Noam Chomsky Quotes About Rhetoric

• Even Stalin proclaimed his love for democracy. We do not learn about the nature of systems of power by listening to their rhetoric.

  Noam Chomsky

  Listening, Democracy, His Love

  "Kurds within the Arab spring and the Middle East Crisis". Interview with Haidar Nasih, chomsky.info. December 30, 2012.

• Democracy, in the United States rhetoric refers to a system of governance in which elite elements based in the business community control the state by virtue of their dominance of the private society, while the population observes quietly. So understood, democracy is a system of elite decision and public ratification, as in the United States itself. Correspondingly, popular involvement in the formation of public policy is considered a serious threat. It is not a step towards democracy; rather it constitutes a 'crisis of democracy' that must be overcome.

  Noam Chomsky

  Money, Community, Decision

  Noam Chomsky (1990). “On Power and Ideology”, p.6, Black Rose Books Ltd.

• There are real possibilities of reaching many of the Trump voters: many of them in fact voted for Obama, believing his rhetoric about "change," and upon realizing that they were deluded, have turned to Trump. And will find that they are again deluded. That's an opportunity that can be grasped, by organizing, education, activism right now.

  Noam Chomsky

  Real, Believe, Opportunity

  Source: www.brooklynrail.org

• Most of the population in America is disenfranchised. It doesn't matter what they think. Just look at the passionate rhetoric about how we can't stand by when a country uses weapons to kill innocent civilians.

  Noam Chomsky

  Country, Thinking, America

  Source: www.truth-out.org

• Throughout history, even the harshest and most shameful measures are regularly accompanied by professions of noble intent - and rhetoric about bestowing freedom and independence.

  Noam Chomsky

  Independence, Noble, Rhetoric

  Noam Chomsky (2007). “Interventions”, p.65, City Lights Publishers

• The [Ronald] Reagan administration picked up the rhetoric of the anti-nuclear movement; they said "Yyeah, you're right." We have to eliminate nuclear weapons.

  Noam Chomsky

  Nuclear, Movement, Weapons

  Source: www.counterpunch.org

• They [unions] used straight Marxist rhetoric [in 1930s] - just the values were changed.

  Noam Chomsky

  Unions, Used, Marxist

• I think there are real possibilities of reaching out to many of the Trump voters, those who voted for Obama believing his rhetoric.

  Noam Chomsky

  Real, Believe, Thinking

  Source: www.brooklynrail.org

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