The United States is a Leading Terrorist State
An Interview with Noam Chomsky
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9200286 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Noam Chomsky (0000-0002-3632-2461, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 10 |
| Publication date | 2001-11-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Monthly Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0027-0520 • E-ISSN: 0027-0520 |
| Publisher | Monthly Review Foundation (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.14452/mr-053-06-2001-10_2 |
| OpenAlex | W2050931312 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
Q: There is rage, anger and bewilderment in the U.S. since the September 11 events. There have been murders, attacks on mosques, and even a Sikh temple. The University of Colorado, which is located here in Boulder, a town which has a liberal reputation, has graffiti saying, "Go home, Arabs, Bomb Afghanistan, and Go Home, Sand Niggers."What's your perspective on what has evolved since the terrorist attacks? A: It's mixed. What you're describing certainly exists. On the other hand, countercurrents exist. I know they do where I have direct contacts, and hear the same from others. In this morning's New York Times there's a report on the mood in New York, including places where the memorials are for the victims of the terrorist attack. It points out that peace signs and calls for restraint vastly outnumbered calls for retaliation and that the mood of the people they could see was very mixed and in fact generally opposed to violent action. That's another kind of current, also supportive of people who are being targeted here because they look dark or have a funny name. So there are countercurrents. The question is, what can we do to make the right ones prevail?This article can also be found at the Monthly Review website, where most recent articles are published in full.Click here to purchase a PDF version of this article at the Monthly Review website
Action (physics) · Advertising · Anger · Art · Call to action · Criminology · Graffiti · Hypocrisy · Media studies · Political science · Poverty · Sociology · State (computer science) · Terrorism · Visual arts · History · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
| Citations per year | 0.17 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2002 - 2009 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |