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Again, I don't believe that the Media per se is the problem. It is those that use the Media that are the issue. There is nothing inherently evil about a CD, a Television carrier wave, or Newspapers... it is the Corporations that create and distribute content in these various media that are the issue. The Corporations that sell us concepts of who we are until we swear it is our own idea of who we are...
I see this system as hugely problematic in that we are ruduce from citizens (active, cogent participants in our societal makeup) to consumers (where choice is ruduced to brand loyalty)...
The problem is that the Corporations using the media like this have created a situation where we believe ourselve to be free, empowered individuals... It is a wonderful dream from which I see no chance of escape (aside from becoming a hermit in a cave).
The problem with suggesting that a stronger government is neccessary and that propaganda (as Art defines it above) are so odious to so many on this thread is that it is much more up front in methods (perhaps it is because the form of government we have is a left over from the Modern era). As a result of this we can see the strings, as it were... we become acutely aware of the manipulation... Governement, as it is, is too unsubtle in the face of the Corporations and their media use.
Again, I suggest that success is to be found in a balance between these two opposing forces. You CAN have both a strong government and a strong economic engine.
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