• Duamerthrax@lemmy.world
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    17 days ago

    Manufactured Consent isn’t lying. It’s selectively telling the truth either by omitting certain facts or reframing them. Here, it’s omitting what those words are referring to.

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      17 days ago

      The claim was lying.

      The media is purposefully changing it

      No, they’re not. I’m not invalidating Chomsky. I’m saying that’s not this case in this particular instance.

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        17 days ago

        I disagree. There might be enough room for plausible deniability, but that’s by design. I do not trust the media enough not to take the side of the rich.