The elections are run by the same industries that sell toothpaste on television.
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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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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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.
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In this possibly terminal phase of human existence, democracy and freedom are more than just ideals to be valued – they may be essential to survival.
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Education 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.
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While the richest and most powerful among us are the ones who are trying to drive the society to destruction.
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But China, they’ve been there for 3,000 years and are paying no attention to the barbarians and don’t see any need to.
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The 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.
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On the Internet, you think everything is going to be public.
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As soon as questions of will or decision or reason or choice of action arise, human science is at a loss.
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The United States is afraid of China; it is not a military threat to anyone and is the least aggressive of all the major military powers.
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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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If you don’t like what someone has to say, argue with them.
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History shows that, more often than not, loss of sovereignty leads to liberalisation imposed in the interests of the powerful.
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The truth is, I have absolutely no professional credentials – literally, which is why I’m teaching at MIT.
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Now that’s so deep in history that there’s no point even bringing it up, but it did once exist.
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