Reply #9: Read Chomsky's 'Manufacturing Consent'

[Lone_Wolf]

I have the book at home, but here's a website I found.

http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Herman%20/Manufac_Consent_Prop_Model.html

It is a very comprehensive analysis of the media and how it really functions. You have many of the functions that Chomsky came up with. Here are some more.

It also serves as a distraction. It keeps people occupied with sports, "reality" television, and mindless entertainment. Otherwise, people might start intruding on areas where they are not welcome, like paying attention to policy. In short, it keeps people from participating in their government's affairs.

It limits the debate. The boundaries of debate are very narrow in the media. Thus, people who go beyond these boundaries are marginalized and considered extremists.

It indoctrinates people so that they willingly work and sacrifice for the corporate/military state.