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Abby Martin

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[Wikipedia] Abby Martin is an American journalist, television presenter, and activist. She helped found the citizen journalism website Media Roots and serves on the board of directors for the Media Freedom Foundation which manages Project Censored. Martin appeared in the documentary film Project Censored The Mo

Quotes by Abby Martin

Art became my therapy. It's an amazing outlet.

Amazing

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In the corporate media, there is almost no criticism of corporations or American empire.

American

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Somehow the government has convinced the American people that using tear gas is perfectly harmless, despite stark evidence to the contrary.

American

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If there's one thing that unifies the nation in times of perpetual war it's the pledge to 'Support the Troops.'

Nation

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I was in high school and 9/11 happened. My boyfriend joined the army and I was extremely disgusted with this war fervour.

Army

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I can't stress enough how strongly I am against any state intervention in a sovereign nation's affairs.

Enough

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I always recommend navigating the landscape and understanding where it's coming from, so don't get your media from just one source; get…

Bias

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The alternative to the corporate media is a renaissance of citizen journalism emerging around world - exploring the different avenues that do…

Citizen journalism

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Between yellow ribbon magnets, patriotic anthems at sports games and corporate marketing campaigns, the rhetoric that those in uniform are protecting freedom…

Freedom

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The only reason an empire ever fights wars is to maintain empire.

Empire

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Military intervention is never the answer.

Answer

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I don't even think about tomorrow. I just live today speaking the truth.

Even

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The stream of empty platitudes ordering troop worship is especially ironic considering the abysmal treatment veterans receive once they return home.

Empty

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Is it really so hard to believe the fact that Bush and his cabinet turned a blind eye to let the attacks…

Believe

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As the world's leading military and arms supplier, the U.S. is also the biggest producer of less than lethal weaponry.

Arms

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America has an identity crisis. This is a relatively new country compared to the rest of the world, yet it's the bully…

America

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Obama's election in 2008 marked a new dawn for hundreds of millions of people looking to an eloquent, constitutional lawyer for 'Hope'…

America

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Unfortunately, generations of people have been told by their political leaders that they are more exceptional human beings than the rest of…

Human

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Words hold tremendous power, and if we don't reclaim our language and start seeing people instead of 'militants,' drone victims instead of…

Forever

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It's really shocking to see what the military can do, strip you of any personality, turn you into an aggressive, sociopathic sadist…

Aggressive

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The majority of the wealth of human knowledge is owned by a few publishing companies that hoard information and make billions off…

Government

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People have a good reason to be afraid of tear gas, considering it's a banned agent of war under the 1993 Chemical…

American

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