Chomsky on the Soviet Union, Khmer Rouge, Faurisson, & Free Speech
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
- Various "intellectuals" accuse Chomsky of Holocaust denial, apologizing for Bin Laden, Pol Pot, the Soviet Union, and hating America & Israel. These are quite varied and interesting attempts at defamation.
Great little compilation. Thanks! I've seen all of these talks in full zillions of times now, but it's really great to have these snippets right next to these hatchet job attempts to defame and confuse / misrepresent Chomsky. Really shows these idiots for who they are.
Even Hitchens! Just shows how pathetic he got after 9 11.
Chomsky is the kind of person you wish will live forever. If someone gave me the only pill in the world that would allow me to live forever, I would gladly give it to Chomsky. His mind is just too important for humanity to lose.
Me too!
@Robert L S Jr when did he deny holocaust?
Y’all are sad supporting a Genocide denier who’s a total piece of excrement that would never of been able to achieve what he has if born elsewhere but this charlatan takes every chance to take nonsensical jabs at the US and he deserves to be prosecuted for aiding terrorist states over a decades long career.
May God Bless this great man for his long standing dedication to truth and morality. Noam Chomsky you are a legend and I thank you for offering the cure for political blindness, just wish more people would want to see.
Thank you Noam
My feelings exactly.
May Noam Chomsky be forever cursed for considering the numerous mass graves containing thousands of victims of the communist genocide in Cambodia as nothing but piles of rumble and not skeletons of actual human beings that were executed, starved, tortured, or worked to death. When reports of the genocide began to leak to the west (it's a lie that there was much reporting on that as it was taking place) he chose not to join with others in signing any petition condemning what was taking place. How vile of him to try to convince his audience that only several thousand died and at most a number still much less than perished in the genocide in East Timor. By the highest count the number of victims in East Timor is pegged at 200,000. A Truth and Reconciliation commission put it at 100,000 with an estimate of another 30-50,000 killed by the Indonesian military. But hardly anyone in Cambodia believes that less than 2 million perished at the hands of the fanatical builders of a communist paradise.
So may Noah Chomsky be cursed at least 1,500,000 times for all those whose memory of having lived here on earth as humans he considers totally underserving of any regard. Chomsky should be viewed as a collaborator and co-conspirator to communist genocides.
_"dedication to truth and morality"_
No he does not. Hes a plain communist that tried to downplay the Pol Pot genocide atrocities in 1977.
He wawed of the communists exucuting their own people (. dis-loyal farmers, intellecutals and so on)
as media propaganda .. That was the *truth* . Not the Chomsky leftist version.
@@lora8546 At that time East Timor had a population of roughly 500,000 people. So even your number puts the death toll at roughly 40% of the entire population. And some say 300,000 people were killed, which would make it more than 50% of the entire population. It was way worse by comparison. On the other hand, you are adding numbers together to reach the 2 million figure and he talked about where this number comes from. But Cambodia had a population of 8 million people at the time. So a figure of 1 million, which is the number cited in the book the 2 million number is taken from, corresponds to a little more than 10% of the population. That is horrible nevertheless, but there was such a thing as the Vietnam war as well that you ignore, which led to this atrocity in Cambodia and also killed far more people.
If Alex Jones can be sued my parents for emotional pain for denying the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings, I don’t know why Chomsky cannot be sued for causing emotional pain for denying the Cambodian, Rwandan, Bosnian genocides, and for defending the Holocaust denier Niall Ferguson. Of these the Cambodian is the worst, because he wrote a whole book saying not 2 million died but only 2,000 and it should not be called a genocide. Later when the truth came out, he said he made his judgment on what he knew, and on the basis of what he knew only 2,00 died. The same argument could be made by Alex Jones, and probably will be in court when he defends his denial of Sandy Hooks shooting. Chomsky’s introduction to the Neill Ferguson’s book denying the Holocaust is also very disturbing. My wife’s whole family was lost in Auschwitz, and Chomsky says the Holocaust might or might not have taken place, and deniers have a right to be heard and listened to. He is a creepy sociopath who does not understand the pain of those who have lost people to mass murder. All he cares about is getting clicks and getting his rating up. He is the same conspiracy driven animal as Alex Jones.
Brilliant compilation - it's a great documentary. Bravo..
I love watching Chomsky talk with commissars. I know it shouldn't be, but it's so, so funny.
This is a great compilation. Thanks for uploading. I enjoyed it very much, watching through it
This is a very useful compliation! Thanks!
I've seen parts of this video as 'stand alones'. I like how you've edited them together with comments by his critics , in a sort of video 'Chomsky Reader.' Thanks.
