i haven't finished reading the book...but this is some interesting part i've read..the book backs all arguements.
source: Chomsky on MisEducation -Noam Chomsky Edited and introduced by Donaldo Macedo
In the above exchange, Henry Kissinger once again demonstrates that if you are the intellectual mouthpiece of the doctrinal system, you can easily dismiss impertinent historical facts by simply labeling them as “lies” while remaining assured that the doctrinal system will not only protect you but also reward you. In Fact, Kissinger can comfortably and arrogantly dismiss the historical facts because, according to Chomsky, “if you’re following the party line you don’t have to document anything; you can say anything you feel like….That’s one of the privileges you get for obedience. On the other hand, if you’re critical of received opinion, you have to document every phrase.” Even though we now have irrefutable evidence of Kissinger’s inglorious involvement in the secret carpet bombings of Laos and Cambodia, which killed thousands of innocent people, he continues to enjoy enormous rewards as an “expert,” with authority and access to those institutions charged with the responsibility of shaping public opinion…..Instead of being charged with crimes against humanity by the War Crime tribunal, Kissinger continuous to make pronouncements regarding the NATO bombing of Kosovo.
Once intellectual are adapted to the doctrinal system and rewarded by it, it becomes increasingly less difficult for them to live within a lie and ignore the true reality, even when faced with documented historical evidence.
source: Chomsky on MisEducation -Noam Chomsky Edited and introduced by Donaldo Macedo
In the above exchange, Henry Kissinger once again demonstrates that if you are the intellectual mouthpiece of the doctrinal system, you can easily dismiss impertinent historical facts by simply labeling them as “lies” while remaining assured that the doctrinal system will not only protect you but also reward you. In Fact, Kissinger can comfortably and arrogantly dismiss the historical facts because, according to Chomsky, “if you’re following the party line you don’t have to document anything; you can say anything you feel like….That’s one of the privileges you get for obedience. On the other hand, if you’re critical of received opinion, you have to document every phrase.” Even though we now have irrefutable evidence of Kissinger’s inglorious involvement in the secret carpet bombings of Laos and Cambodia, which killed thousands of innocent people, he continues to enjoy enormous rewards as an “expert,” with authority and access to those institutions charged with the responsibility of shaping public opinion…..Instead of being charged with crimes against humanity by the War Crime tribunal, Kissinger continuous to make pronouncements regarding the NATO bombing of Kosovo.
Once intellectual are adapted to the doctrinal system and rewarded by it, it becomes increasingly less difficult for them to live within a lie and ignore the true reality, even when faced with documented historical evidence.