A child that dies of starvation today is being murdered. There is no reason for dying. It is the world order that kills.
Jean Ziegler (via humanformat)
Jean Ziegler (via humanformat)
I go into the polling booth and I push one or another button depending on which of those positions I want. Now, that’s a very limited form of democracy. In a really meaningful democracy, I’d play a role in forming those positions. Those positions would reflect my active, creative participation — not just me, but everyone, of course. That would be real democracy. We’re very far from that. But now we’re even departing from the point where there is ratification. When you have stage-managed elections, with the public relations industry determining what words come out of people’s mouths, even the element of ratification is disappearing. You don’t expect the candidates to stand for anything, you simply expect them to say what the public relations expert tells them will get them past the next obstacle.
Noam Chomsky
Noam Chomsky
