You cannot control your own population by force, but it can be distracted by consumption.
NOAM CHOMSKYI took no position on just where they stand on the scale of horrors relative to Auschwitz, the bombing of Chungking, Lidice, and so on.
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Nicaragua dealt with the problem of terrorism in exactly the right way.
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The godfather does not accept disobedience, even from a small storekeeper who doesn’t pay his protection money.
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States are not moral agents, people are, and can impose moral standards on powerful institutions.
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Debt is a trap, especially student debt, which is enormous, far larger than credit card debt.
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By and large, I am opposed to those policies. As is most of the population.
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Intellectuals are in a position to expose the lies of governments, to analyze actions according to their causes and motives and often hidden intentions.
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The drones are a terrorist weapon; they not only kill targets but also terrorise other people.
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The U.S. – the idea that the U.S. has introduced and imposed principles of international law, that’s hardly even a joke.
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If there was an observer on Mars, they would probably be amazed that we have survived this long.
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So slavery, for example, or other forms of tyranny, are inherently monstrous. The individuals participating in them may be the nicest guys you can imagine.
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That’s why you have state secret laws. Citizens are not supposed to know what their government is doing to them.
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The very design of neoliberal principles is a direct attack on democracy.
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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.
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You have to have obedience; otherwise, the idea can spread that you don’t have to listen to the orders, and it can spread to important places.
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Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied.
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