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.
NOAM CHOMSKYUnlike Europe, China can’t be intimidated. Europe backs down if the United States looks at it the wrong way.
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A war with Pakistan would be an utter disaster.
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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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States are not moral agents, people are, and can impose moral standards on powerful institutions.
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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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I mean, to say it in a sentence, he describes elections as occasions in which groups of investors coalesce and invest to control the state.
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It is also a course of action that strikes a blow against the regime of international order, but which offers the weak at least some protection from predatory states.
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Nicaragua dealt with the problem of terrorism in exactly the right way.
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Stability is when the U.K. and U.S. invade a country and impose the regime of their choice.
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It’s a near miracle that nuclear war has so far been avoided.
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Perhaps the most striking assault on the foundations of traditional liberties is a little-known case brought to the Supreme Court by the Obama administration, Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project.
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In America, the professor talks to the mechanic. They are in the same category.
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Wanton killing of innocent civilians is terrorism, not a war against terrorism.
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If we choose, we can live in a world of comforting illusion.
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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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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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