i think there's a gigantic difference and not to recognize and celebrate it is dangerous. yes, the bush team are very skilled at "playing" the media (cf Michael Wolff's current NY Mag column for a good take on this) -- but there are a huge range of other voices accessible to anyone who wants them. i mean, just look at the gigantic right-wing conspiracy!
the equation of US "propaganda" with totalitarian propaganda continues to be a big red herring for the left. at least it's better now than under Stalin, where lots of (most?) Western leftists denied that the totalitarian variety even existed.
having said that, it is definitely worth examining what difference the difference, in practice, really makes.
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the equation of US "propaganda" with totalitarian propaganda continues to be a big red herring for the left. at least it's better now than under Stalin, where lots of (most?) Western leftists denied that the totalitarian variety even existed.
having said that, it is definitely worth examining what difference the difference, in practice, really makes.
- big jimmy 1-07-2003 11:09 pm