Noam Chomsky Wealth Inequality Documentary (www.youtube.com)

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Lots of good information. Explains many of our current issues

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[-] Gbagginsthe3rd@aussie.zone 5 points 1 year ago

I see this has caused controversy! Interesting

I saw him pop up recently in another thread. I don’t ever think someone holds all the answers to the world problems or someone or something is wholly responsible (maybe besides greed) but I think it’s important to be exposed to other narratives and views to make a better sense of the world.

I don’t claim that his narrative is correct but it’s interesting to think about the concepts he presents

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I think Chomsky says a lot of wise things, but some people deify him and act like his words are holy and righteous and it's not a good look.

[-] ubermeisters@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I thought this was a news community

[-] Cleverdawny@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

I don't want to listen to an imperialism apologist and genocide apologist about anything. Maybe Chomsky has a point, maybe not, but he isn't educated in economics beyond the undergrad level, and has had completely idiotic opinions on world events, so

[-] girlfreddy@mastodon.social 3 points 1 year ago

@Cleverdawny @Gbagginsthe3rd

Gov'ts singularly listening to economists on the cause of our current recession is what's causing our current recession.

Economists aren't always the best judge of much these days, and not being one shouldn't disqualify anyone from having an opinion on the current shit storm we face.

[-] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I used to compare them to Tarot Card readers but it then occurred to me that at least Tarot Card readers can do cold reading. So my advice to economists is try to get to the accuracy of Tarot for now.

[-] Cleverdawny@lemm.ee -2 points 1 year ago

I don't think our government should be solely listening to economists, but I don't think that this means the government should be listening to an arrogant linguistics professor who has his head up his own ass and cannot critically examine his own intellectual failings.

[-] girlfreddy@mastodon.social 0 points 1 year ago

@Cleverdawny

Then don't listen to or read anything from Chomsky.

[-] Cleverdawny@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

I won't. Unless it is on linguistics, which is his actual area of expertise.

[-] treefrog@lemm.ee -1 points 1 year ago

Can you take the CIA propaganda back to Reddit please?

[-] Cleverdawny@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

"everything I don't like is CIA propaganda: a child's guide to political discussion"

And yes, he has been running interference for Putin and used to run interference for the fucking Khmer Rouge. I don't need his opinion like I don't need Henry Kissingers. Although at least Kissinger would know what he is talking about, as a very competent ghoul.

[-] treefrog@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'm a skeptical and distrustful person by nature and not afraid to kill my heros because of this. So, when I started seeing this stuff circulating on reddit, I checked it out.

I go into detail as to why I believe what I do in my other responses to this comment and cite my sources. If you want to make an actual argument instead of name calling feel free to make one there.

Thanks.

[-] Cleverdawny@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Dude the man is so anti American that he was willing to enthusiastically enforce Khmer Rouge propaganda. He's just the lefty mirror to Henry Kissinger, except ignorant and less evil.

[-] treefrog@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

And here's an article shining light on this propaganda.

https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/09/10/noam-chomsky-and-the-khmer-rouge/

[-] Cleverdawny@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

had significantly more nuanced arguments

Nuanced arguments about how the West must be lying about the genocide in Cambodia.

Dude, I am okay with people generally critical of the West. Especially within the context of the Cold War. Chomsky goes beyond that. His initial assumption is that everything the West is doing is bad.

That means his thoughts aren't useful or insightful. They don't change based on the situation. It's just a better sounding version of your typical anti-west screed from anyone ranging from edgy 14 year old Marxists trying to piss off their parents or some aging hippie.

And it isn't propaganda, it's what he wrote, praising the regime of brutal murderers and discarding the accounts of survivors and escapees as propaganda.

[-] treefrog@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

That's the first sentence in the second paragraph. Did you read the rest?

Can you show me what Chomsky wrote that you mentioned?

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