The whole point of checks and balances in a democratic system is supposed to remove the need for trust because trust can be broken.

Naom choasky one of my best teacher

@resnonverba3351

5 жыл бұрын

Ditto

@skyguy5587

5 жыл бұрын

Sami Ullah And we must carry those ideals on and bring it to others.

@chrisreadman9426

5 жыл бұрын

Oh but that doesn't mean you shouldn't listen to your literacy teacher too.

@resnonverba3351

5 жыл бұрын

@@chrisreadman9426 there is no such thing as a literacy teacher. How many languages you speak anyway?.

he's so inspiring... i have 30 years younger grandparents who aren't active intellectually in any serious field, while Chomsky is someone so many people still listen to and learn from

Always challenge authority whether it be politicians or media.

We do not have a government, We have a corporation that says your gas mileage may vary

Holy shit, a chomsky video with good audio

Exactly what I thought! Thank U Mr. Chomsky!

" ... You can't trust anyone but your self ... "

@exercitus3

5 жыл бұрын

Can you always trust yourself?

@donchristie420

5 жыл бұрын

Damn It

@Cheesblenders4all

3 жыл бұрын

@Max lol

@yannisgk

Жыл бұрын

@@exercitus3 i think yes.

So long as there are institutions that stand apart from the public, trust is meaningless. Trust isn't a quality we should think of in this case.

AMEN TO THAT, MR CHOSMKY!

noam chomsky is my main man

Lucid explanation, amazing. Can anyone provide a link to the whole talk?

@sherlockcipher6690

5 жыл бұрын

its in the description.

@safyan9442

5 жыл бұрын

@@sherlockcipher6690 Thank you.

rachel riley accused chomsky of being a antisemite this week... the state of the discourse smh

@nolives

5 жыл бұрын

Calling somekne jewish an anti-semite for being against Zionism... We are in dark times....

@Stratahoovius

5 жыл бұрын

That was disappointing

1:51 made me think of Khashoggi.. terrible what had happen to that man

@gurjotsingh8934

5 жыл бұрын

He was a CIA agent

@norah3761

5 жыл бұрын

@@gurjotsingh8934 does not justify the brutal murder

@gurjotsingh8934

5 жыл бұрын

@@norah3761 Am I ?

Who is that guy Chomsky is talking about @02:09??? Can somebody please tell me??!...

Whom Can We Trust If No One Is Trustworthy? One of my favorite quips from Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is when Tom is defined as “a glittering hero…the pet of the old, the envy of the young,” and there were “some that believed that he would be President, yet, if he escaped hanging.” With these few words, Twain captured the essence of leadership in our world. Those who get to the top are the fiercest, most determined, and most ruthless. Today, the latter quality has become so intense that we can no longer believe our leaders, and certainly not trust them to have our best interest in mind. I am not accusing any leader in particular, or even leaders as a whole. It is simply that in an egoistic world, where people vie to topple one another on their way to the top, the one at the top is clearly the one who trampled over and knocked down more people than anyone else. Concisely, to get to the top in an egoistic world you have to be the biggest egoist. So how do we know whom to trust? We don’t know and we cannot know. All we know is that we are in the dark. In a culture of unhinged selfishness, any conspiracy theory seems reasonable, while truth is nowhere to be found. When every person who says or writes something is trying to promote some hidden agenda, you have no way of knowing who is right, what really happened, or if anything happened at all. The only way to get some clarity in the news and goodwill from our leaders is to say “Enough!” to our current system and build something entirely independent. The guiding principle of such a system should be “information only,” no commentary. Commentary means that information has already been skewed. Information means saying only what happened, as much as possible, not why, and not who is to blame and who we should praise. Concurrently, we must begin a comprehensive process of self-teaching. We have to know not only what is happening, but why we skew and distort everything. In other words, we have to know about human nature and how it inherently presents matters according to its own subjective view, which caters to one’s own interest. To “clear” ourselves from that deformity, we must learn how to rise above our personal interest and develop an equally favorable attitude toward others. This is our only guarantee that our interpretation of things will be even and correct. Once we achieve such an attitude, we will discover that the bad things we see in our world reflect our own, internal wickedness. Our ill-will toward others creates a world where ill-will governs, and so the world is filled with wickedness and cruelty. Therefore, all we need in order to create positive leadership-and to generally eliminate ill-will from the world-is to generate goodwill within us. When we nurture goodwill toward others, we will fill the world with goodwill. As a result, the world will fill with kindness and compassion. By changing ourselves, we will create a world that is opposite from the world we have created through our desires to govern, patronize, and often destroy other people.

