> I grew up in the USSR. How could I possibly understand what socialism is? I don't doubt you have a very good understanding of the Soviet type, due to your ex

> I grew up in the USSR. How could I possibly understand what socialism is? I don't doubt you have a very good understanding of the Soviet type, due to your experience there. However, your original comment seemed to present a false binary choice between Western capitalism and that Soviet-style centrally-planned socialism. It's clear that Chomsky opposes both the former and the latter, so brining up the latter seems like a bit of a straw man in the context of this video and its subject.