Not P but Disinformation ?

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Mark Thibodaeu, what do you think of Noam Chomsky theory of media "manufacturing consent"? Do you think that media outlets don't serve propaganda purposes at all or just that all the networks aren't, like you said, a synchronized monolith? Do you think that they might all agree or collude (lol) on some topics? I mean obviously Fox news and CNN appeal to different audiences.
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From: owner-pynchon-l at waste.org <owner-pynchon-l at waste.org> on behalf of Allan Balliett <allan.balliett at gmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2017 8:01:44 AM
To: Mark Thibodeau; pynchon -l
Subject: Re: Not P but Disinformation ?

They told me you'd say that

Unfortunately, you've described the thesis of Exiting the Matrix to a T

It's about top capitalists deciding to control public opinion through the media through two mega public opinion firms with 'what's published' being controlled by the usual brown nose schemes (know the rules or perish)

But this RT endorsement, and the "Putin's going to save the World' thinking that follows from it simply stills my orgone plasma pulses

-Allan in WV where we (in this town)  think Obamacare works

On Wed, Jul 26, 2017 at 7:26 AM, Mark Thibodeau <jerkyleboeuf at gmail.com<mailto:jerkyleboeuf at gmail.com>> wrote:
Russia Today, on the whole, is a garbage propaganda outfit stuffed to
the gills with dumdum leftier-than-thou useful idiots, built around
the notion that dismantling the West's "soft power" in favor of an
unidentified and (with good reason) hidden replacement ideology would
be a benefit for everyone on the planet.

It would not be.

Furthermore, the idea that "the US media" presents some kind of
monolithic, synchronized "propaganda narrative" is utter bullshit,
which should be obvious to anyone with working eyes, ears, and a
brain.

Al Jazeera, on the other hand, is pretty good.

Jerky

On Wed, Jul 26, 2017 at 7:12 AM, Allan Balliett
<allan.balliett at gmail.com<mailto:allan.balliett at gmail.com>> wrote:
> I ran across this quote today from utopian philosopher Richard K. Moore,
> author of "Escaping the Matrix,"
>
>> Russia has launched yet another serious challenge to American dominance –
>> in the very important realm of global public opinion. RT (Russia Today) has
>> become one of the most-viewed news sources in the world, producing its
>> programs in several languages, and offering comprehensive coverage and
>> analysis of events all around the globe.
>>
>> Whereas the US media presents a propaganda narrative of world events,
>> designed to justify US policies, RT tries to get to the bottom of stories,
>> and reports what’s really going on as objectively as possible. RT has become
>> the go-to channel, for anyone who wants accurate and timely reports of
>> what’s going on in the world. The realm of global public opinion has also
>> become multi-polar.
>
> I have to ask the most literate group of people I know in the hope that at
> least one will answer me: Is this true? Is Russia Today a truly valuable
> news source? Last I heard, it was to be considered as The Mother of All Fake
> News
>
> But I could be being lied to.
>
> What's the story?
>
> -Allan in WV, where, if it's not on NPR, I don't want to know about it

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