Rich Media, Poor Democracy

[eastariel]

Yes, the newspaper giants have been consistently disappointing (except for the Columbus Dispatch, which I love).

I have found a great wealth of news on youtube! Young Turks, Russia Today, and a huge variety of news channel that help me connect with our global community.

There's hope for all those truth-chasers out there, true journalists with strong ethics and tough minds. There's plenty of room for them to create their own newsunpapers on the internet.

[wwwCCCMediacom]

Great documentary. If you would like to see it al try my site. Some other content you may also be interested in. People do need to understand this stuff.

[johnowensjr1234]

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[TheeUnidentified]

"What you want in a media system is ostensible diversity that conceals an actual uniformity." - Joseph Goebbels

[givebirthathome]

I like Mark Crispin Miller , but his interpretation of what is degrading media at 2:20, sticks to safe ground, rather than exposing "the elephant in the room" of active collusion with government, corporate, and class interests.

[MsMissAmanda]

Australia's concentration of media ownership is just as bad... :S

[frabjousness]

Well, God forbid that we ever actually have to think about anything. Who would want to hear about such downers as world events, poverty, genocide etc. Those sorts of things just aren't juicy or entertaining enough.

[1055555grace]

right.

[mikesbodypolitic]

If you want the scholarly breakdown of how this all works check out noam chomsky's manufacturing consent, and you'll see quantitatively and comprehensively how this works. The freest societies in the world have the most sophisticated media, (ie propaganda) because with freedom you can't use violence to control, you have to control people's thoughts.

[gaastra12]

@mikesbodypolitic Exactly. All of these other retards here who act as if they know everything, blatantly blame capitalists and the US for everything and say that the big evil US is a corporation and more bullshit.

[alxgraham]

I'm BUILDING a democrazy.

[BurnsideStudios08]

I can I join

[nameofthepen]

The media has sunk much further than just becoming "puff entertainment".

It has become weaponized, and is a valuable tool of the military-industrial complex to confuse and misinform, to spread propaganda, and to manufacture consent for their crimes against humanity.

Google CNN+PSYOPS for a start.

[virgy45]

Deep, deep trouble, Friends.

[KraigPierson]

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[KraigPierson]

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[conservitgirl]

The media is big business. NBC is owned by GE. Guess who benefits for Obama 's policies oh my GE. Who reports only fluff on Obama Hmmmm NBC maybe? If you look at the rip off of America then lets also look at the Government and the media that lets them do it with out question. Why? because they are all in it together. The Senators that voiced outrage at big business line their pockets and take money from them including Obama. people please

[LillianColwynnscehy]

This is nice video78461891

[MaryOMackie]

OMG PLEASE no more religion, we have enough of that Christianity BS as it is in the crap mainstream media

further clouding everyone's perception to what is real!

[MaryOMackie]

..And at the same time attempting to brainwash everyone to one set political establishment line,

it's the corporations and the government in cahoots with each other feeding us BS.

It Fascism, essentially.

It's a modern day Fascism where they seem to have been on an agenda to degrade our society as much as they can in every way for decades on end.

[Laloe2009]

Do you want big business to continue to run the country? Do not wait until you or someone you love falls under the tyrannical rule of the insurance companies that want to crush anyone who contests their terrorizing the disabled, the injured workers, victims of exposure to toxic mold. When you are outraged let your politicians know that you will vote them out if they do not protect your constitutional rights. Do a search on gang stalking and see what is happening without free journalism.

[MaryOMackie]

LOL..Yeah right, as if a vote counts in any power position.

How do you vote someone in when you can't trust either party and they won't let 3rd parties in?

[flag4eva]

Thank you!

[billbroome]

the fundamental characteristic of democracy is rule by the people. this is the power to direct the state without consulting politicians. if you have citizen initiative and use it you have democracy. if not, not.

journalists are not critical, power is.

[librexpresion]

People political decissions are based in their knowledge, and their knowledge are based on what others told them, so journalists can -and in fact does- make people choose the decission they -the jourtalists- one. And THAT'S POWER.

[movielover44]

Great video. We're reading McChesney in my Mass Comm & Democracy class.

[Itztli87]

good ole, American Totalitarianism!

smells like money... and police pepper spray... mmmmm

[slctdmbntwrx]

Very good video, but who's going to save us from our corrupt media corporations? Our government? Ha.

[debatesinger]

what we need is radical democracy ... if you can get past my singing watch my vid on rad democracy here on youtube (click on my channel and you'll see it)

[hanyelsaed]

thanksssssssssssssss

[4770set]

Wow that is amazing and scarey , I want to hear more!

