Even 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 CHOMSKYOne of the best predictors of policy around is Thomas Ferguson’s investment theory of politics, as he calls it – very outstanding political economist – which essentially.
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It’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.
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The Bible is one of the most genocidal books in history.
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The principle that human nature, in its psychological aspects, is nothing more than a product of history and given social relations removes all barriers to coercion and manipulation by the powerful.
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A war with Pakistan would be an utter disaster.
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The Republican Party has become overwhelmingly so extreme that it’s hardly a traditional political party anymore.
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Civil disobedience is – it’s no fun.
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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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Dissident intellectuals aren’t all beautiful.
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Nicaragua dealt with the problem of terrorism in exactly the right way.
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The invasion of Iraq, particularly, gave a big shot in the arm to the jihadi extremists.
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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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The public is not to see where power lies, how it shapes policy, and for what ends. Rather, people are to hate and fear one another.
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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 European Central Bank has only the first. It has no commitment to keep employment up.
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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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