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THE PROPHET

“The United States is extremely lucky that no honest, charismatic figure has arisen. Every charismatic figure is such an obvious crook that he destroys himself, like McCarthy or Nixon or the evangelist preachers. 

If somone comes along who is charismatic and honest this country is in real trouble because of the frustration, disillusionment, the justified anger and the absence of any coherent response. 

What are people supposed to think if someone says ´I have got an answer, we have an enemy´? There it was the Jews. Here it will be the illegal immigrants and the blacks. 

We will be told that males are a persecuted minority. We will be told we have to defend ourselves and the honour of the nation. Military force will be exalted. People will be beaten up. This could become an overwhelming force. 

And if it happens it will be more dangerous than Germany. The United States is the world power. Germany was powerful but hade more powerful antagonists. I don´t think all this is very far away. If the polls are accurate it is not the Republicans but the right-wing Republicans, the crazed Republicans, who will sweep the nest election”                                                                                         

                                   Noam Chomsky April 19, 2010, interviewed by Chris Hedges for Truthdig