Noam Chomsky on Al-Jazeera: Budget Attacks American Poor

[freddyc]

I dont think he goes far enough.

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/09B3A9EE-10E3-4ED0-83E3-F33DF298B869.htm

Versatile American scholar Noam Chomsky, speaking exclusively to Aljazeera, put it like this.

"There is a very simple principle that goes a long way towards explaining decisions of the Bush administration. If some policy is beneficial to wealth, privilege and power, it should be promoted.

"If some policy is beneficial to the large majority of the population but of no particular concern (or even marginally costly) to wealth, privilege and power, it should be undermined."

[RPM]

1. he's brilliant

but over the head of the average american schlub; then again, books in general seem to be over the populace's collective head at times

[ChairOne]

3. Yup - him, Vidal, Rorty, and a few others....

... American treasures that will never be acknowledged as such....

[ConcernedNonpartisan]

2. This is a truth

that should come as no surprise.

[freddyc]

4. true

He does great work its true. Are there reporters working for Aljazeera in America?

[freddyc]

5. im stupid...

the reporter is in france (i missed that!), i dont know the town.

Wow, thats a bad*ss combination, Aljazeera, Noam Chomsky and France all in one report. Someone should show free republic, they might choke to death...

[Trajan]

6. Why is this NOT on domestic media ? ...

Is it not a fact that the rich have enjoyed massive tax CUTS in a time of war and need ? ...

Is it not a fact that the poor now will lose those programs which supported their needs in an effort to cut deficit spending caused primarily by tax cuts for the rich ? ...

Has their NOT been a shift of american treasure from the poor to the rich ? ...

Is this not a plutocratical kleptocracy ? ...

I am one who doesnt look to al jazeera for information, hoping to get that same information from 'legitimate' news sources ..... But where are they ? .. Where is the MSM as the country's larders are RAPED by the rich ? ...

[cthrumatrix]

8. it does not benefit the MSM to cover the "king" in this manner

[freddyc]

9. well

I would look at Al-Jazeera if I were you. I do pretty often, it is way beyond anything here. This piece prompted me to join DU just to show everyone.
I think if you hang out waiting for our media to do anything you may wait until you die...sad but true.

[no_to_war_economy]

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