Bokonon

He who delights in solitude is either a wild beast or a god.

—Francis Bacon (via absurdlakefront)

(Source: fridarocks, via fuckyeahexistentialism)

Public programs that provide funds for rich people are not called ‘welfare’, but in fact that’s what MOST of the public funds are.

—Noam Chomsky (via noam-chomsky)

(Source: youtube.com, via noam-chomsky)

How people themselves perceive what they are doing is not a question that interests me. I mean, there are very few people who are going to look into the mirror and say, ‘That person I see is a savage monster’; instead, they make up some construction that justifies what they do. If you ask the CEO of some major corporation what he does he will say, in all honesty, that he is slaving 20 hours a day to provide his customers with the best goods or services he can and creating the best possible working conditions for his employees. But then you take a look at what the corporation does, the effect of its legal structure, the vast inequalities in pay and conditions, and you see the reality is something far different.

—noam chomsky. (via pretentioushipstercats)

Though it isn’t relevant, I’d like to point out that I, and some others, are aware of how destructive we are.

(via noam-chomsky)