Way Quotes by Tariq Ali

8 Way quotes by Tariq Ali

Ali’s analytical mind brings depth to the notion of a path, turning it into a reflective discourse. In eight short statements, his voice invites contemplation of broader societal currents.

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American imperialism has always been the imperialism that has been frightened of speaking its name. Now it's beginning to do so. In…

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All these wars are similar in the way ideology is being used. It's the ideology of so-called humanitarian intervention. We don't want…

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The EU is an alliance that the Americans control, in which the EU of course has a great deal of autonomy, but…

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Independence is the only way Scotland can realise its full political and cultural potential in the 21st century.

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There are huge political problems in Germany, but German economic power is something which was bound to happen. The way out of…

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The current Eurozone is obviously dysfunctional. And serious people within Germany and elsewhere know this to be the case and know things…

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If you go to former Yugoslav states, the Balkan states, Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, Slovenia, the situation is dire. Not to mention Bosnia,…

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I think Syriza and Podemos are very, very different from Sinn Féin in many ways, and so I wouldn't put all three…

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I think another crisis, which is being predicted now and which will be worse than what we saw in 2008, could bring the European…

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The European Union is effectively a union dominated by the German political and economic elite. Its main function is to serve as a nucleus…

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I think democracy is on the decline in the West. Ruling parties are the same: neo-liberalism at home and wars abroad.

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One cannot discuss Europe without understanding US imperial hegemony, both globally and certainly in Europe as it stands.

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The Enlightenment attacked religion - Christianity, mainly - for two reasons: that it was a set of ideological delusions, and that it was a…

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I think the Americans fished out the same condom but found it had too many holes in it.

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Basically, we are witnessing the twilight of democracy.

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One could think of ways to defeat the censor. I could put up the answers on my Facebook page or website or Counterpunch. In…

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In January 1961, the United States severed diplomatic relations in response to Cuban nationalisation of U.S.-owned sugar plantations, banks and businesses.

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