flangelet (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

Whirr, click.Hatred...hatred...Whirr, click!

w5monkey (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

Sorry gentlemen for interrupting a lively discussion but I must apologize for "flangelet". He fancies himself a modern day lowell mill girl. He will take only your time whilst adding verbal cellulite to your conversations. His hateful rambling will vomit up post after post of empty filler and contribute nothing positive, fresh, informative or inventive. A sad and impotent robot.

flangelet (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

1:45 - The 'general population' is unable to 'take control' of anything since they, americans, are mostly ignorant dirt fit only for gassing & being controlled. Actively, they seek out people as leaders who will control them, they choose to be subjegated.In this respect, most people, primarily dumb fools, are better off dead & for the rest of, we non-americans, in the world, the fewer Earth-rapers the better.Noam is, of course & as usual, correct in his interpretations of us media mores.

nukn (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

i disagree. i think it misses the point to call chomskys books semi-popular, because in them he addresses real life politics which are very populist. therefore to uncover inconsistencies doesnt require elaborate theories.the distortion in manufacturing whether dissent or consent is due to the fact that wealth is highly concentrated. And this concentrated wealth manifests itself in owernship and power, which the owner will apply to foster his benefits.

Oepke60 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

Oops, I meant to write subtle ways. I was not referring to subito, a technical term in music meaning sudden. The faults with Chomsky's thesis about manufacturing assent and consent can be seen if you think about the extent to which modern and postmodern civilization also manufactures (constructs) all criticism and discontent. At this stage of history there are more than two possibilities: solidarity versus specialized classes driving us to oblivion. We are not in a global terminal phase.

Oepke60 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

The key intellectual fault with this line of thought is that Chomsky discusses the issue in black and white terms: democracy or totalitarianism. The argument against "elites" does not apply to elite thinkers at MIT and the Ivy League schools, I guess, since many thinkers at such universities precisely the ones most likely to write cogently about the importance of at least reasonable representative democracy. Chomsky is not the best person alive! His semi-popular books often mislead in sublt ways

conscioussbeing (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

this is essential for all of us to understand. i hope we make it through the next few decades, its up to us to make change. (please watch my video, if you want some disturbing info)

sadunkal (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

Last month my school went bankrupt and I had a lot of time available to research. I learned soo much about the "real world" it's truly amazing.And it's weird to know that I was unaware of so many dangerous secrets. Watch the "AIDS Inc." trailer for example!I'm almost like an internet activist now. :)And this video, which I discovered only hours ago, represents my views almost perfectly. I had heard Chomsky before but I never took my time to get to know him... until today.I love internet :)

mosavvir17 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

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2029AD (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

If you weren't such a throbbing cunt, you wouldn't be on youtube creating straw horse arguments to feed your 17 year old ego.