EXCLUSIVE: Is there any way to censor media without a single censor at hand? Yet, the famously free Western media is tightly controlled. How is that possible? Almost every single major media outlet in the US is owned by six major corporations, many of which have the same political agenda and maintain the same political posture as the establishment does. That’s why in many ways you see a confluence between what the media is saying and what the talking points are from the State Department, Pentagon, etc. The people of the US remember very clearly the role of the media in selling a war in Iraq or Libya which was built upon a foundation of lies. We remember very clearly the role that the media played in shaping the public opinion. And the sort of socialization process of making people accustomed to these ideas is a fundamental part of being able to sell perpetual war. And that is really what the US is engaged in – endless war, says Eric Draitser, an independent geopolitical analyst based in New York City. Listen to the Radio VRs Burning Point to learn what other experts think on the issue:
Posted on: Sun, 08 Jun 2014 12:32:32 +0000