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Noam Chomsky
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Noam Chomsky
Age: 95
Born: 1928
Born: December 7
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The entire socioeconomic system is based on production for profit and a growth imperative that cannot be sustained.
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The rise of what's called Islamic fundamentalism is to a significant extent a result of the collapse of secular nationalist alternatives which were either discredited internally or destroyed, leaving few other options. Something like that may be true of American society.
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The United States is absolutely the most dangerous country in the world.
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