That's the standard technique of privatization: defund, make sure things don't work, people get angry, you hand it over to private capital.

Noam Chomsky

The general population doesn't know what's happening, and it doesn't even know that it doesn't know.

Noam Chomsky

The internet could be a very positive step towards education, organisation and participation in a meaningful society.

Noam Chomsky

Any dictator would admire the uniformity and obedience of the U.S. media.

Noam Chomsky

It is the responsibility of intellectuals to speak the truth and expose lies.

Noam Chomsky

Democratic societies can't force people. Therefore they have to control what they think.

Noam Chomsky

One of the greatest dangers is secular religion - state worship.

Noam Chomsky

Debt is a social and ideological construct, not a simple economic fact.

Noam Chomsky

See, people with power understand exactly one thing: violence.

Noam Chomsky

We shouldn't be looking for heroes, we should be looking for good ideas.

Noam Chomsky

There's a good reason why nobody studies history, it just teaches you too much.

Noam Chomsky

If there was an observer on Mars, they would probably be amazed that we have survived this long.

Noam Chomsky