The PTC Cartoon Thread part 3
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The PTC Cartoon Thread part 3
by English Nick » Sat Sep 25, 2010 11:24 am
We haven't had any toons posted here for a while, but these were posted on DU, and I liked them so much, I thought I'd repost:
“The smart way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit the spectrum of acceptable opinion, but allow very lively debate within that spectrum – even encourage the more critical and dissident views. That gives people the sense that there’s free thinking going on, while all the time the presuppositions of the system are being reinforced by the limits put on the range of the debate.” - Noam Chomsky
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Re: The PTC Cartoon Thread part 3
by English Nick » Mon Oct 08, 2012 10:02 am
“The smart way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit the spectrum of acceptable opinion, but allow very lively debate within that spectrum – even encourage the more critical and dissident views. That gives people the sense that there’s free thinking going on, while all the time the presuppositions of the system are being reinforced by the limits put on the range of the debate.” - Noam Chomsky
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