Chomsky's political work has centered heavily on criticizing the actions of the United States. He has said he focuses on the U.S. because the country has militarily and economically dominated the world during his lifetime and because its liberal democratic electoral system allows the citizenry to influence government policy. His hope is that, by spreading awareness of the impact U.S. foreign policies have on the populations affected by them, he can sway the populations of the U.S. and other countries into opposing the policies. He urges people to criticize their governments' motivations, decisions, and actions, to accept responsibility for their own thoughts and actions, and to apply the same standards to others as to themselves.
Chomsky's political work has centered heavily on criticizing the actions of the United States He has said he focuses on the US because the country has militarily and economically dominated the world during his lifetime and because its liberal democratic electoral system allows the citizenry to influence government policy His hope is that by spreading awareness of the impact US foreign policies have on the populations affected by them he can sway the populations of the US and other countries into opposing the policies He urges people to criticize their governments' motivations decisions and actions to accept responsibility for their own thoughts and actions and to apply the same standards to others as to themselves