The majority of Irish people are passive and obedient.

harryr711

Noam Chomsky: The smart way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit the spectrum of acceptable opinion, but allow very lively debate within that spectrum.

Is this a discussion or a twitter update?

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

funnily enough noam chomsky isn't a part of the spectrum of acceptable opinion, so take it back to the student union please

Mint Aero

An even easier way is lace the water with fluoride

grouchyman

Why should we care what Noam Chomsky thinks?

biko

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Karl Stein

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar wrote: »

funnily enough noam chomsky isn't a part of the spectrum of acceptable opinion

Says who? You? A random nobody on the internet?

Too funny.

gugleguy

Sure try the college debating society if the student union ignores you OP.

anncoates

Word just in.

Oppressive society has collapsed and Irish society has rent its shackles asunder due to stirring name check in internet post.

Pints now 3 euro all night in MandelaBikoX bar with valid student ID card.

Arthur Beesley

Don't be a sheeple, OP.

harryr711

Amazing but not surprising, rather than analyse the quote and how it can be applied to Ireland, people take pot-shots at the man who said it or assume to discuss it means you're a Marxist and/or a student. I guess there is some truth to the "brain drain" effect of emigration.

For most Irish people the spectrum of acceptable opinion is FF and FG. I know many people who have this opinion, and given the almost daily scandals in the media they haven't got a clue what way to vote at the next General Election, but it'll only be one of four options - FF, FG, spoiled vote, no vote.

gobnaitolunacy

harryr711 wrote: »

Amazing but not surprising, rather than analyse the quote and how it can be applied to Ireland, people take pot-shots at the man who said it or assume to discuss it means you're a Marxist and/or a student. I guess there is some truth to the "brain drain" effect of emigration.

For most Irish people the spectrum of acceptable opinion is FF and FG. I know many people who have this opinion, and given the almost daily scandals in the media they haven't got a clue what way to vote at the next General Election, but it'll only be one of four options - FF, FG, spoiled vote, no vote.

Like voting Labour did us any good, fcukers as soon as snouts are in the trough.:mad:

So not a discussion then. Just a generalisation of an entire nation.

Nah.