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Ichingcarpenter

(36,988 posts)
Wed Oct 8, 2014, 08:27 AM Oct 2014

"Noam Chomsky": Why you can not have a Capitalist Democracy!

During the Q&A period after Noam Chomsky gave a lecture at 1199 SEIU Union Hall located in Dorchester, MA on September 30, 2014. “Capitalist Democracy and its Prospect’s”

he spoke why you can not have a capitalist democracy. During the 18 minutes he speaks about one of the architects of modern Capitalism, Adam Smith, Laissez-faire Economics, people’s misinterpretations of Adam Smith specifically when it comes to what personal freedom actually is. He tears into what Modern Libertarianism has become in the US.

He talks about the transitioning economy from being technology based to biology based.

He finally discussed how people income impact political decisions and referred to the Orwellian term “Unpeople “to describe the largest percentage of people who are disenfranchised from political decisions and power and believes as compared to the occupy movement that the country is being rules in a Plutocracy ruled by the top 0.1% of wealth..











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"Noam Chomsky": Why you can not have a Capitalist Democracy! (Original Post) Ichingcarpenter Oct 2014 OP
Wow! In less than 18 minutes, Chomsky corrects over 50 years of lies! KansDem Oct 2014 #1
Chomsky ...nailed it ...as usual. L0oniX Oct 2014 #2

KansDem

(28,498 posts)
1. Wow! In less than 18 minutes, Chomsky corrects over 50 years of lies!
Wed Oct 8, 2014, 10:52 AM
Oct 2014

This should be required viewing for all American students!

Thanks for posting, Ichingcarpenter!

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