@coopsnz1

Жыл бұрын

Majority of the media globally socialism left wing

👍

No form of government can be trusted if there aren't enough checks and balances in place which requires lots of free/independent/willing people who want to participate in the governing process. Government is of the people, by the peope and for the people. Most people remember only 1 or 2 of these but not all.

Trust nobody, not even yourself. *Noam Chomsky pointing a gun at himself*

@beesplaining1882

5 жыл бұрын

He said "you don't trust anybody but yourself."

Our values are basically the same... On a primitive level perhaps that could be considered true but when you add reason into the equation our values can transform pretty radically in all sorts of directions. I think he speaks of a much simpler time.

@BuGGyBoBerl

10 ай бұрын

i dont think values are really heavily depending on your time. especially regarding complexity. afaik he speak about the basics and not some highly advanced individual value

In god we trust

All voices should be heard and then decisions carried out by representatives who take all points of view into consideration. Money is not free speech. Money is simply an amplifier. If what you’re saying is of no interest until you pay then you can see the distinction. Also, if only the powerful have a voice then the shouting, power grabbing and corruption starts among those unsatisfied with their lack of influence. Give everyone their voice in an arena of ideas. Take money out of the process.

Every single human is out for their own self interest just like any other animal, plant, etc.

@theedrinkendgutmensch4690

5 жыл бұрын

bullshit, read some Kropotkin. Human beings are highly cooperative

@BeachBushandBeyond

5 жыл бұрын

That is not true

@imhoisntworthmuch5441

5 жыл бұрын

Fayette ahmm.. what is not true?

@imhoisntworthmuch5441

5 жыл бұрын

basic survival theory and it's as good as any other I would say.

@gengkiskhan2871

5 жыл бұрын

@@theedrinkendgutmensch4690 Human beings are cooperative ONLY when it helps their own fitness.

People do trust the government though, no matter how capable they are of doing bad things or how shady they might seem, people have a habit of trusting authority. Maybe not the current US government though, but people don't see them as authority figures much either.

@conors4430

5 жыл бұрын

Emil Johansson his point is that authority is okay as long as it is doing what the people want and it can justify its existence. It’s not about trust. There is good reasons to bow to your parents authority when they are looking after you, when they aren’t than their authority means nothing and can’t be justified

I need some good website on philosophy & KZread channels plz help!

Trust no one.

I want my USSR back. You can have your "Democracy".

Nope. No hierarchies. Only democratic decision making or public assembly along Federate or delegate horizontal lines.

@marcgottlieb9579

5 жыл бұрын

Based on real information...Until then I volunteer to be King...Decisions will be based on which side of the bed I fall out :)

@65minimom

5 жыл бұрын

Mike Lice - no, there are more commonalities than differences. Constitution did a pretty good job defining this but so did the 10 commandments - I think we can all agree that muders is not acceptable It is how we deal with "trespassers< sinners, law-breakers" that causes dissent.

@65minimom

5 жыл бұрын

Ruben Avalos in theory but in US tough to execute, too big - personally, I think we need to reorganize into regional governments - NY & Mississippi are 2 different planets of thought so have the South & NE function separately so people have more direct control

@blackflagsnroses6013

5 жыл бұрын

Sandy well Anarchists advocate communal local levels not higher centralized authorities

@blackflagsnroses6013

5 жыл бұрын

Mike Lice that simplicity is not at all how Anarchism works. If you have the time look up Anarchy is Autonomy’s video on Anarcho-Syndicalist principle. It’s more than mob rule.

Simple answer: No.

bet the ron paul bum boys loved this one

Oh ya.. not going to play hard ball on religion (which I certainly don't disprove.. how can I?), do people remember Edward Said? you know.. Chomsky's long time friend.

As a muslim, he is one of the jewish intellectuals that i listen to

@larsybarz

5 жыл бұрын

Why does his religion matter? Is his speaking the truth not sufficient?

@65minimom

5 жыл бұрын

LaGrange Is Aive - religion shapes our life experiences & point of view - whose truth? yours? mine? the Evangelical right wind extremist? Sharia law?

@65minimom

5 жыл бұрын

Agnaye - even subjucation i's choice but there broader options that you give - for some it is enlightenment, community, tradtion, conscience...

@A.A781

5 жыл бұрын

@@65minimom there is no such thing as sharia law. It doesn't even exist and it is so amazing how non muslims believe what ever the media told them

@Kyp031

5 жыл бұрын

Don't use bullshit religious background in suggesting your open minded.

Not while Trump is on board.

@rodolfo7077

5 жыл бұрын

Shuby Duby Pro blackness you can’t grasp what he’s saying at all throughout his career, Obama, bush etc were the same. Following the rules of the elite and giving the people a sense of elections, we don’t have choice when the very rich rule