dissent. dissent is being criminalized speech is being arrested just max blumenthal is being criminalized speech is being arrested just max blumenthal editor of the gray zone project and a leading investigative journalist increasingly editor of the gray zone project and a leading investigative journalist increasingly questioning mainstream media narratives and interrogating policymakers questioning mainstream media narratives and interrogating policymakers can get you banned monetized and you can. get you banned monetized and even the rest. believing weird things by the way this is called superstitious. believing in weird things by the way is called superstition or magical thinking believing weird things

like that is not a bug in our magical thinking believing weird things like that is not a bug in the system it's a feature i think god is equipped in the software of our progress in the system it's a feature i think god is equipped in the software of our program to try to connect things in the environment just in case there's a real connection i mean to try to connect things in the environment just in case there's a real connection. there

is one where. there is one organized force which traditionally plenty of clothes but with all its flaws it's going to force which traditionally plenty of clothes but with all its flaws it's been in the forefront of the. efforts to improve been in the forefront of the. efforts to improve the lives of the general population and it's we're going to slavery it's also a barrier to core of the lives of the general population and it's we're going to slavery it's also a barrier to corporate tyranny so it's the one barrier to this vicious cycle through tyranny so it's the one. barrier to this vicious cycle going on which does

lead to corporate turning. going on which does lead to corporate attorney. for. her girl her major reason for the concentrated her a major reason for the concentrated on us fanatic attack on unions and organized labor. on us fanatic attack on unions and organized labor is they are democratizing for. the front of barriers as they are a democratizing force. to provide a barrier that defends workers' rights grosser copyrights generally. defends workers' rights grosso far fewer rights generally.

and that it interferes with the prerogatives. and that it interferes with the prerogatives now or for those who earn in that engine so i have a. power for those who can imagine society. i should say said andy union sentiment in the united states i should say said andy union sentiment in the united states among elites is so strong that the fundamental couper of labor money lead is so strong that the fundamental couper of labor rights the basic principle in the international labor organization are right the basic. principle in the international labor organization is the rate of free association

which would mean the right to form unions is the rate of free association which would mean the right to form unions u.s. has never ratified and. i think the us may be a lot of us has never ratified. but i think the us may be alone among major societies in their respect. it's considered so far out of them on major societies and their respect. it's considered so far out of the spectrum of american politics it literally has never been considered the spectrum of american politics it literally has never been considered. herber that the us has a lawn. or the us has a long and very violent labor history as. society. violent labor histories. society. but the labor

movement had been very strong about in 1000. at been very strong by the 1920. period not unlike today it was from twenty's. period not unlike today it was virtually crushed robert reich. virtually kirsch robert reich.

the mincer is beginning to be constrained. by the mincer is beginning to construct. a road trip. to israel he himself was rather sympathetic to progressive legislation that would be you know he himself was rather sympathetic to progressive legislation that would be in the benefit of the general population but he had to get it past the benefit of the general population but he had to get it passed so he and from. labor leaders and others forced me to do it so he and from. labor leaders and others force me to do it. what he meant is going to demonstrate. what he meant is going to demonstrate we're going to protest the bill.

when the packers protest the bill. when the package pressures fish and i'll be able to control the legislation i am not for a refreshers fish and i'll be able to control the legislation i am not for a really. good lad definition number 11 a. good lad up on mission number 11 a. great people well being gradually a regimen many as a great people well being gradually a regiment in. friendly feel. i'm going into the service friendly feel. i have that broad definition. that brought them from a. so there was a kind of a combination of

a sympathetic government and by them it so there was a kind of a combination of a sympathetic government and by the mid thirty's very substantial popular activism . there were thirty's very substantial popular activism. there were industrial action there were sit down strikes which were very frightening industrial action as they were a sit down strikes which were very frightening to. ownership. have to recognise a sit down strike to. ownership. have to recognise a sit down strike is just one step before saying we don't need bush that we can run this but it is just one step before saying we don't need bush that we can run this by ourselves. or sales.

