From: gerald_a_levy (gerald_a_levy@msn.com)
Date: Fri Mar 14 2003 - 08:38:36 EST
Re Paul Z's [8600]: > But it is also indicative of the extremely low level to which the > discussion is being brought domestically. Yes, but the drive to war in the US *requires* that the discussion be brought to a very low level. That is, war in the US requires war hysteria and national chauvinism (which is inherently irrational). These attitudes are created, perpetuated, and magnified by what Chomsky calls "necessary illusions": i.e. thought control and propaganda aimed at manufacturing or perpetuating irrational forms of behavior. > Is this to indicate to us that no Marxist could be cited who is better and > deeper in understanding than the anarchist Chomsky, or is it to indicate > that we need to learn from all sources? If the latter, I agree. Then, who are the Marxists who can be cited who have been able to explain this social process of "manufacturing consent" better than Chomsky? In solidarity, Jerry
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