Everybody's worried about stopping terrorism. Well, there's a really easy way: stop participating in it.
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Noam Chomsky Quote
“International affairs is very much run like the mafia. The godfather does not accept disobedience, even from a small storekeeper who doesn't pay his protection money. You have to have obedience; otherwise, the idea can spread that you don't have to listen to the orders, and it can spread to important places.”
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