Well, I think that what used to be called, centuries ago, "wage slavery" is intolerable....
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question from the audience:
Referring back to your earlier comment about escaping from or doing away with capitalism - I was wondering which workable scheme you would put in its place? Noam Chomsky:
Me? [laughter...] Noam Chomsky:
Well, I think that what used to be called, centuries ago, "wage slavery" is intolerable. And I don't think people ought to be forced to rent themselves in order to survive. I think that the economic institutions ought to be run democratically, by their participants, by the communities in which they exist, and so on; and I think basically through various kinds of free association
Referring back to your earlier comment about escaping from or doing away with capitalism - I was wondering which workable scheme you would put in its place? Noam Chomsky:
Me? [laughter...] Noam Chomsky:
Well, I think that what used to be called, centuries ago, "wage slavery" is intolerable. And I don't think people ought to be forced to rent themselves in order to survive. I think that the economic institutions ought to be run democratically, by their participants, by the communities in which they exist, and so on; and I think basically through various kinds of free association
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Referring back to your earlier comment
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about escaping from or doing away with capitalism
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I was wondering what scheme workable scheme you would put in its place
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Me
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Well what I would
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What would you suggest to others who might be in a position to set it up and get it going
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Well I mean I think that what used to be called centuries ago wage slavery is intolerable
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I don't think people ought to be forced to rent themselves in order to survive
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I think that the economic institutions ought to be run democratically
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Movie Summary
A film about the noted American linguist/political dissident and his warning about corporate media's role in modern propaganda.
