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In reply to the discussion: Right Wing Built the Mass Media Long Ago to Manipulate the Masses [View all]PufPuf23
(8,856 posts)56. Thank you for the concise reminder. kr
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It depends on what you mean by the "mass media." There have always been conservative papers,
Martin68
Jan 2023
#31
That's right. Stop blaming the "mass media." Start blaming the education system. Start blaming a
Martin68
Jan 2023
#55
Each successive Republican administration has bent the FCC to work for corporations.
Hermit-The-Prog
Jan 2023
#59
I highly recommend that you read books that show the war for democracy on the Internet,
ancianita
Jan 2023
#29
Re "The moment freedom of the press is gone, freedom itself is gone extinct," that's why hackers
ancianita
Jan 2023
#37
Taking one's political cues from an anti-liberal like Noam Chomsky is a very poor idea.
Just A Box Of Rain
Jan 2023
#12
No, we should worry about propaganda in our lives, and Chomsky's propaganda
Just A Box Of Rain
Jan 2023
#50
Tip: "anarcho-syndicalist and libertarian socialist" and "liberal" are not congruent terms.
Just A Box Of Rain
Jan 2023
#49
It is quite possible for you to have the degree you claim and for you to be wrong.
Hermit-The-Prog
Jan 2023
#60
Good post Kid Berwyn. My saying that and 10 bucks will get you a cup of coffee.
Prairie_Seagull
Jan 2023
#24
We only have to note how the media, all of it including entertainment, during the 70s were busy
ShazamIam
Jan 2023
#39
I came across this web page--Tools That Fight Disinformation Online--a few months ago.
barbaraann
Jan 2023
#61