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S01 E12: Media Control: The Necessary Illusions of Democratic Society

S01 E12: Media Control: The Necessary Illusions of Democratic Society

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Welcome back to season one, Manufacturing Reality.

Democratic societies face a problem: you can't control people by force, so you have to control them by opinion. And it turns out democratic propaganda is more sophisticated than anything a dictator could devise.

In this episode, we explore Chomsky's short, accessible overview of how public relations, media management, and political spectacle work together to manufacture consent. From Woodrow Wilson's war propaganda to modern electoral campaigns.

The tools have gotten more refined, but the principles remain the same. Create the illusion of democratic participation while limiting the range of acceptable debate.

Chomsky calls this "necessary illusion." The question is: necessary for whom?

Source: "Media Control: The Spectacular Achievements of Propaganda" by Noam Chomsky (1997)

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