The repression of people abroad is basically training tactics that can one day be done less explicitly on the local populace. Luckily, the article does posit that this boomerang relationship works both ways, so defense tactics that worked abroad can be used internally to fight against repression. This highlights one of the many reasons international solidarity is needed.
It’s funny that you mention both Foucault and Chomsky. There was a post on /r/CriticalTheory not too long ago of a debate they had on human nature.
The repression of people abroad is basically training tactics that can one day be done less explicitly on the local populace. Luckily, the article does posit that this boomerang relationship works both ways, so defense tactics that worked abroad can be used internally to fight against repression. This highlights one of the many reasons international solidarity is needed.
It’s funny that you mention both Foucault and Chomsky. There was a post on /r/CriticalTheory not too long ago of a debate they had on human nature.
Thanks, saving for later. A few years ago while looking into Derrida, I think I watched that debate as a tangent.