The two major political parties are business-oriented parties identifying in their soul with the centrality of big corporations as the engine of American life. -- ac. Noam Chomski Those who held the keys to production, distribution, publicity, and transportation arrogated to themselves the role of rulers of the country. -- ac. John Dewey The oligarchic national security state has turned the public election system into a wholly ornamental activity that we might term politainment, politics as entertainment. Given control over the public discourse, it is relatively easy to change the channel of concern, changing the discourse like a child who might otherwise be caught out in a lie. This skill should not be underestimated and is really part of the genius of American advertising and state propaganda. -- ac. Noam Chomski
Posted on: Sun, 05 Oct 2014 23:51:56 +0000
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