Nicaragua dealt with the problem of terrorism in exactly the right way.
NOAM CHOMSKYDebt is a trap, especially student debt, which is enormous, far larger than credit card debt.
More Noam Chomsky Quotes
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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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In America, the professor talks to the mechanic. They are in the same category.
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The Bible is one of the most genocidal books in history.
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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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It could be – and it has been argued, in my view rather plausibly, though neuroscientists don’t like it – that neuroscience for the last couple hundred years has been on the wrong track.
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I do not think psychoanalysis has a scientific basis. If we can’t explain why a cockroach decides to turn left, how can we explain why a human being decides to do something?
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Rational discussion is useful only when there is a significant base of shared assumptions.
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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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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 Republican Party has become overwhelmingly so extreme that it’s hardly a traditional political party anymore.
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The money in politics is a cash cow for the media.
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Colorless green ideas sleep furiously.
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NATO’s essentially run by the United States.
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There are two problems for our species’ survival – nuclear war and environmental catastrophe – and we’re hurtling towards them. Knowingly.
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You cannot control your own population by force, but it can be distracted by consumption.
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