I took no position on just where they stand on the scale of horrors relative to Auschwitz, the bombing of Chungking, Lidice, and so on.
NOAM CHOMSKYThe internet could be a very positive step towards education, organisation and participation in a meaningful society.
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NATO’s essentially run by the United States.
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Civil disobedience is – it’s no fun.
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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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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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The invasion of Iraq, particularly, gave a big shot in the arm to the jihadi extremists.
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International affairs is very much run like the mafia.
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But I would not intend this to imply that in all imaginable circumstances one must, necessarily, act in accordance with this general responsibility.
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It’s a near miracle that nuclear war has so far been avoided.
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It’s dangerous when people are willing to give up their privacy.
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History shows that, more often than not, loss of sovereignty leads to liberalisation imposed in the interests of the powerful.
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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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All over the place, from the popular culture to the propaganda system, there is constant pressure to make people feel that they are helpless, that the only role they can have is to ratify decisions and to consume.
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A war with Pakistan would be an utter disaster.
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If you don’t like what someone has to say, argue with them.
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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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