 Chomsky: The US is living under a totalitarian culture much worse than Soviet Union Soviet Russia could access BBC, Voice of America, German TV Today Americans are not permitted to hear what Russians are saying The US has imposed constraints on access to info beyond Soviets 4 comments
@ElPamplina it's not allowing dissent on the fringes is part of the system. Chomsky explains this in detail if you ever bother reading him. The goal is to control mainstream views which is done with a high degree of efficiency in the west. Meanwhile, people such as Manning, Assange, and Snowden, who are perceived as being an actual threat are dealt with brutally. @yogthos anyone who talks to russell brand could be immediately dismissed as a conspiracy theorist, it's so sad to see Chomsky falling down that rabbit hole. @felipeb you're falling into a logical fallacy here. The whole reason Chomsky ends up having to talk to people like Brand is precisely because he's been shut out from serious media outlets further underscoring his point. And if you ever actually read Chomsky, he explains very lucidly how capitalist oligarchs control media narrative and they are the ones who have representation in the government. Recommend you start with reading Manufacturing Consent. The book directly addresses your confusion. |
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@yogthos Chomsky's mere existence is proof of the opposite of what he says.
Being a dissident of the totalitarian state, he remains one of the opinion leaders and employed by one of the most prestigious institutions in the country.