Noam chomsky debates milton friedman biography

This is not an argument against libertarianism, so don&#;t jump to the conclusion that because the analysis is done on certain aspects of capitalism I must be making denunciations.

And for those that find themselves getting defensive over a critique, they should do a personal inventory on where they are investing their emotion because it&#;s that very deposit that causes divisiveness.

This post assumes you are familiar with Noam Chomsky&#;s perception of the world.

Friedman&#;s Freedom

If you read Milton Friedman and other apostles of libertarianism, they don’t call for democracy but freedom—a very restrictive concept of freedom.

It’s a freedom not of a working person to control their lives and work and so on, but it is theirfreedom to submit themselves to a higher authority. [2]

Chomsky is saying that libertarianism&#;s view on freedom has much irony because by submitting to a corporation, we are giving up some freedoms.

Admittedly I never