Human Nature, Hope & Ice Cream

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Political scholar Noam Chomsky used to do a thought experiment to combat cynicism about human nature involving an ice cream cone. This video explores Chomsky's rhetorical arguments on the topic through the lens of popular culture. PATREON https://www.patreon.com/popdetective PAYPAL https://www.paypal.me/popdetective WISHLIST https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/VPZW4GU512ON?ref_=wl_share REFERENCES • Bill Moyers interview with Noam Chomsky (1988) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEYJMCydFNI • Mutual Aid: An Illuminated Factor of Evolution by Peter Kropotkin https://pmpress.org/index.php?l=product_detail&p=1185 • Ice Cream story appears in "Understanding Power: The Indispensable Chomsky" https://thenewpress.com/books/understanding-power • The Mean World Syndrome https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylhqasb1chI SUBTITLES • Help translate this video over on Amara https://amara.org/videos/jwD4kkcqq3ww/info/human-nature-hope-ice-cream/ TEXT TRANSCRIPT • Coming soon COMMENTS Some YouTube comments are held for approval to reduce the number of trolls. If you'd like to participate in constructive online conversations about this video, please share it on your social media networks.