Who Rules the World? by Noam Chomsky Summary
Overview of Who Rules the World?
In "Who Rules the World?", Chomsky exposes the hidden machinery of global power. The New York Times called him "a global phenomenon" whose relentless logic challenges our understanding of terrorism, democracy, and America's role as the world's most powerful - and controversial - nation.
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知識を魅力的で例が豊富な洞察に変換
キーアイデアを瞬時にキャプチャして素早く学習
楽しく魅力的な方法で本を楽しむ
重要なポイント
When the Powerful Write the Rules
Picture a world where the wealthiest 1% own more than the bottom 90% combined, where elections cost billions yet policies ignore what most people actually want, where democracy exists in name but not in practice. You don't need to imagine it-you're living in it. This isn't conspiracy theory; it's documented reality. Since World War II, a small class of corporate executives, financial elites, and their political servants have quietly restructured society to serve themselves. Adam Smith called them "masters of mankind" and condemned their "vile maxim": all for ourselves, nothing for others. Today's masters operate through multinational corporations and financial institutions that have orchestrated what Citigroup analysts frankly describe as a "plutonomy"-an economy powered by and for the wealthy few, while everyone else struggles in what they call the "global precariat." The question isn't whether this system exists, but how it became so normalized that we barely notice it anymore. Here's an uncomfortable truth: most intellectuals throughout history haven't spoken truth to power-they've provided cover for it. When we think of intellectuals, we imagine brave dissidents like the Dreyfusards defending the falsely accused Alfred Dreyfus in 1898. But they were the minority, viciously attacked by mainstream thinkers as dangerous radicals. During World War I, Germany's leading intellectuals signed a manifesto supporting their government's conduct, while American progressives celebrated the war as proof that "intelligent men" could manage human affairs-even as they were being manipulated by British propaganda. The pattern repeats across history: conformist intellectuals who rationalize official crimes get honored, while critics get marginalized or imprisoned. Russell, Debs, and Luxemburg went to jail for opposing World War I. Nelson Mandela stayed on the U.S. terrorist list until 2008. Soviet dissidents were praised by Americans while American dissidents were ignored. The term "dissident" itself is applied selectively-never to critics of U.S. policy, always to critics of enemy states.
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"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
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"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
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"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
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