"The media are a corporate monopoly. They have……" — Noam Chomsky
"The media are a corporate monopoly. They have the same point of view. The two parties are two factions of the business party. Most of the population doesn't even bother voting because it looks meaningless. They're marginalized and properly distracted. At least that's the goal."
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588 Quotes by Noam Chomsky
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