and business was told to read to. and business was told to read the business press a in the late thirty's they were talking about the business press say in the late thirty's they were talking about to the hazard facing industrialists in the rising political power of the masses the hazard facing industrialists and the rising political power of the masses which as to be repressed things were on hold during the 2nd world war because so much as to be repressed things were on hold during the 2nd world war but immediately after the 2nd world war the business offensive began in force but immediately after the 2nd world war the business offensive began in force. test partly act. test partly act. to restart any

quality in labor management. or restart any quality in labor management relations. in the course is and was used for a massive corporate program. in the courses and was used for a massive corporate propaganda offensives to attack union. increased sharply during the reagan era ganda offensives to attack unions. increased sharply during the reagan years and reagan pretty much told the business world if you want to illegally birch and reagan pretty much told the business world if you want to illegally break urbanizing efforts and strikes go ahead they are in violation of the urbanizing efforts and strikes good they are in violation of the law and if they do not report for work within 48 hours they have. and if they do not report for work within 48 hours they have forfeited their jobs and will be terminated to

continue to deny or funded their jobs and will be terminated to continue the ninety's and of course with george w. bush went through the roof by now leading of course with george w. bush went through the roof and now lists the 7 percent of the private sector workers have unions. if a less than 7 percent of the private sector workers have unions. the effect is that the usual counterforce to an offensive is that the usual counterforce to an offensive or highly class conscious business klyce is dissolved they are highly clear. this country's business class is dissolved.

if you're in a position of power. if you're a position of power you want to maintain class consciousness for yourself but a limb our you want to maintain class consciousness for yourself but a limited everywhere else here back to the 19th century in the united everywhere else here back to the 19th century in the early days of the industrial revolution in the united states working people were very early days of the industrial revolution and the united states working people were very conscious of this they in fact overwhelmingly were regarded very conscious of this they in fact overwhelmingly regarded that wage labor as not very different from slavery that of wage labor as not very different from slavery that different only in that it was

temporary in fact of such a popular idea that was a slogan different only in that it was temporary in fact of such a popular idea that was a slogan of the republican party. well that was a very sharp class consciously republican party. well there was a very sharp class consciousness and the interests of power and privilege it's good to turn us in the interests of power and privilege it's good to drive those ideas out of people's heads you don't want them to know that they're an oppressed class right those ideas out of people's heads you don't want them to know that they're an oppressed class so this is one of the few societies magicks don't talk about cliffs . so this is one of the few societies magicks don't talk about class in fact the national class is very simple who gives the orders who follows them in fact the national class is very simple who gives the orders who follows them that basically

defines class it's more nuanced and complex but that basically defines class it's more nuanced and complex but that's basically it. that's basically it. the. the public relations industry the advertising industry which is dedicated to creating console the relations industry the advertising industry which is dedicated to creating consumers it's

a phenomenon developed in the freest countries in britain and the united armors it's a phenomenon developed in the freest countries in britain and the united states and the reason is pretty clear it became clear but states and the reason is pretty clear it became clear by a say a century ago that it was not going to be so easy to control of population say a century ago that it was not going to be so easy to control the population by force too much freedom in one. labor organizers and by force too much freedom and one. labor organizer in parliamentary labor parties in many countries women started to get the french as and so on. parliamentary labor parties in many countries women started to get the french as and so on she had of other means of controlling people and it was understood and expressed she had of other means of controlling people and it was understood and expressed they have to control them by control of.

beliefs they have to control them by control of. beliefs and attitudes well one of the best ways to control people in terms of attitude an attitude well one of the best ways to control people in terms of attitudes is what the great political economists there are standards is what the great political economists they're stunned blind called fabricating consumers. blind called fabricating consumers. if you can fabricate a want. if you can fabricate a want. make up painting things that are just about within. make up painting things that are just about within your reach the essence of life

they're going to be trapped into becoming a concern you reach the essence of life they're going to be trapped into becoming a consumer's. and you read the business press aide 120 years. and you read the business press aide 920 s. it talks about the need to direct people to the superficial thing anyways it talks about the need to direct people to the superficial things of life like fashionable consumption and that will keep them out of our hair as of life like fashionable consumption and that will keep them out of our hair. you find this doctrine all through progressive intellectual. you find this doctrine all through progressive intellectual thought but walter lippmann the major progress of intellectual of the 20th century but water lipman the major progress of intellectual of the 20th century. he wrote famous progressive essays and.

he wrote famous progressive essays on democracy in which his view was exactly that the public must be put in there put on democracy in which his view is exactly that the public must be put in their place so that the responsible men can make decisions without interference face so that the responsible men can make decisions without interference from the be willed it heard. there to be spectator of the be willed it heard. there to be spectators not participants then you get a properly functioning democracy straight bitters not participants then you get a properly functioning democracy straight back to madison on to the polls memory and so on. to madison on to the polls memory and so on and the

advertising industry just exploded. when the advertising industry just exploded. with with this as its goal fabricating consumers. bit with this as its goal fabricating consumers. and it's done with. and it's done with great sophistication. many. great sophistication. many while. one of the last known while very. one of the last known wyoming very singular green room marlboro kind. of the ideal is what you actually see tomorrow kind. of the ideal is what you actually see to did. we're let's see teenage girls did.

