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Omelet wrote:

In article , Charlie wrote:

On Wed, 13 Jun 2007 12:40:23 -0500, Omelet
wrote:


Nobody ever said that the American ruling class was very bright...
and they are also greedy.

It would appear they are bright enough to lead most dumb americans
around by the nose and shove anything they want up their arses.

Only 51%. (Last prexy election)
Probably less than that if you count the hachet job done by the Bushies
on the electorial system in Ohio.


As much as I love Capitalism, it can have it's drawbacks.

Drawbacks? Gimme a break. We are no longer operating under a
capitalist system. We've been drawn right into fascism.

That's not entirely accurate...
Well, yes and no. Since Woodrow Wilson started the Committee on Public
Information with participants like Walter Lippman and Edward Bernays,
the truth has become more malleable and willing to please. Edward
Bernays referred to their work as " the engineering of consent . . .
the very essence of the democratic process" (Hegemony or Survival by
Noam Chomsky, p. 8). So we live in a society that we think is free
because we've been told it is free. Yesterday on the Tom Leher News Hour
there was a discussion about what the present conflict between Hamas and
Fatah meant. Unless you follow the middle east, you may not have
realized that both of the experts presented were Fatah advisors. And so
it goes. This is a discussion?

No, we are ALREADY in the Matrix.


There is no sugar-coating the bitter pill we are being forced to
swallow.

Don't sweat it Charlie, Gary Powers didn't swallow his either.


Churlie Charlie

Indeed.
Many good burgers, with no malice in their hearts, are trying to make
sense of the world with the information that they have. If you want
better information, avoid the corporate news. Listen to Democracy Now or
find a Pacifica Radio station. Read a book by Noam Chomsky or Greg
Palast.

This entire gutting of the Constitution has taken place right in front
of us and the White House asks, "Who are you going to believe, the
President or your own lying eyes?"

To summarize, " the engineering of consent . (is) . the very essence of
the democratic process" - Edward Bernays, Committee on Public Information

To quote Will Rogers, "All I know, is what I read in the newspapers."

Can I hear a few pots please?

- Billy
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