I don't doubt trevor aaronson(in this video anyways) I really only wanted to point out how media outlets such as RT and Aljazeera's content offer liberal Chomsky-like critiques of America meanwhile they are funded by governments who are authoritarian and in Qatar's case still practices slavery.
Your second point has turned into a post I'll let you know when its finished.
Your third point lets me know what you think of the USG and my question to you is if it was your choice which other government would you replace them with as the worlds Hegemon? Who has done a better job of "Empire". I fully realize you would want to say nobody should do that but when critiquing a system of governance or indeed hegemony we should always ask ourselves who has done this better or has what we want to replace it ever worked in the real world?
Else wise you can fall victim to the "Dragons of Expectation"(a good book for perspective even if its examples are somewhat naive its premise is entirely relevant to our times)
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Yeah, that's a totally valid point: a totalitarian country funding journalism... Something interesting about RT and such, is that people don't tend to think the same about BBC, for example, UK gov. funding is ok, I guess. For me propaganda is clearly a weapon or toll both sides use. But there's something else here, in my opinion, what RT is doing is basically using historical truths commonly suppresed by Western media. Think about it, why make propaganda with lies when you can use the truth and nobody can call you a liar.
I look forward to your post!
I'll try to read something about that book or even the book if I can find it (Dragons...). What I think is that concentration of power will lead to our situation, there should be a way, hopefully in the future, to make people more conscious of this fact, so what we call democracies today could probably focus on concentrated power (political or otherwise) and redistribute in some way.
What former empires did was also criminal, look at the Spanish empire or the British... but today's technology, which obviously includes mass media, the reach is many times wider and more pervasive. Also the instruments of domination are more inhumane and destructive.
But in short, without a radical change in mentality, there's no way out. Any other Hegemon will do what is in its hands to dominate and remain in power.