Military Industrial Complex

But look at Avatar

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But look at Avatar (2009), one of the most globally viewed pieces of entertainment to have ever been made – the central emotional event of the whole movie was a tree being cut down. And the entire movie, essentially, is saying, \”If we let the military industrial complex trash the place that we’re living in, … Read more

Schools train people to

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Schools train people to be ignorant, with style. They give you the equipment that you need to be a functional ignoramus. American schools* do not equip you to deal with things like logic; they don’t give you the criteria by which to judge between good and bad in any medium or format; and they prepare … Read more

As we peer into

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As we peer into society’s future, we — you and I, and our government — must avoid the impulse to live only for today, plundering for our own ease and convenience the precious resources of tomorrow. We cannot mortgage the material assets of our grandchildren without risking the loss also of their political and spiritual … Read more

Only an alert and

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Only an alert and knowledgeable citizenry can complel the proper meshing of the huge industrial and military machinery of defense with our peaceful methods and goals, so that security and liberty may prosper together. Dwight D. Eisenhower