Absurd Quote by Michael Hastings
“Gore Vidal, Glenn Greenwald, Noam Chomsky, talk about how the U.S. became a national security state after World War II. Essentially there's this bipartisan foreign policy elite who've been calling the shots for the last few decades and they're clearly still in control regardless of how clownish or absurd they demonstrate themselves to be. There's no shaking their orthodoxy. To me it was the most depressing thing, these full-scale military interventions firsthand for a number of years, seeing how quickly we can get involved in another war with very little debate.”
About This Quote
Source Article: Rolling Stone, 2015
Powerful elites maintain control over foreign policy, leading to endless military actions with little public debate, creating deep pessimism.
In simple terms: Elite control drives endless wars.
Key Takeaway
Question authority, demand transparency.
Themes
politics
military
media
power
skepticism
Mood
critical
analytical
Type
journalistic
political
philosophical
When to use this quote
- voting
- activism
- journalism
- peace advocacy
Key Concepts
democracy
foreign policy
public discourse
Questions to Reflect On
- What can citizens realistically do to challenge entrenched power?
- How does media shape perception of military interventions?
A Different Perspective
Complex geopolitics can limit individual influence.
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