A great mind. Thanks for sharing
he is creepy.
Very good. I especially enjoyed the talk regarding the Khmer Rouge.
Oh yeah, also David Horowitz and Andrew Sullivan are tools.
A true champion of the people. I hope many more of us try to follow his example.
is this a joke?
@@moderneurope Why would it be a joke? Well, I spose if one was indoctrinated by the agenda of the powerful...
@@doccarter5283 If Alex Jones can be sued my parents for emotional pain for denying the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings, I don’t know why Chomsky cannot be sued for causing emotional pain for denying the Cambodian, Rwandan, Bosnian genocides, and for defending the Holocaust denier Niall Ferguson. Of these the Cambodian is the worst, because he wrote a whole book saying not 2 million died but only 2,000 and it should not be called a genocide. Later when the truth came out, he said he made his judgment on what he knew, and on the basis of what he knew only 2,00 died. The same argument could be made by Alex Jones, and probably will be in court when he defends his denial of Sandy Hooks shooting. Chomsky’s introduction to the Neill Ferguson’s book denying the Holocaust is also very disturbing. My wife’s whole family was lost in Auschwitz, and Chomsky says the Holocaust might or might not have taken place, and deniers have a right to be heard and listened to. He is a creepy sociopath who does not understand the pain of those who have lost people to mass murder. All he cares about is getting clicks and getting his rating up. He is the same conspiracy driven animal as Alex Jones.
@@doccarter5283 On the streets of Budapest in the pubs, I have heard the argument made that Ukraine would be unable to defend itself against the Russians if it was not for Americans, and this they argue is proof that Russians should be allowed to take over Ukraine, because they are unable to sustain their own defense. This is what is repeated told on Hungarian state media controlled by Viktor Orban. Of course, the same argument could be made for Great Britain in World War II. If the US had not funded and supported Great Britain during World War II against the Nazis, the Nazis would have won. Sadly, in Hungary, the same people who are anti-American now, their parents and grandparents were anti-American back in World War II. With the exception of the Jewish middle class, Hungarian Christians in World War II wanted Nazi Germany to defeat Great Britain, and hated America for supporting and interviewing in the war. I guess history repeats itself. Once a fascist, always a fascist. It runs in the family.
@@moderneuropeas Orwell once said on those who defend communism:
“Once a whore, always a whore.”
Chomsky is utterly brilliant.
If Alex Jones can be sued my parents for emotional pain for denying the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings, I don’t know why Chomsky cannot be sued for causing emotional pain for denying the Cambodian, Rwandan, Bosnian genocides, and for defending the Holocaust denier Niall Ferguson. Of these the Cambodian is the worst, because he wrote a whole book saying not 2 million died but only 2,000 and it should not be called a genocide. Later when the truth came out, he said he made his judgment on what he knew, and on the basis of what he knew only 2,00 died. The same argument could be made by Alex Jones, and probably will be in court when he defends his denial of Sandy Hooks shooting. Chomsky’s introduction to the Neill Ferguson’s book denying the Holocaust is also very disturbing. My wife’s whole family was lost in Auschwitz, and Chomsky says the Holocaust might or might not have taken place, and deniers have a right to be heard and listened to. He is a creepy sociopath who does not understand the pain of those who have lost people to mass murder. All he cares about is getting clicks and getting his rating up. He is the same conspiracy driven animal as Alex Jones.
Excellent compilation. Very useful...already posted on my FB page....
Wow that David horowitz is a really bad actor
I read the new york review piece and it didn't say that "may be a thousand," died..but "certainly more than a million." So Lacouture wasn't off by a factor of a thousand..but a half, if that. I like Chomsky but he shouldn't misquote people like that. Regardless of the accuracy of the numbers, he referred to a review and falsified it. I agree with his media coverage comparison of East Timor and Cambodia but Lacouture didn't say that the number was that low.
James Boyd
What was the title of the paper? I've been meaning to look it up.
When did he say that? There is no point in this video that i can find (certainly not the time you linked) that has him saying that the killings were in the thousands - rather he says what the french author gave as a self-correction. Or maybe you are referencing something else? If you are giving a source is always a good idea.
This is easily tested: please present an example from Chomsky's vast oeuvre where you have fully understood his point and yet disagree with his observations and conclusions. I am going to predict that you have neither the intellectual capacity nor the scholastic rigour to do so successfully. I know I don't. He's extremely smart and very thorough.
One thing about interviews like this is they never mention that Chomsky is interested in politics for it's own sake. He doesn't just write because he thinks he's doing the right thing.
