Originally Posted by Arrogant-One
I would assert that the average American is far better informed on matters of import and significance than Mr Chomsky gives them credit for.
You might assert it but you would be horribly wrong , and therefore ill informed .
Americans at least have the opportunity to be better informed as they ,unlike the rest of the west , have informing media such as gcn ,rbn radio networks . But the numbers are still relatively low , with the dumbed down ( charlotte izerby) masses predominating , strutting around clueless .
Originally Posted by Arrogant-One
I would further assert that America's democracy is more robust and true than many others around the world, and is perhaps the truest and oldest democracy on earth.
yes it was the truest democracy and perhaps one of the free-est society of peoples that has ever existed , unsurprising given that they were also far better informed then, but that was a long time ago.
America for the last few decades has seen the hastening of its deliberate destruction at the hands of the globalist banking elite , so as to usher in a one world government ; the very antithesis of old american liberty (note the UN's model state is China ! )
So not so robust anymore , especially when the public is so woefully ill -informed ,they just sit there like plump cattle ripe for the harvest , brainwashed dumbed down clueless gatekeepers of their own oppression .(btw this is true of all western nations, and most others too , in fact , probably all )
Originally Posted by Arrogant-One
Lastly, in my view, it is NOT the role of media to provide balanced and carefully considered views to the public.
?? What is their role then ? Not to inform the public ? Not to tell ppl about big picture issues but to keep them distracted by small picture pap?
No. the 6 corporate entities that own all media , their role is to fulfill their criteria which is to be the gatekeepers of the globalist banking and corporate establishment. Hence the dearth of true big picture investigative journalism , in areas such as big pharma-vaccines ,big agri - monsanto ,big military ind cxomplex- war rationale , big finance- bail out rationale, big picture - questioning our reality.
Originally Posted by Arrogant-One
Indeed, the average citizen can investigate and research significant issues on their own in order to draw their own conclusions on such matters, affairs, and issues without the aid of the media.
You underestimate the power of media on the masses .( refer:ed bernaisse book "Propaganda")
Not many have the time and inclination to study this area as i have full time .
It has taken many years to put the puzzle together .
What hope does the average busy person (slave) have of getting any idea if they are swamped by the 'program' from birth to death via schooling media and culture.
The media's job is to brainwash and ill inform you , and make it as difficult as possible to generate people power and get true representative govt. Which makes sense as i said earlier, they work for the capstone of the pyramid not the base .