by Content warning, canceling, de-platforming, denying access: The fate of Sy Hersh’s Democracy Now! interview on YouTube is the latest indication of how much rougher press suppression is in this new media era....The take-away from the article is that society in so-called liberal democracies are as controlled as in so-called authoritarian "regimes." Society in (read capitalist) countries is as controlled by the ruling elite that either belong to the ownership class (haute bourgeosie) or are beholden to it. While Patrick Lawrence doesn't go into how this is accomplished, others have. Control is secured both through ownership of the "commanding heights" of the economy and the fact that the state has been captured through campaign finance, since campaigns are now so expensive that politicians
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Content warning, canceling, de-platforming, denying access: The fate of Sy Hersh’s Democracy Now! interview on YouTube is the latest indication of how much rougher press suppression is in this new media era....
The take-away from the article is that society in so-called liberal democracies are as controlled as in so-called authoritarian "regimes." Society in (read capitalist) countries is as controlled by the ruling elite that either belong to the ownership class (haute bourgeosie) or are beholden to it.
While Patrick Lawrence doesn't go into how this is accomplished, others have. Control is secured both through ownership of the "commanding heights" of the economy and the fact that the state has been captured through campaign finance, since campaigns are now so expensive that politicians have become dependent on large contributions and the implicit quid pro quo.
A so-called deep state is put in place to ensure continuity of policy on one hand and also to remove the reins of real power from politicians. With personality and increasingly celebrity being a major factor in political success rather than ability to govern, a system has been established to ensure that policy decisions that serve the interest of the ruling elite are uniform across administrations.
A primary factor in controlling a state in the age of near instantaneous communication is controlling the narrative. This used to be much simpler before the internet and the media is still rather easily controlled. Now with the advent of the Internet, it has become necessary to control that too in order to maintain control of the narrative. The push has been on to do so for some time.
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