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Chomsky: The responsibility of privilege (Original Post) limpyhobbler Jan 2013 OP
Thank you for posting that! reeds2012 Jan 2013 #1
But what is interesting is that a whole industry - Public Relations, advertisement fasttense Jan 2013 #2
K&R. He tells it like it is. Overseas Jan 2013 #3
Good 'Ol Noam! RoccoR5955 Jan 2013 #4

reeds2012

(91 posts)
1. Thank you for posting that!
Sun Jan 13, 2013, 01:36 AM
Jan 2013

The whole thing is about privilege in one way or another.

From 20:00-25:00 it is about a certain type of privilege: Plato's "Noble Lie."

Interesting also that toward the end he throws the American public under the bus as uninformed voters. #NoDoubt

 

fasttense

(17,301 posts)
2. But what is interesting is that a whole industry - Public Relations, advertisement
Sun Jan 13, 2013, 09:21 AM
Jan 2013

and media consultants - are devoted to creating uninformed people making emotional and irrational decisions.

Stay away from advertisement and propaganda. They will kill you.

Beware of want and ignorance.

 

RoccoR5955

(12,471 posts)
4. Good 'Ol Noam!
Sun Jan 13, 2013, 03:41 PM
Jan 2013

84 and STILL telling it like it is!
Thanks for posting this.
This is one of the real reasons why Al Jazeera is not on in the US!

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