« The policy is designed to increase insecurity... If workers are kept insecure, they will be under control. They will not require a proper salary or the correct working conditions, nor will they require the possibility of freely associating - that is, to unionize. If we can keep the workers insecure, they will not demand too much. They'll just be delighted - it doesn't matter if they have a rotten fille... it will be considered a healthy economy. »
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Noam Chomsky
Requiem for the American Dream |
Noam Chomsky
Requiem for the American Dream
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« "We must destroy trade unions, we must destroy the interactions between people, we must atomize them, so that they no longer care about each other. That's what's really behind the assault on pension funds." »
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Noam Chomsky
The Doctrine of Good Intentions |
Noam Chomsky
The Doctrine of Good Intentions
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« In recent years, corporations have been granted rights that far exceed those of individuals. According to World Trade Organization rules, corporations can demand the so-called right to "national treatment." This means that General Motors, if operating in Mexico, can apply to be treated as a Mexican firm. `...` A Mexican cannot land in New York, ask for national treatment and be fine; companies do. »
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Noam Chomsky
On the control of our lives |
Noam Chomsky
On the control of our lives
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