Uprez: Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media | Feature Doc

[@stephenwallace8782]

Glad this now has the higher resolution....

[@chrisinbaltimore]

1:05:40 I've said this same thing about professional sports for years and people look at me like I'm crazy, glad to see I'm not the only one who sees that it's a way to keep people distracted with something that's of no importance

[@vivalaleta]

Good introduction to Chomsky.

[@joeldavis5815]

Another man who I am viewing as one of Chomsky's possible successors is Chris Hedges, formerly of the New York Times. I encourage anyone interested in such philosophies to check him out.

[@spikedaniels1528]

Joel // I’ve read some of each. Hedges seems easier to read, however generally more negative in tone. As with other great individuals, I just can’t envision a successor to Chomsky. 🧐

[@joeldavis5815]

@spikedaniels1528 I agree about Chris's negative tone. Unfortunately, after reflection I really can not poke any significant enough holes in his logic although I wish that I could. I am starting to come up with the conclusion that the American empire is living on borrowed time. I implore you to provide me with evidence that proves to the contrary. I do not ask this in an effort to discourage you or in an effort to prove you wrong. I feel that my motivation is genuine insofar that I hope my judgement is wrong.

[@richardcabrera8958]

Hedges is smart, be he doesn't have the intellect of Chomsky

[@HickYankee]

I'm mostly listening to this in my car so I'm not noticing all the great humor like after the president of Boston University cuts Chomsky off and they run out of time it cuts to winning lottery numbers perfectly illustrating chomsky's premise about the media distracting us with bread and circuses so that we are easier to control and manufacture consent. It's a real shame videos like this are not more common and subject taught in k12 and higher education.

[@martingackle5808]

Sehr empfehlenswert, nur schade, dass keine deutschen Untertitel verfügbar sind.