Tag: Propaganda Model
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Capital Controlling Media To Keep Us Thirsty For Violence
Noam Chomsky once explained the driving force behind the war machine as one that won’t begin to slow down until corporate America realizes that the majority of its customers are against a particular conflict. For when advertisers adjust to the collective vibe of the people (in order to sell product), the message is brought home […]
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The Haditha Massacre, Media and Patterns of Warfare
With the massacre of Haditha already drawing comparisons to the My Lai massacre — where up to 500 unarmed Vietnamese men, women and children were killed in cold blood by American forces — proponents of this war are holding fast against this incident becoming the tipping point of complete anti-war sentiment. Local blogger, Joe Guarino: […]
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Preventive War
Imperial Grand Strategy – Elite Concerns (pg. 39) Within establishment circles, there has been considerable concerns that “America’s imperial ambition” is a serious threat even to its own population. Their alarm reached new heights as the Bush administration declared itself to be a “revisionist state” that intends to rule the world permanently, becoming, some felt, […]
You Are Standing In An Open Field 