Manufacturing Consent... Archived Message
Posted by Raskolnikov on February 5, 2019, 12:59 pm, in reply to "Interesting to compare Jon Snow on the coup in Chile with the current coup attempt in Venezuela "
Interesting to re-read that interview. I notice his responses to questions about "Manufacturing Consent" were similar to all the other mainstream hacks that I've seen questioned on it. Firstly they claim to have read it. Then they show they didn't understand it. Finally they claim it wasn't correct. DE: "Have you read Manufacturing Consent?" JS: "I have." DE: "And you don't think there's any credibility..." JS: "But I mean, lots of what Chomsky says appears in the mainstream press, amazingly; it's just that you don't want to read it." DE: "He says it doesn't." JS: "Well, he's wrong! He doesn't read the British press." DE: "Well he does actually. His favourite newspaper's the Financial Times. What Chomsky basically says is that there is a filtering process, whereby the corporate media tends not to radically criticise corporate behaviour - that's his fundamental argument. He says it's not a conspiracy, it just ends up that way." JS: "Well, I'm sorry to say, it either happens or it doesn't happen. If it does happen, it's a conspiracy; if it doesn't happen, it's not a conspiracy." What a see you next Tuesday. I reckon the bolded part should have had ("stamps feet") after it. No evidence, no sources just "He's wrong". I would love to see him debate Chomsky although it would be just the same as when Marr tried it and got slammed.
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Message Thread:
- Chris Williamson Labour Mp smacks down JoSno & C4 news over Venezuela - CJ February 4, 2019, 8:07 pm
- "One-eyed " Ch 4 says CW - how true, not forgetting forked tongue. nm - CJ February 4, 2019, 8:21 pm
- Thanks . Can't stand C4 news so don't usually watch. Snow gets worse & worse nm - MikeD February 4, 2019, 9:29 pm
- Re: Chris Williamson Labour Mp smacks down JoSno & C4 news over Venezuela - johnlilburne February 5, 2019, 1:42 am
- Snow has always been an establishment lackey - Sherwoodian February 5, 2019, 5:09 am
- That's more like it - Keith-264 February 5, 2019, 7:02 am
- Snow's inherent racism ... and South Africa's position - margo February 5, 2019, 11:02 am
- Snow is transparently dreadful. - Raskolnikov February 5, 2019, 11:07 am
- Interesting to compare Jon Snow on the coup in Chile with the current coup attempt in Venezuela - Garry February 5, 2019, 12:34 pm
- Manufacturing Consent... - Raskolnikov February 5, 2019, 12:59 pm
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