Noam Chomsky on Venezuela

[abuseofmainstreammediacanh]

“Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind. ” ― George Orwell

[staatsfeindlich]

You won't hear any of this on "the news"

[NyetTube]

If Bernie actually is allowed to win then I want Noam in D.C. as one of Bernie's advisors.

[Otoño]

Listening to Chomsky is like listening to a soul possessed with sage wisdom. What a beautiful mind nature has endowed him with! And he is so unafraid to speak the truth as he sees fit.

[richbright]

Failures to expel the colonial economy. *Corporations*

[zockerbit]

Venezuela shows the dangers with corporate media and the total meltdown of objective information

[MarkTheLamplighter]

Sad that Chomsky isn’t interviewed more often on the news.. this man is a treasure.

[tommydudley]

Noam Chomsky always provides facts, in a non-bias, informative way... Respect mate!

[blackflagsnroses]

Love his cool calculated logic. Everyone else fall to tribalisms and emotions

[sphericon]

We are such a long long way from confronting the most urgent question, namely how to keep the oil in the ground.

[rudiesan_]

You ought to name the title as... The oracle of truth spoke about Venezuela. Love you Chomsky.

[davidm]

Sad he is not allowed to be an analyst on the corporate media broadcasts
Our world be a better place if he could spread his knowledge to the public

[kennethmarshall]

“Journals for the opposition”. That is definitely true of the BBC.

[np]

Hands of Venezuela!!!
Chomsky is a rare example of non-biased and critical thinking.

[alejandrob]

Its interesting what he said, how in many respects Venezuelas crisis is due to the fact of not getting rid of the colonial economy, an economy dependent on the European Market and still providing the same resources to this market and its institutions and industries that it did during colonial oppression. As Fanon said, there needs to be a complete reevaluation of the resources beneath their feet and a more radical application of socialism rather than a social policies within a capitalist economic framework, as chavismo was.

[nomad]

Thanks for uploading this, a very welcome independent analysis of Venezuela. Noam Chomsky, voice of reason.

[giofanduiz]

Completely agree...Chavez and Maduro have tried to industrialize but the relentless war from the US and the oligarch opposition have made it impossible. The US has not allowed a Korea in Southamerica.

[James--Parker]

Saying he didn't diversify the economy is a major understatement. He homogenized it manufacturing fled the country, and agriculture steadily declined. Saying he "Didn't put aside reserves" is also a major understatement. He ran a massive deficit every year, and it wasn't just the central government it was also PDVSA. PDVSA is currently in default so its over seas assets in Cuba where seized as compensation for it debt, and it's 30 billion dollars worth of over seas assets in America are at risk of being seized, due it Venezuela's creditors successfully suing PDVSA in US courts.

[raggedlionpress]

Unfortunately it's people like Noam that should be in politics but don't want to be. Such clarity and balance. Most political commentators have too much emotional baggage that tarnishes any kernel of truth they might be uttering. Thank God Noam is here to help us find out what's really going on without any agenda. He makes us all stronger!

[mike]

Chavez deliberately increased the economy's dependence on oil from about 60% to around 95%. Venezuela had a fairly diverse and healthy manufacture and export sector. Chavez expropriated those business and made the country entirely dependent on the state owned oil company. His daughter is now a billionaire living in New York while children eat from garbage dumps. So he he was in fact putting aside reserves - into his family's private wealth