Media control
The Spectacular Achievements of Propaganda
by Noam Chomsky · first published 1991
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"Chomsky's backpocket classic on wartime propaganda and opinion control has been updated and expanded into a two-section book, and redesigned following the acclaimed format of his Open Media anti-war bestseller, 9-11. The new edition of Media Control also includes 'The Journalist from Mars, ' Chomsky's 2002 talk on the media coverage of America's 'new war on terrorism.' Chomsky begins by asserting two models of democracy -- one in which the public actively participates, and one in which the public is manipulated and controlled. According to Chomsky 'propaganda is to democracy what the bludgeon
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…Dead Internet Theory..." > I hadn't heard of this. Now that's some sci-fi level of conspiracy but in today's world it seems totally plausible. I never believed in conspiracy theories, and after I read "Media Control" by Noam Chomsky I understood there is no need for conspiracy theories once you understand how individual incentives are aligned and how individuals always act to maximise profits. Someone on HN phrased…
on “Google Search Is Dying” ↗…voters can no longer be trusted with making up their own mind in a democracy and they need to be automatically manipulated for the greater good That sounds very much like Noah Chomsky. The pretext of Media Control is that the general public is a bewildered herd that needs to be kept entertained and divided, less they engage in unwelcome "activism". Namely, democracy.
on “The Rise of the Weaponized AI Propaganda Machine” ↗…peaceful dialogue (both sides) they just prefer to keep with the same story over and over creating more and more hate between different parts of the country... It comes to my mind a book by Chomsky (Media Control) that suggest how US has created always an enemy to have the country united and the support of the people. Borders..... such a colonial western invention and all the problems they have created.....
on “Spanish police doing an intervention in Fundació puntCAT office” ↗