WATCH: Noam Chomsky Saw Trump Coming Like A Modern Day Nostradamus – Did You?

America’s preeminent intellectual, Noam Chomsky, accurately predicted the rise of Donald Trump. In a 2010 interview, the linguist, philosopher, and activist warned against a “charismatic figure” who would take power by seizing on the anger and fear directed towards racial minorities.

“The United States is extremely lucky that no honest, charismatic figure has arisen. Every charismatic figure is such an obvious crook that he destroys himself, like McCarthy or Nixon or the evangelist preachers. If somebody comes along who is charismatic and honest this country is in real trouble because of the frustration, disillusionment, the justified anger and the absence of any coherent response. What are people supposed to think if someone says ‘I have got an answer, we have an enemy’?”

Chomsky went on to explore how America could find itself in the same situation Germany did during the rise of Adolph Hitler.

“There it was the Jews. Here it will be the illegal immigrants and the blacks. We will be told that white males are a persecuted minority. We will be told we have to defend ourselves and the honor of the nation. Military force will be exalted. People will be beaten up. This could become an overwhelming force. And if it happens it will be more dangerous than Germany. The United States is the world power. Germany was powerful but had more powerful antagonists. I don’t think all this is very far away. If the polls are accurate it is not the Republicans but the right-wing Republicans, the crazed Republicans, who will sweep the next election.”

Chomsky’s prediction was eerily accurate. This week’s election saw the Republicans capture both the Presidency and Congress at a time when ideological divisions are only growing deeper. But in the same interview, Chomsky offered a possible solution: stronger unions and ceaseless activism. Unfortunately, he says, “There is nothing like that now.”

“The mood of the country is frightening. The level of anger, frustration and hatred of institutions is not organized in a constructive way. It is going off into self-destructive fantasies.”

Chomsky has been critical of Trump since he first emerged as a contender for the presidency. Check out the following interview from March of this year:

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