What the public wants is called 'politically unrealistic.' Translated …

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What the public wants is called 'politically unrealistic.' Translated into English, that means power and privilege are opposed to it. ✨ Noam Chomsky (2013). How the World Works, p.151, Soft Skull Press
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What the public wants is called 'politically unrealistic.' Translated into English, that means power and privilege are opposed to it. ✨ Noam Chomsky (2013). How the World Works, p.151, Soft Skull Press

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