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Noam Chomsky

The public is not to see where power lies, how it shapes policy, and for what ends. Rather, people are to hate and fear one another.

Noam Chomsky

Power

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Chomsky is saying that those in control hide the true sources and purposes of their influence over decisions. Instead of understanding this, the general population is encouraged to distrust and be hostile toward each other.

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