The rise of capitalist practice and morality brought with it a radical revision of how the commons are treated, and also of how they are conceived. Noam Chomsky bringcapitalistcommon Change image and share on social
Everyone knows that when you look at a television ad, you do not expect to get information. You expect to see delusion and imagery. Noam Chomsky delusionexpectimagery 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
Markets are lethal, if only because of ignoring externalities, the impacts of their transactions on the environment. Noam Chomsky environmentexternalityignore Change image and share on social
The U.S. is not constructing a palatial embassy, by far the largest in the world and virtually a separate city within Baghdad, and pouring money into military bases, with the intention of leaving Iraq to Iraqis. Noam Chomsky baghdadbasiscity share on social
Human nature is not totally fixed, but on any realistic scale, evolutionary processes are much too slow to affect it. Noam Chomsky affectevolutionaryfix Change image and share on social
As for my own views, they've of course evolved over the years. This conception of 'renouncing beliefs' is very odd, as if we're in some kind of religious cult. I 'renounce beliefs' practically every time I think about the topics or find out what someone else is thinking. Noam Chomsky beliefconceptioncult share on social
Israelis would mostly breathe a sigh of relief if Palestinians were to disappear. Noam Chomsky breathedisappearisraeli Change image and share on social
The level of destruction and terror and violence carried out by the powerful states far exceeds anything that can imaginably can be done by groups that are called terrorists and subnational groups. Noam Chomsky callcarrydestruction Change image and share on social
Even in the 1950s, President Eisenhower was concerned about what he called a campaign of hatred of the U.S. in the Arab world, because of the perception on the Arab street that it supported harsh and oppressive regimes to take their oil. Noam Chomsky 1950sarabcall share on social
