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The oligarchs own the media and decide who gets elected, says George Monbiot. Funnily enough, just prior to finding this video, I tweeted this: Many people might not have liked Corbyn, seeing him as anti the imperialist British establishment and 'friend of terrorists', which the media repeatedly drummed in. Now here's a thought experiment: If the Establishment wanted Jeremy in, he would have won with flying colours. George Monbiot - “The oligarchs have discovered the formula for persuading the poor to vote for the interests of the very rich” [embedded content]
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The oligarchs own the media and decide who gets elected, says George Monbiot. Funnily enough, just prior to finding this video, I tweeted this: Many people might not have liked Corbyn, seeing him as anti the imperialist British establishment and 'friend of terrorists', which the media repeatedly drummed in. Now here's a thought experiment: If the Establishment wanted Jeremy in, he would have won with flying colours. George Monbiot - “The oligarchs have discovered the formula for persuading the poor to vote for the interests of the very rich” [embedded content]
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The oligarchs own the media and decide who gets elected, says George Monbiot. Funnily enough, just prior to finding this video, I tweeted this:
Many people might not have liked Corbyn, seeing him as anti the imperialist British establishment and 'friend of terrorists', which the media repeatedly drummed in.
Now here's a thought experiment:
If the Establishment wanted Jeremy in, he would have won with flying colours.
George Monbiot -
“The oligarchs have discovered the formula for persuading the poor to vote for the interests of the very rich”