Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges speaks with Professor Noam Chomsky about working-class resistance during the Industrial Revolution, propaganda, and the historical role played by intellectuals in times of war.
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Yes, we do live in interesting times. “Interesting times” according to the ancient Chinese curse are not a good thing. And yes, society has evolved unfortunately to accept the values of madmen, psychopaths and sociopaths who are leading us down the road to perdition. But there is the other side of the coin in which more and more people are questioning critically what establishment media imposed on them through systematic indoctrination and socialization. It is becoming increasingly difficult for them to manufacture consent, particularly due to the rise of the alternative media.
Yes, we are the ones one’s who are able to make these observations, and need to do whatever it takes to keep sane in an insane world by mobilizing ourselves through grassroots education, planning, and action to make fundamental social change. T.
We live in interesting times. “Interesting times” according to the ancient Chinese curse are not a good thing. Society has evolved to accept the values of madmen, psychopaths and sociopaths who are leading us down the road to perdition. What to do?
I suppose we, at least the one’s who are able to make these observations, need to do whatever it takes to keep sane in an insane world. Nonetheless, I don’t think denial is going to work much longer.