On the Internet, you think everything is going to be public.
NOAM CHOMSKYIn 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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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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The Bible is one of the most genocidal books in history.
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In America, the professor talks to the mechanic. They are in the same category.
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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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Propaganda is to a democracy what the bludgeon is to a totalitarian state.
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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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I don’t join the New Atheists. So, for example, I wouldn’t have the arrogance to lecture some mother who hopes to see her dying child in Heaven – that’s none of my business, ultimately. I won’t lecture her on the philosophy of science.
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The polls show that concern over inequality among the general public rose pretty sharply after the Occupy movement started, very probably as a consequence. And there are other policy issues that came to the fore, which are significant.
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Death and genitals are things that frighten people, and when people are frightened, they develop means of concealment and aggression. It is common sense.
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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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It’s dangerous when people are willing to give up their privacy.
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Even the most cynical can hardly be surprised by the antics of Nixon and his accomplices as they are gradually revealed.
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The very design of neoliberal principles is a direct attack on democracy.
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If 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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Governments don’t control people like they used to.
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