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Understanding Power: The Indispensible Chomsky

Noam Chomsky’s backpocket classic on wartime propaganda and opinion control begins by asserting two models of democracy—one in which the public actively participates, and one in which the public is manipulated and controlled. According to Chomsky, "propag

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“The United States is like a shattered peasant society.”

— Noam Chomsky, amazon.com

Tagged: Opinions, Political Landscapes, Limited Debate

“What are called opinions ‘on the left’ and ‘on the right’ in the media represent only a limited spectrum of debate, which reflects the range of needs of private power—but there’s essentially nothing beyond those ‘acceptable’ positions.”

— Noam Chomsky, amazon.com

Tagged: Opinions, Political Landscapes, Limited Debate

“The countries that have developed economically are those which were not colonized by the West; every country that was colonized by the West is a total wreck.”

— Noam Chomsky, amazon.com

Tagged: Power, The West, Colonization

“Look, part of the whole technique of disempowering people is to make sure that the real agents of change fall out of history, and are never recognized in the culture for what they are. So it's necessary to distort history and make it look as if Great Men did everything - that's part of how you teach…”

— Noam Chomsky, amazon.com

Tagged: Power

“It’s very important for institutions of concentrated power to keep people alone and isolated: that way they’re ineffective, they can’t defend themselves against indoctrination, they can’t even figure out what they think.”

— Noam Chomsky, amazon.com