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Western mass media consumers are no less propagandized than North Koreans or any of the other nations we're told to pity because their government indoctrinates them with state media, in fact they are arguably more propagandized, which is why Noam Chomsky said that any dictator would admire the uniformity and obedience of the US media. The way the public is manipulated into consenting to all the agendas of the powerful without their even knowing that they are being propagandized has arguably been the most astonishing feat of social engineering anywhere in the world.

Reading by Tim Foley. 

Article with links/sources: https://caitlinjohnstone.substack.com/p/maturity-is-realizing-that-propaganda

Maturity Is Realizing That Propaganda Isn't Something That Only Happens To Other People

Far more consequential than overt censorship of individuals is censorship by algorithm. No individual being silenced does as much real-world damage to free expression and free thought as the way ideas and information which aren't authorized by the powerful are being actively hidden from public view, while material which serves the interests of the powerful is the first thing they see in their search results. It ensures that public consciousness remains chained to the establishment narrative matrix. 

It doesn't matter that you have free speech if nobody ever hears you speak. Even in the most overtly totalitarian regimes on earth you can say whatever you want alone in a soundproof room.

That's the biggest loophole the so-called free democracies of the western world have found in their quest to regulate online speech. By allowing these monopolistic megacorporations to become the sources everyone goes to for information (and even actively helping them along that path as in for example Google's research grants from the CIA and NSA), it's possible to tweak algorithms in such a way that dissident information exists online, but nobody ever sees it.

Reading by Tim Foley.

Censorship By Algorithm Does Far More Damage Than Conventional Censorship

The Joe Rogan/Spotify controversy is still going on and has only gotten more vitriolic and intense. Claims that Spotify must walk away from its $200 million contract with the world's most popular podcaster for promoting vaccine misinformation have sparked a lot of debates about freedom of speech, online censorship, what exactly those terms mean, and whether they can be correctly applied to the practice of Silicon Valley deplatforming.

Reading by Tim Foley.

Let's Back Up A Sec And Ask Why Free Speech Actually Matters

Thomas and Carl discuss whether the US is actively trying to provoke a war with Russia, how half of the Democrat voters self-report as radical lunatics, and why the ADL can't settle on a definition of 'racism'.

The Podcast of the Lotus Eaters #321

Carl and Callum discuss the first province of the WEF, Trudeau's terror troopers, and Trudeau's international isolation

The Podcast of the Lotus Eaters #333

Putin has launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the goal of which he claims is not to occupy the country but to “demilitarize” and “de-Nazify” it. We've no reason to put blind faith in any of those claims. Only time will tell.

As of this writing dozens have reportedly been killed so far. All war is horrific. We can only hope that this one winds up being the least horrific a war can be.

Reading by Tim Foley.

Twelve Thoughts On Ukraine

Joe Biden doing a live infomercial for Javelin missiles while everyone who voted for him worries about women's reproductive rights is the most Joe Biden thing that has ever happened.

Reading by Tim Foley.

The Most Joe Biden Thing Ever

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Stories In Trance return for 2022 with this superb new release from Vince Schuld! This is SIT 179 - the two track single Summit Pass, including the Original and Matt Mancid remix. Released On Friday 19th August 2022.

Summit Pass

SIT 179 Vince Schuld - Summit Pass (Matt Mancid Remix)

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Readings of all Caitlin Johnstone's articles, usually by her co-writer Tim Foley.