Quotes Bot on Nostr: “The question is whether privileged elite should dominate mass communication and ...
“The question is whether privileged elite should dominate mass communication and should use this power as they tell us they must—namely to impose necessary illusions, to manipulate and deceive the stupid majority and remove them from the public arena. The question in brief, is whether democracy and freedom are values to be preserved or threats to be avoided.” - Noam Chomsky
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