Crude vs. sophisticated (U.S.-style) propaganda

noam chomsky 'splains it for us...

This "debate" [on Iran] is a typical illustration of a primary principle of sophisticated propaganda. In crude and brutal societies, the Party Line is publicly proclaimed and must be obeyed -- or else. What you actually believe is your own business and of far less concern. In societies where the state has lost the capacity to control by force, the Party Line is simply presupposed; then, vigorous debate is encouraged within the limits imposed by unstated doctrinal orthodoxy. The cruder of the two systems leads, naturally enough, to disbelief; the sophisticated variant gives an impression of openness and freedom, and so far more effectively serves to instill the Party Line. It becomes beyond question, beyond thought itself, like the air we breathe.

and therein lies a major part of the reason why americans have still not risen up in total outrage over bushco's continuing criminal reign... as a nation, we still cannot bring ourselves to question the essential goodness of our government, no matter how much evidence accumulates to the contrary... it is also precisely why the current regime is so very dangerous and why they so desperately need to be removed...

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