Fidel Castro, whatever people may think of him, is a hero in Latin America, primarily because he stood up to the United States.
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The internet could be a very positive step towards education, organisation and participation in a meaningful society.
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Anti-Americanism is a pure totalitarian concept. The very notion is idiotic.
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It is pretty ironic that the so-called ‘least advanced’ people are the ones taking the lead in trying to protect all of us.
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A tremendous amount of the entrepreneurial initiative, if you want to call it that, comes from the dynamic state sector on which most of the economy relies to socialize costs and risks and privatize eventual profit. And that’s achieved by, if you like, advertising.
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That’s all accurate and of some importance, but of far more importance is the fact that elections just don’t take place, not in any meaningful sense of the term ‘election.’
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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.
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International affairs is very much run like the mafia.
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But I would not intend this to imply that in all imaginable circumstances one must, necessarily, act in accordance with this general responsibility.
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Unlike Europe, China can’t be intimidated. Europe backs down if the United States looks at it the wrong way.
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Every time there has been an effort by the Haitian people to overcome the misery and poverty that comes from 200 years of bitter attacks, really bitter, the U.S. steps in and blocks it.
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If you don’t like what someone has to say, argue with them.
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I didn’t pay my taxes for years.
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The Federal Reserve has an official commitment to two different policies. One is to prevent inflation from getting too high. The second is to maintain high employment.
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The United States has even gone so far as to veto Security Council resolutions calling on all states to observe international law. That was in the 1980s under Reagan.
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It’s a near miracle that nuclear war has so far been avoided.
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