Noam Chomsky 'If you believed something different, you wouldn't be sitting where you're sitting.'

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Noam Chomsky suggests that the majority of journalists think that theirs “is a crusading profession, ‘we stand up against power’. A very self-serving view.” Chomsky argues that they hold this “self-serving view” despite the fact that “the media is a sham”, owned by wealthy men who run their institutions in their own interests.

Marr misinterprets Chomsky, asking him “how can you know that I’m self-censoring?”

Chomsky replies, “I don't say you’re self-censoring. I’m sure you believe everything you say. What I’m saying is that if you believed something different you wouldn’t be sitting where you’re sitting.”

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[adamgorelick]

This appears to be from maybe the late 80's - early 90's (one can tell I watch a lot of Chomsky videos). The point being that what he was observing 40 years ago is all the more true now. Those cultural restrictions within corporate journalism are largely tacit but internalized. If someone thinks differently they'll probably steer clear of the mainstream, if not journalism altogether. What has changed is the greater governmental pressure on accepted narratives (almost uniformly propagandistic) brought about by the Internet revolution. I don't like the analogy, but the goal of those in power is the cyberspace equivalent of the closing of the West. No more wild and free spaces - and I guess journalists doing actual investigative work are the remaining indigenous strongholds.

[jessd]

Lemon personifies the contradiction Chomsky was pointing to with Marr. The lack of self awareness is astonishing.
His lack of intellectual humility has been evident from the jump.

[leonsantamaria]

Journalist is just simple...amorphous mass... acting...by.... whatever event happens.... professor Noam Chomsky wasting time talking with this people....l don't think so we can learning something...is ..gossip, s...🫵👽