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:: Noam Chomsky : Does public opinion count? :: :: Noam Chomsky : Does public opinion count? ::
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Video duration: 531 seconds

Noam Chomsky on public opinion, public policy, masochist streaks, elections, NPR, Barack Obama, war in Iraq, Iran, Bolivia etc.

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:: Chomsky on Chavez :: :: Chomsky on Chavez ::
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Video duration: 406 seconds

Noam Chomsky talks about Hugo Chavez, Bush image, name calling and democracy.

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:: Us, the psychopaths : Game theory and market democracy :: :: Us, the psychopaths : Game theory and market democracy ::
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Video duration: 539 seconds

How game theory developed by John Nash (Nobel prize for economics, 1994) was used first to run the economy, and then to justify conservative politics.
Considering the widespread acceptance of the market based social ideals, and the underlying game theory behind these ideals, the simple question begs to be asked: "So... Is that all there is?"

Related: buchanan, capitalism, free, game, john, market, nash, tangospring, theory

:: Noam Chomsky : Two kinds of democracy 2/3 :: :: Noam Chomsky : Two kinds of democracy 2/3 ::
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Video duration: 514 seconds

Noam Chomsky on democracy, propaganda for democracy, manufacturing consent, media control, elitism, bewildered herd, public relations etc.
Have you supported people in Iowa today?

Related: chomsky, democracy, noam, pr, public, relations

:: Noam Chomsky : Two kinds of democracy 3/3 :: :: Noam Chomsky : Two kinds of democracy 3/3 ::
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Video duration: 587 seconds

Noam Chomsky on democracy, consumerism, super ball, social contract, health care, propaganda for democracy, engineering consent, bewildered herd, public relations, devil, war, churches, Vietnam syndrom, "sickly inhibitions on use of violence" etc.

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:: Noam Chomsky : on Civil society :: :: Noam Chomsky : on Civil society ::
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Video duration: 587 seconds

Noam Chomsky on civil society in the US.
Lucifer, Beast 66, devil, UN forces, Federal Reserve, and aliens are mentioned.
From 'Class War' (1998).
http://en.wikiped ia.org/wiki/Noam_cho msky

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:: James Loewen : On social stratification :: :: James Loewen : On social stratification ::
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Video duration: 579 seconds

James W. Loewen is an historian, professor, and author whose best known work is Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong.
http://en.wikiped ia.org/wiki/James_Lo ewen

Related: classes, james, loewen, social

:: Douglas Adams : 42 : Radical Atheist :: :: Douglas Adams : 42 : Radical Atheist ::
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Video duration: 588 seconds

Douglas Adams' interview with American Atheist.

Related: adams, atheist, douglas, tangospring

:: Monty Python\ :: Monty Python's Flying Circus ::
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Video duration: 574 seconds

Monty Python's Flying Circus
: cheerful folks of Happy Valley
: an ex-parrot, bereft of life it rests in peace
: a friendly advice from your undertaker
: how to have fun
: serious censorship
: 18th century social legislation
: spectrum - what does it all mean?

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:: Douglas Adams: 42.2: The origin of god (puddle\ :: Douglas Adams: 42.2: The origin of god (puddle's view) ::
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Video duration: 258 seconds

Where does the idea of "god" come from?
Puddle's Comfort.
Douglas Adams' speech at Digital Biota 2
Cambridge U.K., September 1998

Related: adams, atheism, douglas, god, origin, religion

:: Douglas Adams : 42.3 : How religion protects itself :: :: Douglas Adams : 42.3 : How religion protects itself ::
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Video duration: 233 seconds

Douglas Adams on evolution of protective mechanisms of religion.

Related: 42, adams, atheism, atheist, douglas, meme, protection, religion

:: Douglas Adams : 42.1 : Artificial organic god :: :: Douglas Adams : 42.1 : Artificial organic god ::
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Video duration: 498 seconds

Douglas Adams on some of the properties of 'god' meme.

Related: adams, atheism, douglas, god, meme, religion

:: Consumerist democracy - marketing of anxiety :: :: Consumerist democracy - marketing of anxiety ::
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Video duration: 449 seconds

Marketing of anxiety in the consumerist democracy.

Related: anxiety, consumerism, democracy, desire, free, futurama, market

:: James Loewen : God as the original real estate agent :: :: James Loewen : God as the original real estate agent ::
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Video duration: 484 seconds

As Thanksgiving approaches, we all pause for a moment to remember what we were thankful for as we enjoy the company of family and friends.
James (Jim) W. Loewen is an historian, professor, and author whose best known work is Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong.
http://en.wikiped ia.org/wiki/James_Lo ewen

Related: environment, god, history, james, loewen, medicine, religion, thanks, thanksgiving

:: Happiness : freedom to consume :: :: Happiness : freedom to consume ::
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Video duration: 481 seconds

On happiness, freedom to consume, variety, technology, Microsoft, developers and other curiosities.

Related: ballmer, breasts, bush, choice, developers, freedom, george, happiness, ixd, shopping, silicon, steve, surplus, valley, variety
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