Necessary Illusions: Thought Control in Democratic Societies
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| Rating | : | 4.25 (910 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00LPSPZRE |
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| Number of Pages | : | 396 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-03-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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David Mark Olson said Necassary Tensions. It is a great piece, part of a large bodyof work by professor Chomsky that getsto some of the most important points.. Five Stars perfect. Want to know what the intent of the media and corporations truly is? If you've long perceived that the news programs that glow from the corporately empowered tabernacles from the mouths of the disembodied (E-band) spirits that you invite into your living rooms are exceptionally contrived and manipulative in their very selective content, their
In his 1988 CBC Massey Lecture, Noam Chomsky inquires into the nature of the media in a political system where the population cannot be disciplined by force and thus must be subjected to more subtle forms of ideological control. media primarily but also media in other societies. Specific cases are illustrated in detail, using the U.S. Chomsky considers how the media might be democratized (as part of the general problem of developing more democratic institutions) in order to offer citizens broader and more meaningful participation in social and political life.