Is it worse that America’s political leadershipdidn’t see the financial crisis comingor that some legislatorssharing relatively high portions of blamepledged to find and punish those responsible?

The beauty of the democratic systems of thought control

as contrasted with their clumsy totalitarian counterparts

is that they operate by subtly establishing on a voluntary basis

aided by the force of nationalism

and media control by substantial interests

 

presuppositions that set the limits of debate

rather than by imposing beliefs with a bludgeon

 

Then let the debate rage

 

the more lively and vigorous it is

 the better the propaganda system is served…

 

 Those who do not accept

the fundamental principles of state propaganda

are simply excluded from the debate

(or if noticed, dismissed as "emotional," "irresponsible," etc…)

 

Noam Chomsky

Via Economicrot