Art... I have only one issue with what you suggest above (and I suppose I am restating something from earlier in the thread) and that is that I don't feel it is so much media vs. government as it is The Corporation (private) vs. Governement (public). The media is the powerful tool used by both sides.
There are many Corporations that will work hand and glove with Government (see: Halliburton, etc.) but that is really only in so much as it suits their current needs.
Corporations are entities that, in the course of "doing business", have used the media to shape our dreams, attitudes, spending patterns... essentially who we are... or think we are.
At the same time, the Government uses the media to speak to the citizenry... when successful they can build support (Chomsky calls this Manufacturing Consent).
I see the forces of Corporatism as dangerous for the main reason that their sole stated purpose is to generate money for their shareholders... They are short term thinking, quick money making organizations. The only thing that keeps them in check are laws imposed by Government.
There is a constant push (via lobby groups) to diminish these Governmental powers in favour or a "freer market" (read: more power to the Corporations) and "smaller Government" (read: diminishing authority).
The real battleground is in public opinion and this is fought in and through the media.
To my mind, the end result of increase Corporate power is the "chaos" that Art speaks of... Therefore, it is essential to increase the authority of Government... this is done either with tougher laws or the abolishment of Corporations.
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