A view of Noam Chomsky's virtual conference.The linguist, philosopher and political scientist Noam Chomsky considers that there is a great general problem in Latin America: the attitude of the elites, rich and mostly white.“They have no commitment to the development of their own population.They invest abroad: they go on vacation to Europe and have their properties outside the country.If this problem is not overcome in Latin America, it will be difficult to break the dominance of the super-rich and foreign investors of the entire imperialist community, with the United States at the center”, he expressed during his participation in the XXII International Book Fair (FIL ) Socket 2022.In front of a tent full of people, in the Ricardo Flores Magón Forum, located next to the flagpole of the capital's center, Noam Chomsky's words came at intervals, through the speed of the internet and the technicalities of the distance meeting, with simultaneous translation into Spanish ."The riches and resources of Latin America have not been developed," said the linguist, in a video-interview with the writer Pedro Miguel.In addition to comparing the social, political and economic development of Latin America with that of East Asia, Noam Chomsky pointed out some specific problems of Latin countries.For example, that in Mexico there are megaprojects destroying indigenous communities, their opportunities and life options.He noted that some countries, like Argentina, where some serious measures were taken to counteract this process, are now bankrupt, "in serious trouble."On the other hand, in democratic terms, a very important election was recently held in Colombia, the result of which is under attack by international investors, as well as the wealthy Colombians themselves.“There is a very tenuous democracy”, he qualified and added that in Brazil, “the most important country in Latin America”, it is very uncertain what will happen.After delving into the current socio-political state of the post-Trump United States, Chomsky highlighted a regime of radical inequality in the North American country, on the one hand, and, on the other, the problem of poverty in Latin America.“This is ending… next month with the election in Brazil and the US: the two biggest powers in the Western Hemisphere.This will have a huge impact and could determine the survival of the human species.It is not an exaggeration, ”he assured.He explained that the US Republican Party is 100% climate change denier.“In other words, they do not believe in global warming at all and block all measures to reduce carbon emissions, etc.that affect profits”;while the main problem in Brazil, for international eyes, is the fate of the Amazon.“It has been known for a long time that if the current trend continues, the Amazon will not be able to recover, the felling and loss of trees will cause the humidity necessary for its existence to be lost.The Amazon is one of the largest carbon sinks and if it continues like this it could become a carbon producer, which threatens our survival,” he detailed.In his opinion, both the dream of Bolsonaro and the US Republican party are committed to destroying the Amazon as soon as possible if it generates profits for theIf the situation in the Americas seems grim, in Europe it doesn't seem to be much better.“The Russian invasion of Ukraine is, in itself, a criminal act.One of its consequences has been that efforts to confront the environmental crisis have stalled.Europe, instead of reducing its emissions of fossil fuels, is maximizing their use”, commented the linguist, political scientist and activist.In this sense, Chomsky also noted that the US is building new oil pipelines, instead of making efforts to end dependence on these fuels.At the same time, the North American country is pressuring Saudi Arabia to produce more oil, when it should try to eliminate oil production.“We have a short window of time in which we can still end our dependence on fossil fuels and move to more rational forms of energy.Instead of making use of this opportunity, we are wasting it: we are wasting huge resources on destruction,” he added.