we're a little teenage girls they have a free cetera afternoon we'll go walking in a shopping mall not a free cetera afternoon we'll go walking in a shopping mall not the library or somewhere else. the idea is to try to control every little library or somewhere else. the idea is to try to control everyone has to turn the whole society into the perfect system where one has to turn the whole society into the perfect system. perfect system would be a society. perfect system would be a society based on a diet of peer to peer is you and your television he based on a diet of pair the pair is you and your television set or maybe now you in the

internet. in which that said or maybe now who in the internet. in which that presents you with what the proper life would be with trying to get education it presents you with what the proper life would be with trying to get education and you spend your time and effort to gaining those things which you don't need you don't want and you spend your time and effort to gaining those things which you don't need you don't want maybe to throw away. but that's the measure of the game you throw away. but that's the measure of a decent life. what we see is in the d.c. . life bit we see is in say advertising on television if you've ever taken an economics course in say advertising on television if you've ever taken an economics course you know that markets are supposed to be based on

informed consumer know that markets are supposed to be based on informed consumers making rational choices well if we had a system like that tumors making rational choices well if we had a system like that a market system in a television ad would consist of say general market system in a television ad would consist of say general motors putting up information saying here's what we have for sale motors putting up information saying here's what we have for sale a samba an ad for a car is an ad for occurs in football here a samba an ad for a car is an ad for occurs a football hero you know an actress of the car doing some crazy thing like you know an actress or the car doing some crazy thing like going up

a mountain or something the point is to create them going up a mountain or something the point is to create uninformed consumers who will make irrational choices that's what advertising uninformed consumers who will make irrational choices that's what advertising is all about. and when the same institutions p.r. is all about. and when the same institutions p.r. . system runs elections they do it the same way. the system runs elections they do it the same way. they want to create an uninformed electorate which will make irrational choices they want to create an uninformed electorate which will make irrational choices so

often against their own interests and we see it every time one of the so often against their own interests and we see it every time one of these extravaganzas takes place. right after the elections extravaganzas take place. right after the election. president obama won an award from the advertising and. president obama won an award from the advertising industry for the best marketing campaign and was reported here if you go to the internet industry for the best marketing campaign and was reported here if you go to the international business press executives were euphoric they said we've been szell business press executives were euphoric you know they said we've been selling candidates marketing candidates like you know toothpaste selling candidates marketing candidates like you know toothpaste ever since reagan and this is the greatest achievement we have

i missed ever since reagan and this is the greatest achievement we have i don't usually agree with sarah pail and when she mocks the don't usually agree with sarah pail and when she mocks the but she calls the hopi changey stuff she's right but she goes 1st. she did mention pretty stuff she's right 1st of all obama didn't really promise anything that's mostly illusion you go back to the campaign really promise anything that's mostly illusion you go back to the campaign rhetoric and take a look at this very little discussion of policy issues and for very good rhetoric and. take a look at it there's very little discussion of poesy issues and for very good reason because public opinion on poesy is sharply disc reason because public opinion on poesy is sharply disconnected from what the 2 party leadership

and their financial backers connected from what the 2 party leadership and their financial backers want. poesy of more and more is focused on want. poesy more and more is focused on the private interests that fund the campaigns. and the private interests that fund the campaigns. who is a public being marginalized. who is a public being marginalized. in a world of big partisan. lot and conspiracy it's time you know world of big partisan. lot and conspiracies it's time to wake up to dig deeper to

hit the stories that mainstream media to wake up to dig deeper to hit the stories that mainstream media refuses to tell more than ever we need to be smarter we need to refuses to tell more than ever we need to be smarter we need to stop slamming the door on the back and shouting past each other it's time to stop slamming the door on the back and shouting past each other it's time for critical thinking it's time to fight for the middle for the truth for critical thinking it's time to fight for the middle for the truth the time is now for watching closely watching through. the time is now for watching closely watching the hawks. hawks. during the dot com bubble all there was

a lot of problems with. them inserting the dot com bubble all there was a lot of problems with c.e.o.'s and insiders dumping stocks right after the i.p.o. there should be a lock up inside or dumping stock right after the i.p.o. there should be a lock up period to force people keep people to stay on for a least 6 months or a year to force people keep people to stay on for a least 6 months or a year to make sure this thing gets out of the gate without too many problems here to make sure this thing gets out of the gate without too many problems here in this era of the we work being a primary example the founder in this era of the we work being a primary example the founder insider was able to dump almost a $1000000000.00 before your insider was able to dump almost a $1000000000.00 before the i.p.o.

