My suspicion is that those who seem oblivious to suffering, whether it is nearby or in remote corners, are for the most part unaware, perhaps blinded by doctrine and ideology. For them, the answer is to develop a critical attitude toward articles of faith, secular or religious; to encourage their capacity to question, to explore, to view the world from the standpoint of others. And direct exposure is never very far away, wherever we live - perhaps the homeless person huddling in the cold or asking for a few pennies for food, or all too many more.
A person who issues that charge that someone adheres to the principle "do as I say, not as I do" has three options: produce an example; withdraw the … - Noam Chomsky
A person who issues that charge that someone adheres to the principle "do as I say, not as I do" has three options: produce an example; withdraw the …
- Noam Chomsky
Right now, we happen to be in a general period of regression, not just in education. A lot of what's happening is sort of backlash to the 60s; the 60… - Noam Chomsky
Right now, we happen to be in a general period of regression, not just in education. A lot of what's happening is sort of backlash to the 60s; the 60…
What's the point of being better than someone else? - Noam Chomsky
What's the point of being better than someone else?
The smart way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit the spectrum of acceptable opinion, but allow very lively debate within that s… - Noam Chomsky
The smart way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit the spectrum of acceptable opinion, but allow very lively debate within that s…
The general population doesn't know what's happening, and it doesn't even know that it doesn't know. - Noam Chomsky
The general population doesn't know what's happening, and it doesn't even know that it doesn't know.
He who controls the media controls the minds of the public. - Noam Chomsky
He who controls the media controls the minds of the public.
What is important to us is to reverse the shameful course being pursued by America. It won't be easy, but it must and can be done. - Noam Chomsky
What is important to us is to reverse the shameful course being pursued by America. It won't be easy, but it must and can be done.
As long as the general population is passive, apathetic, diverted to consumerism or hatred of the vulnerable, then the powerful can do as they please… - Noam Chomsky
As long as the general population is passive, apathetic, diverted to consumerism or hatred of the vulnerable, then the powerful can do as they please…
Nobody is going to pour truth into your brain. It's something you have to find out for yourself. - Noam Chomsky
Nobody is going to pour truth into your brain. It's something you have to find out for yourself.
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