebellion in which control of the colony's where granted. The King dictated all the Terms, does that happen if you were defeated in a war? [International law is where you'll find the rules of NATION'S and what it takes to actually win]. Example, the King retained his right to tax the land, he even drew the boundries. In the colonies, there were many Land and Trading COMPANY'S, Virginia Land CO., the CROWN, ect. and they are the predecessor of what we call corporations, they became states(municipal corporations) of which control was given, with conditions, like paying for both sides of the rebellion, and a tax on the land etc.!! This set the States up, and the debts owed, which when they defaulted the terms could be changed, for instance, the Articles made it hard to collect, soooo they dumped it and then a Republic became, a Federal Democracy with new terms( the CONstitution) and many debt defaults to come, and more changes to the GOVERNMENT that got worse for the people, and especially later in the South!!
      Look up the "WHISKEY REBELLION" it say's it all, it was a tax rebellion. The tax was unapportioned direct tax on farmers, makin them pay a tax on their personal production of spirits, the rebellion was crushed by George Washington, the largest armed militia he ever was in charge of was formed,[sound familiar] . Didn't take long for the CONstitution to be ignored now did it, I believe the Bill of Rights were added later, like the 2nd amendment, remember how the rebellion was ended, lol what happened to Declaration of Independence and the rights of free men to abolish a tyrannical government? This is the 1st President, lol, I forgot to mention that he owner of one of the biggest distillaries at the time, that forcing a tax on farmers, was a tax on his competition attempting to make them pay the same tax as his for profit commercial distillery, on their moonshine made from their end crops and used for barter to get them through winter, their farms taxed
      All agencies with 3 letters are examples of extra constitutional LAW/Legalities of which the CONstitution didn't say couldn't be done, not unconstitution, extra constitutional ?, conditions added to make that debt easier to collect.
      A great place to get a run down is Captain Slappy on UA-cam, he puts to music the actual documents to read, he has alot of videos they move fast and they are packed with info, he recommends you watch at regular speed first, then slow it down to actually be able to read the documents. He has very few videos in which he actually speaks and will read a book giving his remarks so it can be comprehended the ones he does maybe on a playlist on my channel?
      Read 1793 Chisholm vs. Georgia this U.S.S.C. decision breaks down what the U.S. is, a corporation and it has always been, unlike many deluded "PAYtridiots" believe that the creation of D.C. made the U.S. a corporation, not true. This decision explains.
      ALL these major changes were done as additions to the Constitution and some blurr the line or violate it, all changes due to that debt, neither the War of Independence, or Civil War, were legally speaking wars, which explains alot about the Civil War not having any treaty at it's conclusion and the Leiber code Lincoln imposed instead the beginning of the end of respect for the constitution, the 14th is really the death blow, it made the constituition even more worthless and this lie about Lincoln being good and ending slavery is a joke, the EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION was only applied to the South, who did what the Declaration of Independence said, started another form of gov.inc, while the North actually kept their slaves, NJ was the last to end it, the problem was their succession came without the destruction of the tyrannical government they attempted to suceed from. Lincoln never recognized their independence, how else could that Emacipation proclamation be forced on South otherwise? Its purpose was to economically cripple them, not for any noble idea, he was a full blown tyrant, and actually didn't want blacks and whites even to live on the same continent, he was going to deport em, so I think John Wilkes Booth should be celebrated, the passage of the 13th was done after Abe's death, and slavery never ended, they just got a new master A.K.A., U.S. citizenship. Besides that, the Chinese got enslaved to build the railroads and crony capitalism/mercantilism came into power, State citizens got downgraded to the same status later on[if I remember correctly] The 14th amendment needs to be read, it destroyed anything good in the constitution. We the people became surety to the debt of the "People" and unable to question any debts created by U.S.(14th).
      James Traficant had a speech talking about a more recent reorganization of the CORPORATION, this wasn't appreciated and he suffered for it!!!
      Clint Richardson has done alot of work explaining the legalities of the system and how we really are voluntarily slaves to this legal entity because of what FDR did, with the creation of the Birth Certificate, made it all legal, and mankind and rights granted by God, got replaced, became legalities, mankind became an AGENT to a government created PERSON.
      Clint really gets into the legalities, Red Pill Sunday School is his channel he wrotes some books, one about the Strawman.
      LAWBOOKS explain personhood, agency, and you'll need legal dictionary, legalities are written in legal ese and require the terms be defined, and each term has various meanings which with an update can be redefined, like pandemic, vaccine, herd immunity recently for example, though the defined term may change the definitions are to remain as written at that time.
      We are men, who are born free, only to be voluteered by our parents to become an AGENTs for service of process for that LEGAL NAME, created by STATE, to take from us the only thing mankind really ever owed, his labor, through our ignorance of ourselves(Human NATURE) the few has controlled the many, just by knowing our nature better.
      GOVERNMENT, CITIZENSHIP , legalities are the antithesis of Law(10 commandments) and the Bible has had the same thing done to it by the CHURCH, it is the Law which modern LEGALITIES are supposed to uphold, how the CHURCH teaches it is as a 501c3 incorporation. It's the Law book, but is misconstrued as literally the word of God which really messes up any comprehension, God is living existence of NATURE, life, because it was translated poorly from a language that is figurative, written in metaphors, lessons of being Lawful men by honoring God's Law, which is unchanging, and not become Cesars commercial property, and Jesus was an example to follow only without the fate he met, the CHURCH is actually misleading mankind by presenting it as a true story, instead of lessons on remaining free men, by the time we figure this out, we have signed so many adhesion contracts and believe that name we identify as it's actually us, and when we believe something, we assume it to be true. Thats our nature, and once we believe a lie, even facts will be dismissed. A citizen is a legal fiction/person/organization/corporation created by GOVERNMENT who owns it, we are it's living agent or representation to be taxed on everything and subject to all legalities, fines, penalties, license, registrations, by identifying as that legal name.
      Look around the videos on my playlists, you can get alot of information, some better than others, don't believe anybody trying to sell you some legal process, or you can get millions for your BIRTH CERT, Soviegn citizen crap is half baked and intended to make you a fool, that's why they remain on UA-cam, while others get censored, removed, or get the algorhythym so without exact titles they won't be found, if not deleted.

