What seems to me a - in a sense - very terrifying aspect of our society, and of other...
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Noam Chomsky:
What seems to me a - in a sense - very terrifying aspect of our society, and of other societies, is the equanimity and the detachment with which sane, reasonable, sensible people can observe such events. I think that's more terrifying than the occasional Hitler or LeMay or other that crops up. These people would not be able to operate were it not for this apathy and equanimity. And therefore I think that it's in some sense the sane and reasonable and tolerant people who share a very serious burden of guilt, which they very easily throw on the shoulders of others who seem more extreme or more violent
What seems to me a - in a sense - very terrifying aspect of our society, and of other societies, is the equanimity and the detachment with which sane, reasonable, sensible people can observe such events. I think that's more terrifying than the occasional Hitler or LeMay or other that crops up. These people would not be able to operate were it not for this apathy and equanimity. And therefore I think that it's in some sense the sane and reasonable and tolerant people who share a very serious burden of guilt, which they very easily throw on the shoulders of others who seem more extreme or more violent
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that makes us more easily manipulated
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by the powers that you talk about
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Er I think you first of all have to ask what you mean by your country
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Now if you mean by the country the government
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I don't think you can be proud of it and I don't think you could ever be proud of it
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Or be proud of any government
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It's not our government
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And you shouldn't be
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States are violent institutions
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Movie Summary
A film about the noted American linguist/political dissident and his warning about corporate media's role in modern propaganda.
