Who Rules the World?

Posted on 19 August 2018 by Noam Chomsky

In an incisive, thorough analysis of the current international situation, Noam Chomsky examines the way that the United States, despite the rise of Europe and Asia, still largely sets the terms of global discourse Drawing on a wide range of examples, from the sordid history of U.S involvement with Cuba to the sanctions on Iran, he details how America s rhetoric of freedom and human rights so often diverges from its actions He delves deep into the conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Israel Palestine, providing unexpected and nuanced insights into the workings of imperial power on our increasingly chaotic planet And, in a new afterword, he addresses the election of Donald Trump and what it shows about American society. Download Who Rules the World? by Noam Chomsky – kino-fada.fr Dear readers, Don t let the three star review throw you off This is a very good book for a number of reasons 1 Chomsky s playful and impish logic is as sharp as ever 2 This is a very good gentle introduction for people who have not read Chomsky stechnical political philosophy and may find themselves overwhelmed plodding through 10 different analyses of the same argument 3 The readers new to Chomsky have a comprehensive source list that they can use if they want to delve into the top Dear readers, Don t let the three star review throw you off This is a very good book for a number of reas...Tantos Jardins Para CultivarA leitura deste livro recordou me uma imagem da Mafalda aquela mi da gira e esperta criada pelo Quino , a auscultar um Globo Terrestre , que ela deitara com o maior carinho numa caminha de bonecas Ao sentir a m e aproximar se numa sonora tagarelice, calou a imediatamente com um sussurro que soava mais ou menos assim Ssssssssshhhhhh O Mundo est doente Est doente, o Mundo Coitadinho E o que tem ele, Mafalda , pergunta ternamente a m e D i lhe muito a Tantos Jardins Para CultivarA leitura deste livro recordou me uma imagem da Mafalda aquela mi da gira e esperta criada pelo Quino , a auscultar um Globo Terrestre , que ela deitara com o maior carinho numa caminha de bonecas Ao sentir a m e aproximar se numa sonora tagarelice, calou a imediatamente com um sussurro que soava mais ou me...Or, What Principles Rule The World I recently emailed Professor Chomsky regarding a question that had been nagging me for some time especially whilst reading this book Why should we pay attention to mainstream media sources Are they even worth picking up given their inherent bias My question finished with a mention toward the fact that the professor himself has spent many years picking apart these biases, and yet still reads the papers daily I presented an open conclusion aski Or, What Principles Rule The World I recently emailed Professor Chomsky regarding a question that had been nagging me for some time especially whilst reading this book Why should we pay attention to mainstream media sources Are they even worth picking up given their inherent bias My question finished with a mention toward the fact that the professor himself has spent many years picking apart these biases, and yet still reads the papers daily I presented an open conclusion asking if I should do the same His response is as followsI don t agree with this assumption The major journals are, I think, an indispensable source of information Th...North Korea may be the craziest country in the world It s certainly a good competitor for that title But it does make sense to try to figure out what s in the minds of people when they re acting in crazy ways Why would they behave the way they do Just imagine ourselves in their situation Imagine what it meant in the Korean War years of the early 1950s for your country to be totally leveled, everything destroyed by a huge superpower, which further was gloating about what it was doing I North Korea may be the craziest country in the world It s certainly a good competitor for that title But it does make sense to try to figure out what s in the minds of people when they re acting in crazy ways Why would they behave the way they do Just imagine ourselves in their situation Imagine what it meant in the Korean War years of the early 1950s for your country to be totally leveled, everything destroyed by a huge superpower, which further was gloating about what it was doing Imagine the imprint that would leave behind.Bear in mind that the North Korean leadership is likely to have read the public military journals of this superpower at that time explaining that, since everything else in North Korea had been destroyed, the air force was sent to...Horrifying Whether you re inclined to believe the author s Noam Chomsky analysis or the views of those he opposes, I doubt anyone can read unmoved this rollcall of suffering So much violence, so many deaths It does demand an answer what motivates us as societies and individuals to commit and or tolerate the abuse of people present and future, and of the environment that sustains us Bits of the book were repetitive Its arguments were strongly stated which I understand, but the result was Horrifying Whether you re incline...I received this book through a Goodreads Giveaway.And holy hell am I glad I did In 100 years, when Chomsky is understood as the definitive intellectual giant of our time, this will be the book historians reference Who Rules the World is the culmination of all of Chomsky s work packed into a tight, well researched, interesting, and above all compassionate take on world power, US atrocities, and the very real possibility of the annihilation of civilization Chomsky isn t convinced there will b I received this book through a Goodreads Giveaway.And holy hell am I glad I did In 100 years, when Chomsky is understood as the definitive intellectual giant of our time, this will be the book historians reference Who Rules the World is the culmination of all of Chomsky s work packed into a tight, well researched, interesting, and above all compassionate take on world power, US atrocities, and the very real possibility of the annihilation of civilization Chomsky...For me, this thought provoking and deeply disturbing book comes as the perfect supplement to the People s History of the United States by Howard Zinn which is still haunting me on a daily basis I still haven t been able to write a review about it, three months after finishing it The plain and simple truth that presently the USA are the grandest, fiercest and most ruthless terrorist on earth is very much obvious to anyone who has even the tiniest interest in following the events on the world s For me, this thought provoking and deeply disturbing book comes as the perfect supplement to the People s History of the United States by Howard Zinn which is still haunting ...Typical Chomsky brain drilling with impeccable attention to detail I love the way he builds his narrative and supports his claims His well thought and deep analysis of various diplomatic and military events, as always, leaves me amazed and persuaded I wouldn t recommend this book a...I can see this book being criticized for repetitiveness, but I understand the repetition to be helpful for deprogramming Chomsky is a treasure.A wealth of knowledge But like most other Chomsky books, very dry and sometimes even hard to follow I can t help it but think that Chomsky s moral belief is not suited for this line of work, or maybe he writes for people who think that maybe US should actually...

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19 August 2018

Noam Chomsky