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http://books.google.com/books?id=06FkpD0ih...result#PPA12,M1^ You can read most of it on Google.
Excerpt from introduction on pg 12:
"We have been told that our democratic society is a 'free marketplace of ideas.' Since democracy is also capitalistic, it only makes sense that the 'marketplace of ideas' embodies the same principles as our economy. The laws of supply and demand dictate what ideas are considered valuable, which beliefs are valid, and therefore which truths exist. By right of popularity, even the laws of physics can be accepted, rejected, or altered at will.
But most ideas are cheap, worthless, crap; both the popularly-held ideas and the majority of the rebellious 'counter-ideas' presented by the numerous 'counter-cultures'."^ Do you have any thoughts on that particular passage? Any flaws in
his her logic therein?
The main point is manipulation through economic reality and self interest which can be usurped by deception, deceit and the now modern version of "Talk Radio".
What does freedom for all mean? What does democracy for all mean?
1. For the first 200 years of US History, freedom meant only for those who were of the majority and the same hue. Through deconstruction of those initial words, the reality until the 1960'a, at best was the freedom was only for Euro Americans and their lap dogs.
2. Democracy was the same way!
From the above statement, it is not that ideas are worthless or crap but the tyranny of the majority to manipulate and use deciet to rule was (is)maybe" the modus operandi of the State Controlled Economic Apparatus.
Now people may appear to be smarter so the more informed people choose to be, the less they are manipulated by the Talking Heads. It seems that even sensible people can be deceived based on the choices of the last election!
P.S. i am not pointing fingers but I will say that Obama's election was an economic windfall for weapons industry! Get your assault rifles now before they are banned. Now you too can own a tank if you want because it is a god given right. More firepower! The gun industry had a 300% sales increase but people are complaining that we are in a recession. At least some people, and the Spin goes on and on and on ad infinitum!
god bless america1