When people say do you believe in God? what do they mean by it? Do I believe in some spiritual force in the world? In a way, yes. People have thoughts, emotions. If you want to call that a spiritual force, okay. But unless there's some clarification of what we're supposed to believe in or disbelieve in, I can't answer.
Noam ChomskyThere is massive propaganda for everyone to consume. Consumption is good for profits and consumption is good for the political establishment.
Noam ChomskyBear in mind that capitalism is a tiny period of human society. You never really had capitalism, you always had one or another variant of state capitalism.
Noam ChomskyWhat is "credibility"? It's a very familiar notion. It's basically the notion that is central to the Mafia. So suppose say the Godfather produces some kind of edict and says you're going to have to pay protection money.
Noam ChomskyPeople have no human rights, only the rights that they can gain on the labour market. Above all, wealth and power have to be protected.
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