Going back to why people don't vote, I presume the main reason is because they understand without reading political science texts that it doesn't make any difference how they vote. It's not going to affect policy, so why bother?
Noam ChomskyWe're human beings; we're not robots. And face-to-face contact is something totally different than typing a text message and then forgetting about it.
Noam ChomskyIn my experience at least, the large public universities do not fall behind in fostering creativity and independence; often the contrary.
Noam ChomskyI hope that a move toward clemency with Judge Afiuni would be a step towards the importance of maintaining a properly functioning justice system.
Noam ChomskyEurope is being subjected to the kinds of programs that devastated Latin America for many years. Latin America has thrown them out and is pulling out: It's successful; it's democratizing; it's economically developing; and it's free from the shrapnel of US imperialism for 25 years. Meanwhile, Western Europe is destroying itself systematically, destroying itself going in the opposite direction.
Noam Chomsky