The media right now are in a similar position as the media in any kleptocracy or oligarchy: they repeat the lies of power uncritically and try to anesthetize the public with crude sensationalism. You can see why they’re afraid to ask questions too; look what they did to Assange. Or Stephen Donzinger. You’ll probably not hear that name much on mainstream news. Meanwhile the NSA violates the constitution daily and the Congress is perpetually unable to address any of the concerns of the public while the powerful gorge themselves on the corpse of the public good. It’s a story as old as time. Usually this is the last stage leading to general collapse of the government.
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