Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges speaks with Professor Noam Chomsky about working-class resistance during the Industrial Revolution, propaganda, and the historical role played by intellectuals in times of war.
Noam Chomsky (born on December 7, 1928, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, historical essayist, social critic, and political activist. Sometimes called "the father of modern linguistics", Chomsky is also a major figure in analytic philosophy and one of the founders of the field of cognitive science. He is a Laureate Professor of Linguistics at the University of Arizona and an Institute Professor Emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and is the author of more than 150 books. He has written and lectured widely on linguistics, philosophy, intellectual history, contemporary issues, and particularly international affairs and U.S. foreign policy. Chomsky has been a writer for Z projects since their earliest inception, and is a tireless supporter of our operations.
Chris Hedges worked for nearly two decades as a foreign correspondent for The New York Times, National Public Radio and other news organizations in Latin America, the Middle East and the Balkans. He was part of the team of reporters at The New York Times who won a Pulitzer Prize for their coverage of global terrorism. Hedges is a fellow at the Nation Institute and the author of numerous books, including War is a Force That Gives Us Meaning.
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Yes, we do live in interesting times. āInteresting timesā according to the ancient Chinese curse are not a good thing. And yes, society has evolved unfortunately to accept the values of madmen, psychopaths and sociopaths who are leading us down the road to perdition. But there is the other side of the coin in which more and more people are questioning critically what establishment media imposed on them through systematic indoctrination and socialization. It is becoming increasingly difficult for them to manufacture consent, particularly due to the rise of the alternative media.
Yes, we are the ones oneās who are able to make these observations, and need to do whatever it takes to keep sane in an insane world by mobilizing ourselves through grassroots education, planning, and action to make fundamental social change. T.
We live in interesting times. “Interesting times” according to the ancient Chinese curse are not a good thing. Society has evolved to accept the values of madmen, psychopaths and sociopaths who are leading us down the road to perdition. What to do?
I suppose we, at least the one’s who are able to make these observations, need to do whatever it takes to keep sane in an insane world. Nonetheless, I don’t think denial is going to work much longer.