Chomsky on Everything
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[part of comments on fascism]
I think we can easily see how - if there had been a charismatic figure in the United States who could mobilize fears, anger, racism, a sense of loss of the future that belongs to us - this country could be in real danger. We’re lucky that there never has been an honest, charismatic figure. McCarthy was too much of a thug, you know? Nixon was too crooked. Trump, I think, is too much of a clown. So, we’ve been lucky. But we’re not going to be lucky forever necessarily.
I think we can easily see how - if there had been a charismatic figure in the United States who could mobilize fears, anger, racism, a sense of loss of the future that belongs to us - this country could be in real danger. We’re lucky that there never has been an honest, charismatic figure. McCarthy was too much of a thug, you know? Nixon was too crooked. Trump, I think, is too much of a clown. So, we’ve been lucky. But we’re not going to be lucky forever necessarily.
That's his latest book, which I added to my queue today. I didn't realize they did a movie of it.
And I didn't realize it was a book. I'll have to look for it at the bookstore.
You ought to try watching the linked interview. You'll probably come away smarter and with a good impression of Chomsky. Mainly because he's knowledgeable and makes sense.One Flew Over the Cookoo's Nest
Why not give it a shot? All you have to lose are some misconceptions.
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