Keeping the Rabble in Line: Interviews with David BarsamianBarsamian, the founder of Alternative Radio, and Chomsky, allegedly the most quoted author in the modern era, have forged a symbiotic relationship that manages to distill Chomsky's political philosophies and make them accessible. Barsamian's historically grounded, well-informed and probing questions prompt Chomsky to deconstruct concepts of class, media and economics. Chomsky deftly addresses domestic and foreign conundrums including health care, the recent crime bill and NAFTA. While these interviews span a two-year period and end early in 1994, they remain provocative and timely, with Chomsky's insights on Haiti, Northern Ireland and the Middle East proving especially resonant. Ultimately, Rabble serves as a Chomsky primer that is without condescension, and the question-and-answer format shows him at his most concise and adroit. His criticism exposes democracies as business-run societies that render the general population isolated from politics, persuasively suggesting that we are on the verge of a social breakdown. What sets this work apart from other reluctant messiahs who simply intellectualize suffering, is that Barsamian and Chomsky discuss avenues for activism-strengthening unions, following grassroots organizations or simply reading between the lines. Together they act as a lens, enabling the reader to see what has been there, hidden in plain sight. FROM Publisher's Weekly -- Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. |
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... propaganda based on denial of these truths . It's other countries that have government involvement and social services . We're rugged individualists . So IBM doesn't get anything from the government . In fact , they get plenty , but ...
... propaganda based on denial of these truths . It's other countries that have government involvement and social services . We're rugged individualists . So IBM doesn't get anything from the government . In fact , they get plenty , but ...
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... propaganda function . It's obvious on the face of it that those words don't mean anything . What do you mean by bal- anced ? What's the proper measure of balance ? There's no answer to that question . If the media were honest , they ...
... propaganda function . It's obvious on the face of it that those words don't mean anything . What do you mean by bal- anced ? What's the proper measure of balance ? There's no answer to that question . If the media were honest , they ...
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... propaganda system were more intelligent , they would allow more leeway to real dissidents and crit- ics . Because it still wouldn't make much of a differ- ence , given the overwhelming weight of propaganda on the other side and the ...
... propaganda system were more intelligent , they would allow more leeway to real dissidents and crit- ics . Because it still wouldn't make much of a differ- ence , given the overwhelming weight of propaganda on the other side and the ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
They Dont Even Know That They Know | 33 |
Race | 61 |
Copyright | |
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