The United States is unusual among the industrial democracies in the rigidity of the system of ideological control - 'indoctrination', we might say - exercised through the mass media. Noam Chomsky controldemocracyexercise Change image and share on social
Washington still refuses to provide evidence to support the claims in 1990 that a huge Iraqi military build-up on the Saudi border justified war. Noam Chomsky borderbuildclaim Change image and share on social
When Britain and the U.S. invaded Iraq, it was with the reasonable expectation that it was going to increase the threat of terror, as it has. Noam Chomsky britainexpectationincrease Change image and share on social
There are still thousands of people dying every year in Laos, mostly children and farmers, from unexploded anti-personnel ordnance that the U.S. simply saturated much of the land with, especially in the Plain of Jars. There actually is a British engineering team trying to remove some of these things, which are much worse than land mines. Noam Chomsky antibadlybritish share on social
The deceit and distortion surrounding the American invasion of Vietnam is by now so familiar that it has lost its power to shock. Noam Chomsky americandeceitdistortion Change image and share on social
The appropriate response to terrorist crimes is police work, which has been successful worldwide. Noam Chomsky crimepoliceresponse Change image and share on social
The elections are run by the same industries that sell toothpaste on television. Noam Chomsky electionindustryrun Change image and share on social
Obama's policies have been approximately the same as Bush's, though there have been some slight differences, but that's not a great surprise. The Democrats supported Bush's policies. Noam Chomsky approximatelybushdemocrat Change image and share on social
In the United States, we can do almost anything we want. It's not like Egypt, where you're going to get murdered by the security forces. Noam Chomsky egyptforcemurder Change image and share on social
Resistance is feasible even for those who are not heroes by nature, and it is an obligation, I believe, for those who fear the consequences and detest the reality of the attempt to impose American hegemony. Noam Chomsky americanattemptconsequence share on social