There has been a huge attack against private sector unions. Actually, that's been going on since the Second World War. Noam Chomsky attackhugeprivate Change image and share on social
One of the most interesting reactions to come out of 1968 was in the first publication of the Trilateral Commission, which believed there was a 'crisis of democracy' from too much participation of the masses. Noam Chomsky believecommissioncrisis share on social
Unlike Europe, China can't be intimidated. Europe backs down if the United States looks at it the wrong way. But China, they've been there for 3,000 years and are paying no attention to the barbarians and don't see any need to. Noam Chomsky 000attentionback share on social
Greece has been, in many ways, a partially dysfunctional society. For example, the wealthy barely pay taxes... to an extent, that's true elsewhere, including the United States, but it's been pretty extreme in Greece. Noam Chomsky barelydysfunctionalextent share on social
Either you repeat the same conventional doctrines everybody is saying, or else you say something true, and it will sound like it's from Neptune. Noam Chomsky conventionaldoctrineneptune Change image and share on social
I do think that Magna Carta and international law are worth paying some attention to. Noam Chomsky attentioncartainternational Change image and share on social
Responsibility, I believe, accrues through privilege. Noam Chomsky accrueprivilegeresponsibility Change image and share on social
The 'peace movement' exists only in the fantasies of the paranoid. Noam Chomsky existfantasymovement Change image and share on social
In the late 1960s, the masses were supposed to be passive, not entering into the public arena and having their voices heard. Noam Chomsky 1960sarenaenter Change image and share on social
Language is one component of the human cognitive capacity which happens to be fairly amenable to enquiry. So we know a good deal about that. Noam Chomsky amenablecapacitycognitive Change image and share on social
