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Media Control, Second Edition: The Spectacular Achievements of Propaganda (Open Media Series)

Noam Chomsky’s backpocket classic on wartime propaganda and opinion control begins by asserting two models of democracy—one in which the public actively participates, and one in which the public is manipulated and controlled. According to Chomsky, "propag

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““You’ve got to keep them pretty scared, because unless they’re properly scared and frightened of all kinds of devils that are going to destroy them from outside or inside or somewhere, they may start to think, which is very dangerous, because they’re not competent to think. Therefore it’s important…”

— Noam Chomsky, amazon.com

Tagged: Media Fear, Media Manipulation, Fear, Marginalization Tactics

“One conception of democracy has it that a democratic society is one in which the public has the means to participate in some meaningful way in the management of their own affairs and the means of information are open and free.”

— Noam Chomsky, amazon.com

Tagged: Democracy, Open Information

“That’s the whole point of good propaganda. You want to create a slogan that nobody’s going to be against, and everybody’s going to be for. Nobody knows what it means, because it doesn’t mean anything.”

— Noam Chomsky, amazon.com

Tagged: Propaganda, Thought Control