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RE: The 5 Filters of the Mass Media Machine - Noam Chomsky

in #life8 years ago

I always get a kick out of how they animated his work...

I can sympathize with @the-ego-is-you that it is extreme (as is a great deal of academic theory) but we often need extreme scenarios and explanations to make us take a hard look at ourselves, our environments, our behaviors, etc. It's rare to find this form of analysis without going to the very edge.

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There's nothing wrong with being 'extreme' really. Radical justice is better than mediocre injustice. But that doesn't negate a need for accuracy. 'Propaganda', by definition, isn't supposed to be accurate. It's myth building "for a purpose". Creating a mirrage to move the masses in the direction you choose.

In practice, by making others dependant on a myth, you are enslaving yourself to their false beliefs. If carried on, this intellectual, two sided, slavery itself will lead to slow death. But also, if the myth itself ends, you risk doing so with it.