France had a policy, initiated by General de Gaulle, of trying to turn Europe into what was then called a ‘third force,’ independent of the two superpowers, so Europe should pursue an independent course.
NOAM CHOMSKYFrance had a policy, initiated by General de Gaulle, of trying to turn Europe into what was then called a ‘third force,’ independent of the two superpowers, so Europe should pursue an independent course.
NOAM CHOMSKYIf we don’t believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don’t believe in it at all.
NOAM CHOMSKYOn the Internet, you think everything is going to be public.
NOAM CHOMSKYIn America, the professor talks to the mechanic. They are in the same category.
NOAM CHOMSKYIf workers are more insecure, that’s very ‘healthy’ for the society, because if workers are insecure, they won’t ask for wages, they won’t go on strike, they won’t call for benefits; they’ll serve the masters gladly and passively. And that’s optimal for corporations’ economic health.
NOAM CHOMSKYHistory shows that, more often than not, loss of sovereignty leads to liberalisation imposed in the interests of the powerful.
NOAM CHOMSKYThere wouldn’t have been an international global solidarity movement, for instance, without the events of 1968. It was enormous, in terms of human rights, ethnic rights, a concern for the environment, too.
NOAM CHOMSKYThat’s why you have state secret laws. Citizens are not supposed to know what their government is doing to them.
NOAM CHOMSKYInternational affairs is very much run like the mafia.
NOAM CHOMSKYYou cannot control your own population by force, but it can be distracted by consumption.
NOAM CHOMSKYThe elections are run by the same industries that sell toothpaste on television.
NOAM CHOMSKYEducation must provide the opportunities for self-fulfillment; it can at best provide a rich and challenging environment for the individual to explore, in his own way.
NOAM CHOMSKYColorless green ideas sleep furiously.
NOAM CHOMSKYIt’s a trap for the rest of your life because the laws are designed so that you can’t get out of it. If a business, say, gets in too much debt, it can declare bankruptcy, but individuals can almost never be relieved of student debt through bankruptcy.
NOAM CHOMSKYAnti-Americanism is a pure totalitarian concept. The very notion is idiotic.
NOAM CHOMSKYNow that’s so deep in history that there’s no point even bringing it up, but it did once exist.
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