Words and stories, we know, have great power. And by amplifying and focusing that power, the media can change the course of history.
Not only do the mainstream media manufacture consent for wars of aggression, colonialism, racism and other forms of oppression, according to Chomsky’s propaganda model, they also enable us to proceed with the casual, brutal, ultimately suicidal destruction of our habitat — the living biosphere — in the name of progress and other justifications.
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