tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post7288307065609292610..comments2024-03-29T02:19:19.866-04:00Comments on Mike Norman Economics: Dave Lefcourt — Why did it have to be this way?mike normanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03296006882513340747noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-3280878844173047112016-12-03T13:30:49.906-05:002016-12-03T13:30:49.906-05:00 Press Releases, Conferences and statements by va... Press Releases, Conferences and statements by various government agencies are quoted and treated as authoritative in media rather than as suspect propaganda or flawed as the humans who produced it. People used to understand propaganda, but at some point, maybe after the wars, the government convinced the media that it was objective. <br /><br />Ryan Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04815033054435303399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-25719624210888598312016-12-03T11:21:44.263-05:002016-12-03T11:21:44.263-05:00Government is too tempting for the powerful not to...Government is too tempting for the powerful not to capture and control if they can, and they usually can if history is any guide. Tom Hickeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08454222098667643650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-83411693296933546912016-12-03T11:08:35.446-05:002016-12-03T11:08:35.446-05:00Not government but the financial power for which g...Not government but the financial power for which government is a conduit. Money controls media. <br /><br />Read George Seldes, this same shit was going on 100 years ago. Noah Wayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12012500819097539976noreply@blogger.com