Noam Chomsky Has ‘Never Seen Anything Like This’ (2010)

http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/noam_chomsky_has_never_seen_anything_like_this_20100419

by thewarrior • 10 years ago

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thewarrior• 10 years ago

This article seems prophetic in hindsight. Especially this quote:

“The United States is extremely lucky that no honest, charismatic figure has arisen,” Chomsky went on. “Every charismatic figure is such an obvious crook that he destroys himself, like McCarthy or Nixon or the evangelist preachers. If somebody comes along who is charismatic and honest this country is in real trouble because of the frustration, disillusionment, the justified anger and the absence of any coherent response. What are people supposed to think if someone says ‘I have got an answer, we have an enemy’? There it was the Jews. Here it will be the illegal immigrants and the blacks. We will be told that white males are a persecuted minority. We will be told we have to defend ourselves and the honor of the nation. Military force will be exalted. People will be beaten up. This could become an overwhelming force. And if it happens it will be more dangerous than Germany. The United States is the world power. Germany was powerful but had more powerful antagonists. I don’t think all this is very far away. If the polls are accurate it is not the Republicans but the right-wing Republicans, the crazed Republicans, who will sweep the next election.”

fosco• 10 years ago

more than prophetic, was this actually published in 2010? it almost seems like a blueprint!

glandium• 10 years ago

It was. Corresponding reddit thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/bt4ox/chomsky_the...

Noam Chomsky Has ‘Never Seen Anything Like This’ (2010)

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