. the i.p.o. . who put themselves on the line to get accepted or rejected. put themselves on the line to get accepted or rejected. so when you want to be president. so when you want to be president. wanted. to go on to be pros this is what i'm up for. what's it like to be present as a lot of acrimony can't be good that i'm interested always in the water. can't be good that i'm interested always in the water.

one of the leading political scientists martin guillen's came out to the. right of the leading political scientists martin guillen's came out with this study of the

relation between public attitudes and the wood poesy what he showed is the study of the relation between public attitudes and the wood poesy what he showed is that about 70 percent of the population has no way of influencing policy but about 70 percent of the population has no way of influencing. they might as well be into the mother country. and the population they might as well be into the mother country. and the population knows. what it's led to as opposed to. what it's led to is a population that angry frustrated and i hate institutions appeal asian that angry frustrated and i hate institutions. and it's not acting constructively to try to respond. it's not acting constructively to try to respond to this. there is popular mobilization and activism that this.

is popular mobilization and activism but in very self destructive directions. taking the foremost. unfocused anger attacks on one and other the bin and i'm very self destructive direction. taking the form of unfocused anger attacks on one another and on vulnerable targets that's what happens in cases like this. on vulnerable targets that's what happens in cases like this. it is corrosive of social relations but that's the. it is corrosive of social relations but that's the point the point is to make people hate and fear each appoint the point is to make people hate and fear each other and look at only for

themselves and don't do anything for anyone else either and look at only for themselves and don't do anything for anyone else. one place you see it. one place you see it strikingly is on april 15th. april 15th is a kind of a measure accurately as on april 15th. april 15th as a kind of a measure the day of prayer taxes of how democratic a society is. the day of prayer taxes of how democratic a society is a different the if a society is really democratic april 15th with a different to the if so it is really democratic april 15th would be a day of celebration it's a day when the population gets together be a day of celebration it's a day when the population gets together decides to fund the programs and activities

that they have formula decides to fund the programs and activities that they have formulated agreed upon which could be bettered their solution celebrated the way it is needed agreed upon. what could be better than that asian celebrated the way it is needed state it's a day of mourning it's a day in which some united states it's a day of mourning it's a day in which some. power you know has nothing to do it who is coming down to stop it in power you know has nothing to do if you is coming down to steal your hard earned money and you do everything it can they keep from doing you know your hard earned money and you do everything it can they keep from doing it. though that is a kind of a measure of the extent to which at least in popular kind of that is a kind of a measure of the extent to which at least in popular consciousness democracy is

actually functioning. not her attractive picture business democracy is actually functioning. not her attractive picture. the tendencies that we've been describing with. the tendencies that we've been describing within american society and those there are a verse it's going to be an extremely ugly then american society unless there are a verse it's going to be an extremely ugly society i mean to say hey that's based

on at least as i had it i mean to say hey that's based on an absolute it's maxim you know all for myself nothing for anyone else ever so it's. final maxim all for myself nothing for anyone else. a society in which normal human instincts an emotion of sympathy so there is sated in which normal human instincts an emotion of sympathy so are there any mutual support it was their kind of thing driven out. early betrayal sport it was their kind of thing driven out. that society so ugly i don't even know who'd want to live in. that society so ugly i don't even know who'd want to live in it with my children do. i would want my children

to. gift the society is based on control but. if the society is based on controlled by private wealth it will reflect the values that in fact does raise private wealth it will reflect the values that in fact does reflect. a value that is green and that reflect. a value that is green and the desire to maximize personal gain at the expense of others and any society made a small desire to maximize personal gain at the expense of others and any society made a small society based on that principle is a good but it can survive a global society based on that principle is ugly but it can survive a global society based on that principle is headed for massive destruction. society

based on that principle is headed for massive destruction. and i don't think. i don't think we're smart enough to design in any detail we're smart enough to design in any detail what a perfectly just and free society would be like i think we can but a perfectly just and free society would be like i think we can give some guidelines and more significant we can ask how we can progress and give some guidelines and more significant we can ask how we can progress in that direction. in that direction. john dewey the

leading social philosopher and. john dewey the leading social philosopher in the late 20th century he argued that until all institutions production is centuries he argued that until all institutions production commerce. media unless they're all under commerce. media unless they're all under participatory democratic control we will not have a very participatory democratic controlled who we will not have a functioning democratic society. as he put it poesy will be the engine in democratic society. as he put it poesy will be the shadow cast by business over society. shadow cast by business over a society. who wants centrally true.

