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Howard Zinn exige a los soldados de EE.UU. a que sigan el consejo de Thoreau a “resistir la autoridad”

En la segunda parte de nuestra conversación con Howard Zinn y Noam Chomsky, continuamos la conversación con dos de los principales disidentes del país sobre las guerras de EE.UU. desde Iraq hasta Vietnam, sobre la resistencia y la academia. Zinn habla sobre la importancia de Henry David Thoreau y lo relevante que el significa hoy en día. Zinn afirma que los soldados deben “leer el ensayo de Thoreau sobre la desobediencia civil y tomar en serio sus consejos, realizar que el gobierno no es sagrado, pero lo que sí es sagrado es la vida humana y la libertad humana y el derecho del pueblo de resistir la autoridad.”

Tuesday, April 17th, 2007Howard Zinn Urges U.S. Soldiers to Heed Thoreau’s Advice and “Resist Authority”Listen to Segment Download Show mp3 Watch 128k stream Watch 256k stream Read Transcript Help Printer-friendly version Email to a friend Purchase Video/CD
In Part II of our conversation with Howard Zinn and Noam Chomsky, we speak with the two leading dissidents about U.S. wars from Iraq to Vietnam, resistance and academia. Zinn speaks about the importance of Henry David Thoreau and his relevance today. Zinn says soldiers should “read Thoreau’s essay on civil disobedience or take its advice to heart, realize that the government is not holy, but what's holy is human life and human freedom and the right for people to resist authority.” [includes rush transcript]
Howard Zinn. Professor emeritus at Boston University. His classic work "A People's History of the United States" has sold over 1.5 million copies. His latest book is "A Power Governments Cannot Suppress."
Noam Chomsky. Professor Emeritus of linguistics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is the author of dozens of books on linguistics and U.S. foreign policy. His latest book is "Failed States: The Abuse of Power and the Assault on Democracy."
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