why does chomsky recommend the people do what he suggests, and not what he does.  He owns stock but tell us NO
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the more I  learn about Chomsky, the more disappointed I become. See http://rense.com/general67/noam.htm
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Did the person ASK for suggestions and/or advice, or were these things given to the person unsolicited? If someone ASKS for suggestions, and you give them, and then the person does what they want to anyway, well, there's little (or nothing) that you can do about that. If the person did NOT ask for the suggestions, and you give them anyway, then it's really none of your business to start with. The only exception to this, IMO, is if the situation involves someone being harmed.\n\nSometimes we (as humans) ask for suggestions or advice simply to gain perspective, or affirm what we already know to be the "right thing", deep down inside. If you have someone in your life who often asks for suggestions, and then goes off and does something completely opposite of what you have suggested, then you may want to refrain from offering future advice, as it seems that this person and you do not share a similar viewpoint.\n\nThis brings to mind the old adage, "You can lead a horse to water - but you can't make him drink".
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In my book, money is often the cause of unethical behaviors, thus having more money but no more brain would not safe Bush from himself.\nBut I like your "tongue in cheek" argument.
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How? Read Chomsky for that.  Why?  Here are a few reasons.\n\nIt's a large (huge by European standards) country with few neighbors, and none of its same size.  It's historically rural, and thus it's isolation is compounded.  Imagine Romania, but the size of Europe. \n\nCommunities are unstable, movement is frequent, so social networks (and solidarities) are minimal.\n\n Finally, the automobile has created in the suburban areas a world where all social interactions are by choice: you never have to meet anyone you don't choose to, and so your ideas are rarely challenged.  \n\nSocial atomization has also allowed for unprecedented power to be vested in corporations and mass media responds to this.  People who are sociably atomized are also less likely to accept challenges to their self-perception.  The only inputs they receive are from the media, which feeds them a steady diet of how great they are, how they need to buy stuff, and how any problems they might have are individual weaknesses, not societal ill.  Consequently, and already extremely invidualistic culture is turned inward.\n\nPeople in the States are just like you: they just have now idea what's going on in the world, and are exploited economically to a degree that belies their relative affluence.  The social pressures (or perceived social pressures, since these don't actually come from their neighbors, but from what we think are neighbors are up to) to work longer hours, accept less pay and benefits, and believe that we've never had it so good are enormous.\n\nThis isn't countered, and the press is spineless, owned by large corporations, and of the same class as the 'left' Democratic party who actually believe in all this 'capitalist progress'/'what's good for GM is good for America' crap.  And since they've never had to do an honest day's work in their lives, have no clue the pressures working people are under.  And the press has shown with the Iraq war that they're too chicken to espouse any criticism unless it is first endorsed by the political establishment.\n\nWhich gets to my last point.  The cultural atomization of the US is re-enforced by 'patriotism'.  The belief that if you step out of line (ideologically) you will be ostracized as a traitor.  Politicians and press fear this more than anything, and so they re-enforce it by always trying to be at the front of some insane flagwaving parade, which just re-enforces this social pressure.  \n\nAmerica needs fewer cars, more face-to-face interactions, a  labor movement and press with balls, and mandatory visits to other countries to actually see how others live (preferably to see the people the government bombs).\n\nAll that said, the British Empire invented this system of blind imperialism (read Edward Said's 'Orientalism'), and it's been practiced throughout the world.  It's awfully convenient for people around the world to blame individual Americans for imperialism, when they live in nations where capitalists benefit just as much from the world system.  Don't be diverted by your domestic nationalists:  that's what led us in the States to where we are now.
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all three share a body of knowledge not accessible to the lay person outside their fields. all three use a particular lingo designed to KEEP the lay person in the dark regarding their fields.  and all three 'have their price' that is totally arbitrary when it comes time to expect them to perform their jobs.  those facts make me more than a little leery about 'trusting' any of the three.
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Conservative thinking is about making the ordianry people feel surprised about the things you mentioned. For them is all part of a plan which is to get filthy rich by exhausting resources all over the world.
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The man is a moron. When he sticks to a decision it has nothing to do with being right but more to do with saving face and his arse at the same time, which makes you think what was he doing when he came up with his hair-brained schemes in the first place. He reacts, he doesn't respond. We are watching the USA go broke to the point that the USA will loose most of it's jobs overseas, won't be able to fund a war when 'needed' and the brain drain to the USA will eventually start to turn around and go to China and India who will have the means. He only thinks in the short term, surrounds himself with fellow blinkered short term thinkers. His extreme capitalist attitude serves only 5% of Americans at the top end and it will be many Presidents terms for the damage to be reversed and only if they are not Republican presidents.