who wants centrally true. where there are structures of authority domination and hire somebody gives the orders and there are structures of authority domination and hire somebody gives the orders somebody takes them they are not self-justifying they have to just be take them as they are not self-justifying they have to justify themselves and their burden to prove to me. for themselves their burden of proof to me.

will if you take a close look usually you find they can justify themselves as they can will if you take a close look usually you find they can justify themselves as they can without to be dismantling. trying to expand the dome and we ought to be dismantling. trying to expand the domain of freedom and justice but dismantling that form of illegitimate authority mahon of freedom and justice but dismantling that form of illegitimate authority and in fact progress over the years and we'll. and in fact progress over the years and we'll thankfully recognize as progress has been just that the way things change is because a lot thankfully recognizes progress has been just that the way things change is because lots of people are working all the time and you know they're working in

their communities in their work to be who are working all the time and you know they're working in their communities in their workplace or wherever they happen to be and they're building up the basis for outer movements. which are going to make changes but basically they were everything that was going to buy everything because they were happening and they were building up the basis for popular movements which are going to make changes and that's the way everything has ever happened in history. takes a freedom of speech. history. takes a freedom of speech. one of the real achievements of american society its 1st world and that one of the real achievements of american society it's the 1st in the world in that it's not the bill of rights it's time that the constitution and freedom of speech it's not in the bill of rights it's time that the constitution and freedom of speech issues began to come to the supreme court and in the early 20th century

issues began to come to the supreme court in the early 20th century. the major contributions came in the 1960 s. when fully. the major contributions came in the 1960 s. one of the leading ones was a case of going civil rights movement well by then you had a mass popular ones was a case of going civil rights movement well but then you had a mass popular movement which was demanding rights. refusing to back movement which was demanding rights. refusing to back down and in that context the supreme court did establish a pretty high standard for it down and in that context the supreme court did establish a pretty high standard freedom of speech or it takes a women's right to. women also be cured of speech or it takes a women's right women are also began identifying oppressive structures refusing to

accept them or he go there being an identifying oppressive structures refusing to accept them or he go their people to join with them will that's her right or one. will too. joined with some well that's all right to return. to the trivial extent if also spent a lot of my life in activism to trouville extent if also spent a lot of my life in activism the militant doesn't show up publicly but you know. terribly good it was a militant doesn't show up publicly but you know. terribly good it was not the greatest organizer i think that we can see quite clearly some very very not the greatest organizer i think that we can see quite clearly some very very serious defects flaws in our. culture and very serious defects flaws in our. culture and. which are going to have to be corrected by operating outside of work

that is commonly accepted which are going to have to be corrected by operating outside of work that is commonly accepted i think we're going to have to find new ways to put it right. i think we're going to have to find new ways but it has. been the activists or people who have created the rights that we enjoy. but the activists are people who have created the rights that we enjoy. in the army carrying out proces based on. the army carrying out proceeds based on information that they're receiving but also contributing to the understanding remembers on information that they're receiving but also contributing to the understanding remembers are separate from the process. you try to do things you are separate from process. you try to do things you learn you learn

but with the world it's like that feeds back to the understanding of where you learn what the world is like that feeds back to the understanding of how to go on. how to go. there's huge opportunity it is a very free society still there's huge opportunity it is a free society it's too old for his world. government and this is for a limited basis of me to coerce corporate business may try to coerce but there are mechanisms. for certain corporate business may try to coerce but there are mechanisms. so there's a lot to be done if people organize struggle for the right system so there's a lot to be done if people organize struggle for their rights as they have done in past and can win many victories. done best and

can win many victories. my. close friend for many years. my. close friend for many years late howard zinn. to put it in his way howard zinn. to put it in his words that what matters is the countless small t. says we're the what matters is the countless small piece of the gnome people who lay the basis for the significant of this the gnome people who play the basis

for the significant events that enter history. there is a once who gets that enter history. they're the ones who've done things in the past the littlest doing future. things in the past the littlest doing future.

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