The major advances in speed of communication and ability to interact took place more than a century ago. The shift from sailing ships to telegraph was far more radical than that from telephone to email!Noam Chomsky
The former colonies, in Latin America in particular, have a better chance than ever before to overcome centuries of subjugation, violence and foreign intervention, which they have so far survived as dependencies with islands of luxury in a sea of misery.Noam Chomsky
The social and physical construction of suburban America really was quite complex. It was a very elaborate system, and clearly a massive social engineering project that has changed U.S. society enormously.Noam Chomsky
Human nature is not totally fixed, but on any realistic scale, evolutionary processes are much too slow to affect it.Noam Chomsky
Under Clinton, the defiance of world order has become so extreme as to be of concern even to hawkish policy analysts.Noam Chomsky
The Republican Party has become overwhelmingly so extreme that it's hardly a traditional political party anymore.Noam Chomsky
In the late 1960s, the masses were supposed to be passive, not entering into the public arena and having their voices heard.Noam Chomsky
It makes sense for Japan to pursue a more independent role in the world, following Latin America and others in freeing itself from U.S. domination.Noam Chomsky
