Noam Chomsky once noted that any dictator would admire the uniformity and obedience of the U.S. media. But Chomsky was talking about the news industry within the context of wars; I am sure even he is shocked at the level of obsequiousness media professionals have descended into during the past 12 months. In what could only be explained as a coordinated campaign, governments, media empires and the medical industry have colluded to induce compliance from a leery public and silence the voices of people who diverge from acceptable media narratives.
The very foundation of journalism and the reason why the rights of a “free-press” were enshrined in the U.S. Constitution is to ensure a counterweight to the coercive power of governments and business interest who have the ability to shape public opinion with impunity. Sadly, the so-called “fourth-estate” has been co-opted by the very same corporations that commandeered our government a long time ago. The end result is a pliant media that serves as a lapdog of the ruling class instead of being a watchdog for the public at large. The arrival of Covid-19 erased whatever line of demarcation there was left between media and the people they are charged with keeping honest, “news” has now become fully weaponized to engineer societies towards a preferred outcome....continued...
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