Heightened Senses

Hello. I'm Imraan. This is the only thing I own outright; I write from time to time, in the hopes that free-association might save a trip to a sanatorium.

Free Thought

by Imraan

Recognition that control of opinion is the foundation of government, from the most despotic to the most free, goes back to at least David Hume, but a qualification should be added. It is far more important in the more free societies, where obedience cannot be maintained by the lash.

Noam Chomsky, Hegemony or Survival: America’s Quest for Global Dominance.

Published: June 17, 2013

Filed Under: Books, Economics, mental-health, Philosophy, Politics

Tags: Chomsky : Consent : empire : Freedom : hegemony : Politics : Propaganda

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Heightened Senses

Free Thought

by Imraan

Recognition that control of opinion is the foundation of government, from the most despotic to the most free, goes back to at least David Hume, but a qualification should be added. It is far more important in the more free societies, where obedience cannot be maintained by the lash.

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