Skepticism, Science & Pseudoscience

Boston_Chemist

(256 posts) Thu Dec 22, 2011, 07:05 PM Dec 2011

Noam Chomsky - "Manufacturing Consent"

This is an incredibly important documentary, as it encouraged a whole generation to view the media with increasing skepticism:

Noam Chomsky is one of the few people I know of that is capable of handling any line of questioning that pertains to the topic at hand. He has often been accused of peddling conspiracy theories, an accusation he often brushes off by stating that what he does is actually institutional analysis.

Enjoy

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Noam Chomsky - "Manufacturing Consent" (Original Post) Boston_Chemist Dec 2011 OP

It's a good book, too REP Dec 2011 #1

"No, he doesn't believe there's an organized group of people conspiring against the public" FiveGoodMen Jan 2012 #2

REP

(21,691 posts)

1. It's a good book, too

Reply to Boston_Chemist (Original post)

Thu Dec 22, 2011, 07:12 PM

Dec 2011

No, he doesn't believe there's an organized group of people conspiring against the public; it's far more complicated than that.

If you can find it, the Open Pamphlet Series "Propaganda in The Recent War" is fascinating. It was written during Gulf War I, but is relevant to much media manipulation of anything.

FiveGoodMen

(20,018 posts)

2. "No, he doesn't believe there's an organized group of people conspiring against the public"

Reply to REP (Reply #1)

Tue Jan 10, 2012, 02:34 PM

Jan 2012

No one ever plans (conspires) to do things that are not in the public interest.

And if they did, they certainly wouldn't do it in an organized way.

How can anyone believe such nonsense?

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