Michael Parenti on Politics
“Every ruling class has wanted only this: all the rewards and none of the burdens. The operational code is: we have a lot; we can get more; we want it all.” - Michael Parenti
“The most powerful ideologies are not those that prevail against all challengers but those that are never challenged because in their ubiquity they appear as nothing more than the unadorned truth.” - Michael Parenti
“The first atrocity, the first war crime committed in any war of aggression by the aggressors is against the truth.” - Michael Parenti
“When change threatens to rule, then the rules are changed.” - Michael Parenti
Talks by Michael Parenti: Understanding Deep Politics - The 1% Pathology and the Myth of Capitalism