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« One characteristic of the terms of political discourse is that they are generally two-way. One is the meaning found in the dictionary, and the other is a meaning whose function is to serve power - that is the doctrinal sense. »
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Noam Chomsky
The underside of Uncle Sam's politics |
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Noam Chomsky
The underside of Uncle Sam's politics
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« The most egregious biases in the processing of information are the result of the s e l e c tion of a staff who think what to think, who have internalized a common sense of the profession and have adapted to the constraints of owners, organizations, the market and political power. Censorship here is mainly the self-censorship of presenters and journalists subjected to their sources and the organisational constraints of the media, and also of their higher colleagues in the hierarchy, s e l e c ted to impose constraints." »
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Noam Chomsky
Making consent: Media propaganda in democracy |
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Noam Chomsky
Making consent: Media propaganda in democracy
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« I prefer the modification of Pascal's bet to which our discussion refers: if we give up hope, and resign ourselves to passivity, we ensure that, certainly, the worst will happen; if we keep hope and work hard to make its promises come true, the situation can improve. »
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Noam Chomsky
Reason against power: Pascal's bet |
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Noam Chomsky
Reason against power: Pascal's bet
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