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Quotes from Beyond Hypocrisy — Edward S. Herman

1925–2017 United States

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National interest: The demands and needs of the corporate community.

Beyond Hypocrisy (1992)

Conspiracy theory: A critique or explanation that I find offensive.

Beyond Hypocrisy (1992)

Police brutality: A myth built on a mountain of cracked skulls.

Beyond Hypocrisy (1992)

Overmature trees: In timber company and Forest Service lingo, trees which may live in splendor for another 500 years, but which would make damned fine boards today.

Beyond Hypocrisy (1992)

Magic bullet: One that wends its way through several bodies, smashing bones on the way, but ends up in pristine condition, conveniently located for police attribution to the gun of choice.

Beyond Hypocrisy (1992)

Free election: A post-pacification election, in which the “hearts and minds” of the survivors are shown to have been won over by the force of pure reason.

Beyond Hypocrisy (1992)

Truth: Emissions from the mouths of the powerful.

Beyond Hypocrisy (1992)

Jesus Christ: An irresponsible rabble rouser of communistic tendency; victim of an early witch-hunt.

Beyond Hypocrisy (1992)

Patriotism: Judging disputes on the basis of place of residence.

Beyond Hypocrisy (1992)

Chutzpah factor: Self-righteousness, arrogance, and a sense of superiority so great that gross double-standards seem entirely reasonable and no self-interested action is beyond rationalization. This factor is positively correlated with size, power, and per capita income.

Beyond Hypocrisy (1992)

Demonstration election: A circus held in a client state to assure the population of the home country that their intrusion is well received. The results are guaranteed by an adequate supply of bullets well in advance.

Beyond Hypocrisy (1992)

Operation Rat-Killer: A U.S. military campaign of 1951-1952, designed to wipe out North Korean guerillas; the terminology reveals an early version of the Mere Gook Rule.

Beyond Hypocrisy (1992)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Edward S. Herman (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.