***** When Chomsky states that about hitchens, he is probably thinking about hitchens admiration and support of Trotsky and the red army, snd the why he spoke in support of guys around the neocons, like perle, etc. Which was kind of unsettling, the support I mean. I think there is some good videos out where hitchens talks about Trotsky.
chomsky videos have should have more views
All criticism of him fails, he criticizes everyone, including himself, which is something we should all do.
I was, or you can say, am, a follower of Hitchens but Chomsky have shown me that after 9/11 he just became another US puppeteer.
exactly - he can describe what is happening but has no effect on the outcome. reason has no place in the 21st century
While I'm sure The Noam appreciates all the accolades, all these top commenters commending his intellectual integrity, etc., are awkwardly fulfilling the roles of intellectual commissars.
Just like how you're the commissar for western liberal "democracy"
I have never met or heard a person who hates Chomsky and understands what he is saying.
David Frum @ 31 min...
Its just so awesome, he said millions will die in afganistan but he said it didnt mattered if that was not true but at the same time he quibbled over how many died in pol pots cambodia.Fascinating hypocriscy.
There's a difference between saying what could happen and what did happen. Didn't think I'd have to explain that to an adult.
It’s because he’s dishonest intellectually, and isn’t a trained historian or political scientist.
@@maxmillianwiegel1643 disagree totally with your point, but I am curious as to who you might recommend listening to instead?
@@clebphlips go to the source: the people who lived through communism.
I am a Macedonian-American, so my entire life has been full of people who lived through the ideology he has espoused. And remarkably (per his conception of reality), communism is fringe today that is not supported by the majority of Macedonians. Yet you’ll never find him quote that, or admit that, or praise the people who suffered under Soviet tyranny. Instead, he’s chosen to spend his days berating the likes of Vaclev Havel: someone who put his life on the line to remove that abhorrent system.
Edit: not even mentioning his support for “Living Marxist”’s libel case on the side of LM, which made claims about the actions of Yugoslavia in the 1990s that were deemed fraudulent and deliberately misleading. As someone whose lineage is from that region, that act above everything else he has done is what makes him vile.
@@maxmillianwiegel1643 "Go to the source" is a nice wee idea mate but it's not exactly practical. I'm very interested in history but I know very little about this Macedonian stuff. I would be interested in listening to the work of journalists, historians or other people since I find their work often more holistic than just the experiences of one person. However, if there are podcasts or interviews with people from that region, I would greatly appreciate you sharing the sources with me.
As for your issue that Chomsky is pushing communism, I think it's a moot point because from the interviews I've read and heard, he is neither a communist (he is an anarcho-syndicalist) nor an apologist for communist atrocities.
Finally, the LM case is another part of history I have very little understanding of, aside from what I have read quite recently. I do not really see what Chomsky did wrong here, he referred to sources he trusted and rejected the mainstream view of the intellectuals on the Bosnian situation at the time. Again, if you are familiar with this part of history I would be very interested to read up on it.
Cheers
compare this explanation to JBP's and u know lol
One of the last heroes.
If he is a hero, I would hate to know who is the enemy!
Who will replace him when he's gone?
jdotpenneyatcomputer doesnt seem like he’s going anywhere
someone with a heart
Sometimes I find interviewers are not very useful in interviews...
That lady at the start made me facepalm
The Taliban refused to turn over the AL-Qaeda suspects on any terms and stated that they would be tried in Islamic courts in any case.
Mrreciprocat
Not at all, and I have not said otherwise.
To be fair to Chomsky, he only ran this interference for the Khmer Rouge when they were allies of the Bolshevik's client state in Indochina.Once there was a falling out between the Bolsheviks and Maoists, he immediately changed his tune and suddenly realized all the bad things said about the Khmer Rouge had been right all along. He even claimed to have always been against the Khmer Rouge, which seems to be what he's doing here. Of course, he blames all the atrocities in Cambodia on US influence.
“All the bad things said about Khmer Rouge had been right all along”
Exactly what? Because the millions death toll is an exaggeration
Noam Chomsky wrote one book Bridge To Nowhere. It was about a bridge in Israel across the River Jordan. It was published in Israel in the South Province where he lived. He died at age 34 of liver failure in a hospital there in 1980.
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That is one of the stupidest defenses of someone I have ever heard. It could be applied to anyone.
You don't like George Bush? Well, you must not understand him, then.
Ha
Apparently, like most fans of Noam Chomsky, you are completely unfamiliar with what truth and reality are. What a terrible handicap to struggle through life with.
Care to quote for us what Chomsky said about Vaclav Havel? Want to let us all know why he said it?
I love when these jews bicker amongst themselves.