365 9/23

 

If people want to be confused, they will always succeed, no matter what term you use.

365 8/5

The culture and ideology fostered in this globalization process relate largely to

"lifestyle" themes and goods and their acquisition; 

and they tend to weaken any sense of community helpful to civic life.

365 10/24

 

It's pretty much the same:

you have to undermine democracy by trying to get uninformed people 

to make irrational choices.

365 4/27

It's ridiculous to talk about freedom in a society dominated by huge corporations.

What kind of freedom is there inside a corporation?

They're totalitarian institutions - 

you take orders from above and maybe give them to people below you.

There's about as much freedom as under Stalinism.

365 2/22

He who controls the media controls the minds of the public

365 8/17

The more you can increase the fear of drugs, crime, welfare mothers, immigrants and aliens, 

the more you control all of the people.

365 8/11

He wants to focus on what he calls 'cultural issues.' 

That makes sense, because when you're going to rob people blind

you don't want to have them focus their attention on economic issues. 

365 11/5

It's as if we're kind of like the proverbial lemmings just happily marching off the cliff,

led by leaders who understand very well what they're doing, 

but are so dedicated to enriching themselves and their friends in the near future

that it simply doesn't matter what happens to the human species.

365 10/12

We're dealing with real human beings who are suffering and dying and being tortured and starving 

because of policies that we are involved in.

We, as citizens of democratic societies, are directly involved in and are responsible for.

365 7/13

As long as the general population is passive, apathetic, diverted to consumerism

or hatred of the vulnerable, then the powerful can do as they please,

and those who survive will be left to contemplate the outcome.

365 6/12

At the deepest level, the media contribute to the sense that the government is the enemy, 

and they suppress the sources of real power in the society, which lie in the totalitarian

institutions - the corporations, now international in scale - that control the economy and

much of our social life. 

365 6/5

All over the place, from the popular culture to the propaganda system, 

there is constant pressure to make people feel that they're helpless,

that the only role they can have is to ratify decisions and to consume.

365 5/15

While much remains uncertain, we can assure ourselves,

with fair confidence,

that future generations will not forgive us our silence and apathy.

365 2/10

.... actively participating in your own delusions.... 

365 12/29

We must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence

365 10/5

Everyone's worried about stopping terrorism.

Well, there's really an easy way: Stop participating in it

365 6/13

When you trap people in a system of debt,

They can't afford the time to think