Concentration of wealth yields concentration of political power. And concentration of political power gives rise to legislation that increases and accelerates the cycle.
NOAM CHOMSKYIn 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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You cannot control your own population by force, but it can be distracted by consumption.
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Romania, which had the worst dictator in Eastern Europe, Ceausescu, he was a darling of the West.
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There’s very little dislike of Americans in the world, shown by repeated polls, and the dissatisfaction – that is, the hatred and the anger.
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On the Internet, you think everything is going to be public.
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