The polls show that concern over inequality among the general public rose pretty sharply after the Occupy movement started, very probably as a consequence. And there are other policy issues that came to the fore, which are significant.
NOAM CHOMSKYDeath and genitals are things that frighten people, and when people are frightened, they develop means of concealment and aggression. It is common sense.
More Noam Chomsky Quotes
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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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If there was an observer on Mars, they would probably be amazed that we have survived this long.
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Dissident intellectuals aren’t all beautiful.
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Anti-Americanism is a pure totalitarian concept. The very notion is idiotic.
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The intellectual tradition is one of servility to power, and if I didn’t betray it I’d be ashamed of myself.
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If you’re working 50 hours a week to try to maintain family income, and your children have the kinds of aspirations that come from being flooded with television from age one, and associations have declined, people end up hopeless, even though they have every option.
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In the case of the environment, there’s no one to bail it out.
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Colorless green ideas sleep furiously.
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Civil disobedience is – it’s no fun.
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In America, the professor talks to the mechanic. They are in the same category.
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The childcare tax credit makes some sense.
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Nicaragua dealt with the problem of terrorism in exactly the right way.
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The public is not to see where power lies, how it shapes policy, and for what ends. Rather, people are to hate and fear one another.
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The truth is, I have absolutely no professional credentials – literally, which is why I’m teaching at MIT.
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The internet could be a very positive step towards education, organisation and participation in a meaningful society.
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