Chomsky: spying does not protect you
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Chomsky: spying does not protect you
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#2[Bradley Manning] ought to be regarded as a hero... Like the trade agreement, the public has a right to know what's being done to them by their so-called elected representatives, but there's a principle that he's violating, namely that power has to be protected from scrutiny...that's the principle of every dictatorship ... you can hear it from the high priests of government. Bradley Manning is violating that. -- Noam Chomsky
What else is there to say? And I mean "say", not "squirm".
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#3There's a recent philosophical interview where middle-school students asked Chomsky some questions: (http://www.zcommunications.org/noam-chomsky-beyond-fascism-b...)
I liked the discussion of proto-humans, and comparisons to other species. Helps put our violence and self-destructiveness into perspective for me.
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#4Link is down for me; here is a google cache copy: https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:https:...
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#5Here's a video interview with Chomsky linked to within the OP's link
("What do Takism Square, Google Glass, the Trans-Pacific Partnership and NSA data gathering have in common? Find out in this interview with Noam Chomsky.")
http://grittv.org/?video=noam-chomsky-on-secret-trade-deals-...
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#6There is a practical way to reduce terrorism and make the US and the world safer that won't cost a dime and doesn't require compromises on civil liberties.
Stop starting and getting involved in foreign wars, stop supporting the abusive policies of Israel, and stop supporting corrupt and abusive governments around the world.
You don't hear much about that option on TV, but it's by far the simplest and best course for all concerned save a handful of greedy and duplicitous folks at the top.
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#7There is a practical way to reduce terrorism and make the US and the world safer that won't cost a dime and doesn't require compromises on civil liberties. Stop starting and getting involved in foreign wars, stop supporting the abusive policies of Israel, and stop supporting corrupt and abusive governments around the world. You don't hear much about that option on TV, but it's by far the simplest and best course for…
That's about as practical as asking people to kindly stop flying planes into buildings or blowing up buildings with day-care centers in them.
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#8There is a practical way to reduce terrorism and make the US and the world safer that won't cost a dime and doesn't require compromises on civil liberties. Stop starting and getting involved in foreign wars, stop supporting the abusive policies of Israel, and stop supporting corrupt and abusive governments around the world. You don't hear much about that option on TV, but it's by far the simplest and best course for…
This.. This is the problem. Yes of course Americans are not safe and are under threat. When you are an occupying force you are bound to find a few enemies.
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#9There is a practical way to reduce terrorism and make the US and the world safer that won't cost a dime and doesn't require compromises on civil liberties. Stop starting and getting involved in foreign wars, stop supporting the abusive policies of Israel, and stop supporting corrupt and abusive governments around the world. You don't hear much about that option on TV, but it's by far the simplest and best course for…
I agree. That is why I try to tell people around me exactly this.
US is a terrorizing and terror generating machine.
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#10There is a practical way to reduce terrorism and make the US and the world safer that won't cost a dime and doesn't require compromises on civil liberties. Stop starting and getting involved in foreign wars, stop supporting the abusive policies of Israel, and stop supporting corrupt and abusive governments around the world. You don't hear much about that option on TV, but it's by far the simplest and best course for…
I don't think the solution is trivial. There are cases of terrorism that have nothing to do with foreign wars.