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In fact, when it comes to protecting their money, our money is no object.
Against Empire (1995)
Colonel Blimp is dead and buried, replaced by men in business suits.
Against Empire (1995)
No country that pursues an independent course of development shall be allowed to prevail as a dangerous example to other nations.
Against Empire (1995)
Countries with ostensibly democratic governments often manifest a markedly undemocratic state power.
Against Empire (1995)
The few remaining communist governments, such as North Korea and Cuba, were no longer portrayed as instruments of Moscow, but as evils in their own right.
Against Empire (1995)
The essence of capitalism is to turn nature into commodities and commodities into capital. The live green earth is transformed into dead gold bricks, with luxury items for the few and toxic slag heaps for the many. The glittering mansion overlooks a vast sprawl of shanty towns, wherein a desperate, demoralized humanity is kept in line with drugs, television, and armed force.
Against Empire (1995)
Conservative propaganda that is intended for mass consumption implicitly distinguishes between government and state. It invites people to see government as their biggest problem. At the same time, such propaganda encourages an uncritical public admiration for the state, its flag and other symbols, and the visible instruments of its power such as the armed forces.
Against Empire (1995)
In sum, there is nothing irrational about spending three dollars of public money to protect one dollar of private investment—at least not from the perspective of the investors. To protect one dollar of their money, they will spend three, four, and five dollars of our money. In fact, when it comes to protecting their money, our money is no object.
Against Empire (1995)