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so the alternative voice historically can't get a voice and they can't get one now. and anybody, look, the classic case is noam chomsky who for something like dirty years was publishing his luck with south end press in boston which can -- consisted of two guys and a pipe breaker. he never got reviewed. i mean it was like a total blackout. the united states is not interested in criticism and frankly, de tocqueville said this very well in 1831. he said that americans live and an of self congratulation and if you bring up any problems they immediately get various. that has only gotten w...

this is just over an hour. >> okay, i guess we're ready to roll. thank you, all, for coming. i never know how many are going to attend, and i've gotten to the point that if it's more than three, i consider it a success, you know? [laughter] came out of a book tour i do in 2006, a favorite of mine. it was in a bookstore in philadelphia, downtown, and three people showed up, and one of them fell asleep during the talk, and i was -- waiting if he was going to snore or fall out of his chair. luckily, that was not recorded by c-span. the worst was seeing the flier from the store. this did...