Puebla (Mexico), Nov 19 (EFE) .- Humankind faces a moral crisis that represents more serious threats than those experienced in the Cold War and society does not seem to care, said today the philosopher, linguist and American activist Noam Chomsky.

During his presentation at the City of Ideas festival, which ended today in the Mexican city of Puebla, the linguist He said that today's society is facing three major crises, all with a common factor: the moral crisis of dehumanization.

"I still remember that August 6, 1945," he said. intellectual about the day that the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima (Japan) to mark the first of these crises, the nuclear one.

He remembered that he was at a summer camp when It happened and then "nobody cared, I went out alone to walk and since then I have followed the reckless behavior on the part of the political leaders".

Chomsky said that ending the nuclear war is simple because "we know how to face the problem" and the solution is to get rid of weapons but the particular interests of certain countries prevail over peace world.

In the XXI century, the history of the World Wars seems to be far behind for the young, but the threat is greater because the countries are more armed than ever and in an arms race and power show with an attitude of constant provocation to the "enemy," Chomsky said.

"In the case of climate change the signs are already there, the science has shown the consequences, "Chomsky said highlighting the second crisis, the environmental.

He said that the National Commission on Climate Change in the United States has reported that there is a possibility that the level of the sea rises up to two meters in this century, which has been denied by the administration of Donald Trump.

Imagine the consequences of An increase in sea level is chilling because if there are refugee problems today, "think what it would be like if New York were under water," he said.

implausible that the United States, "the most important State in the history of humanity is refusing to participate to face the problem".

The third crisis facing humanity is the imminent risk of a pandemic because "we are at the apex of possible catastrophes and we are not taking it seriously" he reiterated.

In a conversation with the founder of the festival City of Ideas, Andrés Roemer, and physicist Lawrence Krauss, Chomsky criticized trade agreements warning that they do not seek the benefit of society but to satisfy the interests of who formulate them.

"Free trade agreements are not, they are designed by corporate executives, investors who seek their own interests, are interest agreements," he emphasized. Chomsky.