says Chomsky ( About Anarchism, pp. 122-123):
A system of indoctrination that function properly must fulfill various tasks, some quite delicate. One of his goals are stupid and ignorant masses. Shall be maintained in this state, distracted with gross simplifications and great emotional strength, marginalized and isolated. Ideally, each person should be alone in front of the television screen, watching sports, soap operas or comedies, deprived of organizational structures that allow individuals lacking resources to discover what are your thoughts and beliefs in interaction with others, to formulate their own concerns and plans and act to achieve them. Arriving this situation be allowed to ratify decisions made by those who are better than them in regular elections, and to encourage them to do so.
This observation is so obvious that too many comments. The zeal of politicians, media and personalities that the people go to the polls at election time is used to create the illusion of democracy, the illusion that we choose and also this is how you (the system) that is.
The "despicable crowd" is the appropriate target media and a public education system aimed at generating obedience and training in the skills required, including repeating patriotic slogans on timely occasions.
Greased and ready to sit at the machine, so we left the universities and training schools. Talking about public opinion means to speak of the currents of opinion are more or less spontaneously creating, producing, manufacturing (using the term that Chomsky himself uses *) media. It is these who decide what should be discussed, from what approaches and for what purposes. This is particularly serious given the fact that these media conglomerates are just private interests and are not work the search for truth. The theme of patriotic slogans, on the other hand, is more effective than it seems. Every so often there is a ferment of exaltation or merely patriotic identity that reinforce the subordination to the state. Any excuse is valid, the incident Parsley, the discussion of "His Majesty King Don Juan Carlos I" (what century are we?) With the "banana dictator" sporting events such as the recent World Cup, etc. The latter case is paradigmatic, the next morning saw the celebrations flags on the ground, is no longer played patriotic show had to go back to the routine indifference.
story would come to browse these links, where Chomsky extends the analysis of this case:
- propaganda model of media .
- Consensus manufactured.
I still have the book:
The problem of indoctrination is a bit different for those who are expected to participate in making serious decisions and the exercise of control: corporate managers, state and culture and cultured sectors in general. These people must internalize the values \u200b\u200bof the system and share the necessary illusions allowing operation in the interests of those who concentrate in their hands the power and privileges. But they also have some understanding of the realities of the world, otherwise it will not be able to perform their tasks effectively. The elite media and education systems must find ways to resolve these dilemmas, which is not easy work. It is interesting to see in detail how to carry out such work, but it is something that falls outside the limits of these observations.
This really crucial aspect in the intellectual underpinning of the system requires more attention to be appreciated. The explanation for the broadcast of messages more or less anti- or protest, showing realities problematic for the regime and to show some of its major contradictions from media system itself is explained as follows. Far from creating a current antagonist, creates an appearance that the system is concerned, there is criticism and that mistakes are a result of this is not implemented what it should. We all know La 2 English TV, where content often have a place like this ( voices against globalization, TV Documents, etc.) Or can also be given the emphasis that report cases of corruption in political caste. This is how the system actually is underpinned, any solution is to participate in it ...
clearly saw Aldous Huxley (Brave New World , Prologue) :
A really efficient totalitarian state would be one in which the all powerful political bosses and their army of collaborators could govern a population of slaves on which was not necessary since any coercion would love their servitude. Induce them to love it is the task from the current totalitarian state ministries of propaganda, newspaper editors and schoolteachers.
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