Chomsky on Socialism

[edgray]

Eloquent as always, Noam Chomsky briefly tackles why the two main propagandists in the world in the 20th Century declared Russia a Socialist state and explains briefly why it wasn't. Pretty interesting little video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4Tq4VE8eHQ

 

[Kyle B]

The Soviet Union was socialism meets reality.

 

[edgray]

The Soviet Union was socialism meets reality.

Not even close.

Socialism demands the workers control industry. In the Soviet Union, they didn't.

Next.

 

[Kyle B]

Not even close.

Socialism demands the workers control industry. In the Soviet Union, they didn't.

Next.

Exactly, and that won't happen.

 

[edgray]

Exactly, and that won't happen.

because the ruling elites won't allow it.

 

[Accountable]

Ruling elites only do what the people allow them to do. The people only need to realize that.

 

[edgray]

Ruling elites only do what the people allow them to do. The people only need to realize that.

the ruling elites control the flow of information, and by controlling the collective knowledge, they control what the people believe, and by controlling what the people believe, they control what the people "allow" them to do.

 

[Accountable]

Doesn't contradict what I said.

 

[edgray]

what you said was essentially true, but the people aren't so much allowing as they being duped into allowing.

 

[edgray]

a fine essay by Mr Chomsky tackling the Soviet side of the propaganda:

http://www.chomsky.info/articles/1986----.htm