[lbo-talk] Austerity In The Face Of Weakness

Dennis Claxton ddclaxton at earthlink.net
Tue Sep 7 12:07:04 PDT 2010


At 11:56 AM 9/7/2010, 123hop at comcast.net wrote:


>Carrol writes:
>
>"Propaganda does not exist in a vacuum. In fact, it only works with those
>who already accept its premises -- i.e., who have 'learened' those
>premises through their won everyday practice within a given set of
>social realtions. Put otherwise, propaganda cannot itself create the
>terrainon which that propaganda makes sense."
>
>Are you kidding me? Propaganda (in the form of TV commercials/billoards/etc)
>begins with consciousness (toddlerhood) in the U.S.

Which means that in the U.S. advertising is part of everyday practice within a given set of social relations.

When's the last time you watched tv Carrol?



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