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"One fundamental goal of any well-conceived indoctrination program
is to direct attention elsewhere, away from effective power, its
roots, and the disguises it assumes.  Thus to enter into debate
over Vietnam, or the Middle East, or Central America, one is
required to gain special knowledge of these areas while avoiding
scrutiny of the United States.

"Rational standards are permitted for the study of Soviet
intervention, which focusses on Moscow, not Kabul and Prague; for us,
however, the problems lie elsewhere, not here.  Respectable
commentators can even speak of "the tragic self-destruction of Central
America," with the two superpowers playing a (symmetrical) background
role (Theodore Sorenson).  A similar comment about Eastern Europe
would merely arouse ridicule."

	-- Noam Chomksy, _The Decline of the Democratic Ideal_, _Z_,
	May 1990