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Propaganda & Control Of The Public Mind

Propaganda & Control of the Public Mind

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Politics. Social Criticism. "Theres no doubt that one of the major issues of twentieth century history, surely in the US, is corporate propaganda. . . Its goal from the beginning, perfectly openly and consciously, was to control the public mind, as they put it. The reason was that the public mind was seen as the greatest threat to corporations"--Noam Chomsky, from the CD. This is the latest in the audio series bringing Chomskys finest lectures to compact disc. This lecture, and the question-and-answer session that follows, provide and introduction to (and synthesis of) Chomskys key thinking on the media and propaganda, and their pivotal role in the relentless class struggle being waged daily.
Rate Points :4.0
Binding :Audio CD
Label :AK Press
Manufacturer :AK Press
ProductGroup :Book
Studio :AK Press
Publisher :AK Press
UPC :721616022223
EAN :9781873176689
Price :$20.00USD
Lowest Price :$11.18USD
Customer ReviewsLord of the Flies & 1984 revisited
Rating Point :5 Helpful Point :1
If you werent thoroughly disgusted, disillusioned and demoralized by living in the United States, this ought to push you over the edge.
Title sounds like what he wants to do
Rating Point :2 Helpful Point :0
I may agree a little with his basic point but he VASTLY overstates the issue. I could write for an hour listing cases where the press challenged the status quo in government, business ,etc. He is just not happy because it is not a 24 hour a day propaganda machine for the left. They sometimes have to, for example, challenge corrupt liberals (like the govenor of Illinois and the mayor of Detroit) in the name of the truth.
Chomsky nails it again!
Rating Point :5 Helpful Point :0
This is the kind of concise brilliance you can expect from Chomsky on the topic of propaganda:

In Manufacturing Consent, co-authored with Edward Herman, Chomsky proposed a model of the mass media that moulds this consent with bias and omission. "Propaganda is to democracy what violence is to totalitarianism," they wrote. While some see the "propaganda model" as reducing everyone to dupes or liars, others have dismissed it as conspiracy theory. "Its exactly the opposite - its free-market theory," says Chomsky. "The media are major corporations. They sell a product (readers or viewers) to a market (advertisers). If a Martian were looking at this system, what would he expect? That the media product would be shaped by the perspectives and interests of the sellers and buyers and the external conditions (the state). Youd expect no interaction at all. Its no more a conspiracy than that General Motors tries to make a profit."

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I feel ripped off
Rating Point :2 Helpful Point :0
I was disappointed (to say the least) with this product. Audio was awful (re-recorded radio shows I think) too low to hear but when Id turn it up, hed start "yelling". The "chapters" were organized in some fashion but it wasnt logical. The material was repeated from one "show" to another.

I made a bad choice.

Jay
chomsky rocks!
Rating Point :5 Helpful Point :0
Noam Chomsky simply cannot be rated higher, and history will look back on his insights as a breath of refreshment. This one is as good a place to start with Chomsky as any. Very highly recommended!

Regards,
proclus
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