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Cut the socialist PC crap.  From the horses mouth.\n\n"I seek the social ownership of property, the abolition of the propertied class and sole control of those who produce wealth. Communism is the goal."\n\nRoger Baldwin \nFounder of the ACLU
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I forget, can the 'visualize' part of Monroe's Motivated Sequence be used to depict something you think we should -avoid-?  In that case I'd suggest a speech/paper about the eroding privacy and citizens' rights in the US wherein the "visualize" stage describes a 1984-esque scenario that could occur if we don't take action now ... er, or if that's not something you agree with/believe in I suppose you could always do one of the generic topics like urging folks to recycle, buy hybrid cars, cut back on fast food consumption, exercise more, etc ... or heck, MMS is often used as a "selling" strategy, isn't it?  If you're into stuff like this perhaps you could use it to urge folks to go out and buy, I dunno, a Nintendo Wii or a PS3 when they come out ... ?
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A person's response does not determine their value system, it is determined BY their value system (possibly).\n\nWhy do you want to manipulate others via knowledge of their value systems?
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Yes, it seems that neo-cons are concrete operational thinkers and that liberals are abstract.  People who are the former tend to have thier whole lives planned out, are settled, and even when facts are presented they chose to stick with the traditional viewpoint (no matter how wrong) and they also do what they are told without question.  Neo-cons do not question authoristy, rather, they act as apoligists to any half-baked idea the government throws at them.  Neo-cons are the rich elite's dream come true - namely, middle class, often working poor "americans" who cannot understand the methods of thier own exploitation by the elite class and who are more than willing to blame, cannabalize and work against thier fellow people.  Some think they are rich, they live on the credit of the elite, and pay debts monthly to maintain dignity in some distorted way.  The fact of the matter is, they are truely fools, and thier societal place goes far back in history.  Neo-cons have always been around... they worship Machiavelli and pander to power (that works against them ultimately) just as he did.  \n\nThere should be a diagnosis for such people - Neo-Conservative Personality Disorder.\n\nthe treatment could be some cognitive enhancement therapy such as reading just one Noam Chomsky book... but they won't and if they do they can't understand it for the above mentioned reasons.
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Conservatives listen to Rush Limbaugh because they need a voice to guide them.  What better than a person high on drugs.  This way no one needs to take any responsibility.
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The smaller the stock (small market cap, # of shares floating around, etc.), the bigger the effect.  He's really popular right now and based on his recommendation of a small stock, the stock could go through the roof.  But for a large stock (such as an Intel, MS, etc.), the effect would be marginal and short-lived at best.
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He's far more devious than that.\nHe might well find a way to push research funding in that direction, but not so overtly.
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He is the other half of The Motley Fool of motleyfool.com\nStock investing advice
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"through the use of fear, societies gave up their rights under the guise of security."  i think this statement sums up best all the uproar over what the bush administration is or isn't doing to 'protect' us as americans. there is a fine line being walked (and not very delicately if you care to notice the details) between "security" and "loss of freedom". and the culture of fear and separation noted in the article is all too apparent today... after all you're either a "patriot" or you "support the enemy". \n\n"those in power are of a smaller segment of society, but they hold the wealth and control" is an accurate description of where america is today. a minute percentage of people possess the lion's share of the wealth: the inequality has always been present but never to this degree. if this is indeed a part of the definition of fascism, you could argue that we are getting closer...\n\n"fascist nations... typically use their judiciaries to manipulate or control elections." let diebold reign! here's to florida, and to ohio, proud supporters of the winning side!\n\n"governments in fascist nations tend to use the most common religion in the nation as a tool to manipulate public opinion...." and how often to religious leaders echo the sentiments exactly of the us government? do you watch the 700 club?\n\nwhere did the platform for intelligent discussion of the issues facing the US go? why are people (being manipulated?) becoming so polarized? where has 'the beauty of the gray' disappeared to? isn't it funny how so many things in life are suddenly black and white, like apples and oranges?\n\nif you deceive often enough and use the proper (official?) channels, one of two things will happen. they will come to believe it as gospel ("this is a delicious orange! when did they start growing stems?") or they will use the knowledge they already have to resist ("THERE ARE FOUR LIGHTS!" -jean-luc picard) the lies. \n\nare you really willing to doubt that this is in fact an apple? and will we be reluctant to let go of a moniker we've worn proudly for over two centuries? stay tuned...
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You mean "Noam" Chomsky I assume...\n\nIf so, best way now if to go to MIT and take Linguistics...