USA's Leading Dissident Voice | Noam Chomsky | Talks at Google
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What it is
Noam Chomsky speaks at Google Cambridge in 2017 about his political development and the control of information and media. It is a wide-ranging talk with audience discussion.
Recommended by 0 HN commenters across 0 different months, 2017 to 2018.
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Cites thinkfurther · 2017-08 · on “Government Report Finds Drastic Impact of Climate Change on U.S”
So you're turning being held accountable into somehow furthering lack of accountability. Not that I think the agreement is super perfect, but that still sticks out like a sore thumb. > Let's fund solar power and electric cars You've always been free to do that. You still are. Instead of, say, waging a war of aggression for control of oil, littering the world with military bases, all the while complaining about the specter of a "world government" -- which is anything but the US desires of hegemony, right? No problem with the main superpower being a brute instead of a boon, but a huge problem with the means to defend ourselves. Also see [this video] , and for now in general I'll just say "no". Not
Cites uRreading2slow · 2018-08 · on “Google's censored Chinese search engine: a catalogue of ethical violations?”
> Maybe we should be, though? [..] Great. I'm not sure that should top your list of injustices, though. It doesn't top mine, because it's not one thats happening in my back yard. So do you think we should care, or shouldn't we? If your point ultimately is no, we should not care, then why not be honest and say "but we shouldn't care, and here's why". And how can you claim "nobody" cares? Are you sure there aren't people in many countries who wish companies wouldn't just deal with their butcherers, but give the oppressed a voice? If you don't care, just say it. It's not about where it happens, it's about whether my "friends" are involved in it. If Google didn't use this site as a PR platform,