There was a really monstrous and almost literal genocide in the Mayan area, specifically under Ríos Montt. By now it has been recognized somewhat by Guatemalan society. In fact, Montt was under trial for some crimes. But the U.S. prohibits people from fleeing here.
Noam ChomskyOne measure for promoting both stability and fairness across financial market segments is a small sales tax on all financial transactions.
Noam ChomskyThere is a kind of nonlinguistic thought going on which we are trying to represent in language, and we know that sometimes we fail.
Noam ChomskyI can understand the idea that there is a conspiracy. In fact, in much of the world there is a sense of an ultra-powerful CIA manipulating everything that happens, such as running the Arab Spring, running the Pakistani Taliban, etc. That is just nonsense. They [CIA] created a monster and now they are appalled by it.
Noam Chomsky