Chomsky: Humanity Imperiled - The Path to Disaster

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3. Chomsky nails it yet again:

So Kennedy was willing to accept a very high risk of massive destruction in order to establish the principle that we -- and only we -- have the right to offensive missiles beyond our borders, in fact anywhere we like, no matter what the risk to others -- and to ourselves, if matters fall out of control. We have that right, but no one else does.

The arrogance of the uber wealthy corporate megalomaniacs--who've usurped our media, our politics, AND our global economy--has been a constant in our nation's history. Like stubborn little bullies in the global sandbox, we gather all the toys into our corner, and stomp our widdle feets because we don't want to share.

I cannot imagine how we'll survive our narcissistic hedonism...