They come from acceptance of American values, not a rejection of them, and recognition that they’re rejected by the U.S. government and by U.S. elites, which does lead to hatred and anger.
NOAM CHOMSKYThey come from acceptance of American values, not a rejection of them, and recognition that they’re rejected by the U.S. government and by U.S. elites, which does lead to hatred and anger.
NOAM CHOMSKYOur only real hope for democracy is that we get the money out of politics entirely and establish a system of publicly funded elections.
NOAM CHOMSKYWhile the richest and most powerful among us are the ones who are trying to drive the society to destruction.
NOAM CHOMSKYInternational affairs is very much run like the mafia.
NOAM CHOMSKYHistory shows that, more often than not, loss of sovereignty leads to liberalisation imposed in the interests of the powerful.
NOAM CHOMSKYSo slavery, for example, or other forms of tyranny, are inherently monstrous. The individuals participating in them may be the nicest guys you can imagine.
NOAM CHOMSKYThe process of shaping opinion, attitudes, and perceptions was termed the ‘engineering of consent’ by one of the founders of the modern public relations industry, Edward Bernays.
NOAM CHOMSKYNineteen sixty-eight was one exciting moment in a much larger movement. It spawned a whole range of movements.
NOAM CHOMSKYThe internet could be a very positive step towards education, organisation and participation in a meaningful society.
NOAM CHOMSKYEven in the 1950s, President Eisenhower was concerned about what he called a campaign of hatred of the U.S. in the Arab world, because of the perception on the Arab street that it supported harsh and oppressive regimes to take their oil.
NOAM CHOMSKYThere are two problems for our species’ survival – nuclear war and environmental catastrophe – and we’re hurtling towards them. Knowingly.
NOAM CHOMSKYEven the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
NOAM CHOMSKYIf you don’t like what someone has to say, argue with them.
NOAM CHOMSKYNow that’s so deep in history that there’s no point even bringing it up, but it did once exist.
NOAM CHOMSKYIf you follow the trail, it led to kicking Europeans out of Asia – that saved tens of millions of lives in India alone.
NOAM CHOMSKYIf you’re in favour of any policy – reform, revolution, stability, regression, whatever – if you’re at least minimally moral, it’s because you think it’s somehow good for people. And good for people means conforming to their fundamental nature.
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