The major advances in speed of communication and ability to interact took place more than a century ago. The shift from sailing ships to telegraph was far more radical than that from telephone to email! Noam Chomsky abilityadvanceago share on social
Karl Marx was in favor of socialist and communist-socialist revolutions, but he had a pretty nuanced view about it. Noam Chomsky communistfavorkarl Change image and share on social
Terrorists regard themselves as a vanguard. They're trying to mobilize others to their cause. I mean, every specialist on terrorism knows that. Noam Chomsky mobilizeregardspecialist Change image and share on social
Debt is a social and ideological construct, not a simple economic fact. Noam Chomsky constructdebteconomic Change image and share on social
It is easy to dismiss the world as 'irrelevant,' or consumed by 'paranoid anti-Americanism,' but perhaps not wise. Noam Chomsky americanismanticonsume Change image and share on social
The Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor led to many very good things. If you follow the trail, it led to kicking Europeans out of Asia - that saved tens of millions of lives in India alone. Noam Chomsky asiabombeuropean Change image and share on social
Anywhere in Latin America there is a potential threat of the pathology of caudillismo and it has to be guarded against. Noam Chomsky americacaudillismoguard Change image and share on social
There is every likelihood that the Jihadi movement, much of it highly critical of bin Laden, could have been split and undermined after 9/11. Noam Chomsky bincriticalhighly Change image and share on social
I don't think a Jewish or Christian or Islamic state is a proper concept. I would object to the United States as a Christian state. Noam Chomsky christianconceptislamic Change image and share on social
You can live within the institutions and work hard to change them. Noam Chomsky changehardinstitution Change image and share on social