▁a ▁press ▁conference ▁to ▁commence ▁the ▁meeting , ▁Ch á vez ▁made ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁intellectual ' s ▁work , ▁remark ing ▁" H eg em ony ▁or ▁surv ival ; ▁we ▁opt ▁for ▁surv ival ", ▁before ▁comparing ▁Ch om sky ' s ▁th esis ▁with ▁the ▁concept ▁of ▁" So cial ism ▁or ▁Bar bar ism " ▁advoc ated ▁by ▁German ▁Marx ist ▁Rosa ▁Luxemb urg ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁century . ▁Spe aking ▁through ▁an ▁interpreter , ▁Ch om sky ▁replied ▁that ▁" I ▁write ▁about ▁peace ▁and ▁critic ize ▁the ▁bar riers ▁to ▁peace ; ▁that ' s ▁easy . ▁What ' s ▁harder ▁is ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁better ▁world ▁... ▁and ▁what ' s ▁so ▁exc iting ▁about ▁at ▁last ▁visit ing ▁Venezuela ▁is ▁that ▁I ▁can ▁see ▁how ▁a ▁better ▁world ▁is ▁being ▁created ." ▁He ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁Venez ol ana ▁de ▁Tele vis ión , ▁where ▁he ▁commented ▁on ▁the ▁U . S . ▁government ' s ▁role ▁in ▁orch estr ating ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁H ond ur an ▁coup ▁d ' état ▁to ▁over throw ▁left ist ▁President ▁Manuel ▁Zel aya . ▁He ▁also ▁expressed ▁c aut ious ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁left ist ▁re forms ▁being ▁implemented ▁by ▁Ch á vez ' s ▁administration , ▁remark ing ▁his ▁opinion ▁that ▁their ▁moves ▁" t ow ard ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁another ▁so cio - e conom ic ▁model ▁could ▁have ▁a ▁global ▁impact ▁if ▁these ▁projects ▁are ▁successfully ▁carried