Governments don’t control people like they used to.
NOAM CHOMSKYGovernments regard their own citizens as their main enemy, and they have to be – protect themselves.
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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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States are not moral agents, people are, and can impose moral standards on powerful institutions.
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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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The invasion of Iraq, particularly, gave a big shot in the arm to the jihadi extremists.
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The United States has even gone so far as to veto Security Council resolutions calling on all states to observe international law. That was in the 1980s under Reagan.
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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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Up until the First World War, when people turned anti-German, Germany had been described by American political scientists as the model of democracy.
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The drones are a terrorist weapon; they not only kill targets but also terrorise other people.
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Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied.
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In the academic world, most of the work that is done is clerical. A lot of the work done by professors is routine.
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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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If you follow the trail, it led to kicking Europeans out of Asia – that saved tens of millions of lives in India alone.
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Unlike Europe, China can’t be intimidated. Europe backs down if the United States looks at it the wrong way.
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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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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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