Uber-Idiot, Chomsky: Bernie Sanders is a ‘Decent, Honest, New-Dealer with the Best Policies’ (VIDEO)

Noam Chomsky, one of the most prominent socialist-leaning intellectuals in the US, says Bernie Sanders isn’t a socialist, but rather a “decent, honest New Dealer.” He made the comments in a recent interview with Al Jazeera English:

Chomsky gave historical perspective on why being a “new dealer” isn’t such a radical thing, citing a widely-popular, two-term Republican president who outwardly supported the New Deal.
“In the current American political spectrum, to be a New Dealer is to be way out on the left,” Chomsky told Al Jazeera English. Eisenhower, for example. who said anyone who questions the New Deal doesn’t belong in the political system, would be regarded as a raving leftist.”
The author and professor acknowledged that in our “bought” political system, a candidate like Bernie Sanders, who outwardly opposes the political establishment and spurns corporate contributions to political campaigns, “doesn’t have much of a chance.” However, Chomsky maintained the Vermont senator is still his preferred presidential candidate.
“If he were elected, I think, of the current candidates, I think he would have, from my point of view, the best policies,” Chomsky said.

[Edit: But he got this right] -
Chomsky went on to criticize the Republican field of presidential candidates for hyping an agenda of Islamophobia, which he referred to as a “sledgehammer.” The MIT professor called for a more thoughtful approach that addressed underlying causes that lead to Islamic radicalism instead.

“15 years ago it was confined to a tiny tribal area in Afghanistan. Now it’s all over the world. Every time you hit it with a sledgehammer, you expand it. Every single time. Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, everywhere. Can we learn something from that?”

http://usuncut.com/politics/noam-chomsky-bernie-sanders-new-dealer-best-policies/

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Uber-Idiot, Chomsky: Bernie Sanders is a ‘Decent, Honest, New-Dealer with the Best Policies’ (VIDEO)

Uber-Idiot, Chomsky: Bernie Sanders is a ‘Decent, Honest, New-Dealer with the Best Policies’ (VIDEO)

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