By and large, I am opposed to those policies. As is most of the population.
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.
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Civil disobedience is – it’s no fun.
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The intellectual tradition is one of servility to power, and if I didn’t betray it I’d be ashamed of myself.
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There’s never been anything like the so-called Vietnam Syndrome: it’s mostly a fabrication.
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One 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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A war with Pakistan would be an utter disaster.
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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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So slavery, for example, or other forms of tyranny, are inherently monstrous. The individuals participating in them may be the nicest guys you can imagine.
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The godfather does not accept disobedience, even from a small storekeeper who doesn’t pay his protection money.
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Libertarian socialism is properly to be regarded as the inheritor of the liberal ideals of the Enlightenment.
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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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No matter what engineering field you’re in, you learn the same basic science and mathematics. And then maybe you learn a little bit about how to apply it.
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In the US, there is basically one party – the business party. It has two factions, called Democrats and Republicans, which are somewhat different but carry out variations on the same policies.
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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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There’s a tremendous gap between public opinion and public policy.
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The probability of apocalypse soon cannot be realistically estimated, but it is surely too high for any sane person to contemplate with equanimity.
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