    • @coderamen666
      @coderamen666 Місяць тому

      ​@@nitroshortbus9856you need to lay off the crack brother

  • @newme2099
    @newme2099 4 роки тому +3

    I'd show the beginning of Noams' speech to Obama lovers and then quote Method Man in belly: "Das ya boy.
    DAS. Ya. Boy."

  • @carlwagner8676
    @carlwagner8676 3 роки тому +2

    They spent almost 20 minutes introducing him??

  • @CyrillCassin
    @CyrillCassin 3 роки тому

    How Does One Spell John Rolls? Anyone?

  • @EclecticSceptic
    @EclecticSceptic 12 років тому +8

    Pffft, it you want to make a point, make it coherently and logically instead of just throwing around a load of hyperbole and capital letters.

  • @Yo-pn9qp
    @Yo-pn9qp 6 років тому +5

    He real life referenced Skull and Bones! What a legendary badass #theGOAT

  • @gnupph
    @gnupph 4 місяці тому

    I swear, unless I explicitly search for his name on UA-cam I’ve never seen YT recommending Chomsky to me, especially this video.

  • @intlprofs1
    @intlprofs1 4 роки тому +2

    I hope Professor Chomsky has an update anytime from 2017 on the Corporate State

  • @dempsey981
    @dempsey981 11 років тому +3

    you worry too much,hes like a duck in water with this whole deal including the meet the Beatles stuff.its what he does.how do you meet this guy without at least kissing a little ass?for most people he is the guy that opened their eyes for the first time in their lives as to how and why things REALLY work the way they do.he teaches first and foremost PERSPECTIVE imo.

  • @duffdingelmeyer7101
    @duffdingelmeyer7101 2 роки тому +11

    I was stoked to find a 2 hour Noam Chomsky talk but realized there's a 20 minute self serving introduction like always.

    • @oldebookandoddshop1510
      @oldebookandoddshop1510 2 роки тому

      I almost always instinctively start skipping forward, and it almost always takes me three or four tries.

    • @clarissamarie4605
      @clarissamarie4605 Рік тому +3

      There was nothing self serving about that at all. She was literally talking about him. Women cant do ANYTHING without someone complaining

    • @12degreesnowman11
      @12degreesnowman11 Рік тому

      @@clarissamarie4605who said it was about women? 😂 feminists are unbearable

  • @billjhyt
    @billjhyt 11 років тому +1

    I think other thinking people are attempting to weigh in. Naom C. has been a thinking person for many years. If he can encourage others to do likewise, I applaud them for trying or practicing even if it is on his dime, so to speak.

  • @AustinStarr191
    @AustinStarr191 9 місяців тому

    Right? Really -those women went on on and on!