[jimiydoorshamelech]

Darfur has killed 400,000 in less than 5 years, not to mention the countless women left alive and gangraped by govt sponsored militia

Israel-less than 5,000 in the last 10 years, and by far the bloodiest 10 years of Israels existence since the declaration of the 2nd intifada, bloody war declared by Palestinains after Israel offered them E Jerusalem W Bank and Gaza, and they refused

[popecorkyxxiv]

Weird how thousands of years of religiously inspired hatred in the Middle East doesn't just disappear when when the Western world decides to abolish theocracy huh? It's almost as though they don't give a crap about what the logic and reason of the West, and instead they continue to live their lives the way the way their dogma dictates they must... You cannot reason with the deeply religious, for religion is not based on reason or logic, but on xenophobia and a deep seated need to believe.

[jimiydoorshamelech]

Herzl proposed a practical program for collecting funds from Jews around the world by a company to be owned by stockholders, which would work toward the practical realization of this goal. (This organization, when it was eventually formed, was called the Zionist Organization.) He saw the future state as a model social state, basing his ideas on the European model of the time, of a modern enlightened society. It would be neutral and peace-seeking, and of a secular nature.

[popecorkyxxiv]

Ultimatly this is caused by conflicts between the religion of group and the religion of the other. Faith is dangerous, it causes people to believe they they alone are right about the most fundemental ideas and if anyone disagrees they must be 'corrected'. It took Christianity nearly 2000 years to adopt a stance of semi-secular freedom of faith, these primative cultures have not denounces fundementalism but instead they actively help it prosper, causing the horror and chaos you mentioned.

[jimiydoorshamelech]

Palestinians are religous muslims like rest of middle east

Israel is a secular country

Israel is one of the least religous and most nationalistic countries

its a very basic fact that people keep getting WRONG over and over and over and over and over...

just because its a Jewish state doesnt make it religous, your telling me that America isnt a christian state? Even Barack is a christian! dont give me that

[popecorkyxxiv]

Did I say that Israel were the psychtic religious ones? I was trying to say subtly that Islamists are a pack of blood thirsty, neanderthalic, zealots; without actually having to say it but it seems you missed my nuances. I agree that Israel is not the problem, the problem is a large group of nomadic primatives that were given their own nations as payment for support following WWI, and their idiocy driven jyhad against anyone who's differnt from them.

[goatstone]

yeah yeah, it seems that these issues are symptoms of a psychological problem that most americans have, they want federalism but aren't sure why. communal purpose alludes us, and the vaccum sucks in corporate purpose which is selfish to a fault, because the corporation also lacks purpose, everyone is just trying to survive and buy martinis and trips to the bahamas, Bullshit! at least stand for something eh? at least say, "i will die for this!" and then follow through! that's all i ask.

[sereno093088]

I been trying to explain to people how big corporations affect us, and they think i am crazy. I tell them how they all focused on little things like welfare when big corporations steal millions compared to these other individuals whom steal from welfare. and all they say it's their profit.

[socalord1]

The people at the top don't realize is that history will always repeat itself. The people or the very few who say enough is enough are the revolutionaries of the world

[ranjistudent]

so true coquers, invaders, dominations, all repeat. no point

[popecorkyxxiv]

The mistake most people make is thinking we live in a Democracy, we don't. We live in a Hegemonic Plutocratic Oligarchy, which means, We the People 'choose' which members of the socio/economic elite class rule us. If we lived in a Democracy ANYONE could effectivly run for office, in reality only the top tier has the influence and funds to run. We do not choose WHO we vote for, we select from the options provided. This is not Democracy, it is Oligarchy, we do not rule, for we are ruled.

[popecorkyxxiv]

No form of Representative government is capable of true Democracy, especially in a Free market economy where money talks loader than people. Ruling classism is nearly unavoidable in any governing system, we need to learn to harness that fact to our advantage. A Technocracy for example has a ruling class of the Intellectual elite, a system where those who rule are those who are best suited to do the job, as opposed to those that have the most money/friends.

[packlakedm]

Exactly... Democracy in the usa is like two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for dinner...majority rules, minorities lose...

[popecorkyxxiv]

That's a good comment but I think it's slightly inaccurate. A more apt quote would be US politics is like two sheep and a wolf in sheeps clothing deciding what to have for dinner, the wolf will say anything the sheep want to hear, but in the end the menu has already been decided. Human society will always have one class ruling, once it was the military that ruled, then the church, then the mob, now it's the merchants, maybe it's time we let the scholars rule since they are the once that know how

[jimiydoorshamelech]

5,000 Total Palestinains killed since 2000 , the bloodiest 8 years of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. caused by intifada (bloody war declared by Palestinians)[SELF-IMPOSED]

25,000 Arabs killed by Syria in one day (Hama Massacre) fighting terrorists

400,000 in 5 years in Darfur, countless left alive and gangraped (ahmadinejad supports Al-Bashir)

Rwanda- 1 million killed and countless left raped

Saddam- 100,000 Shiite killed in one repression 100,000 Kurds mustard gassed to death

[vourdou]

i think that this is bigger than america .

i think that pinky and brain finaly had a plan and look like its working.

[julesrulesny]

America has done some horrible things all in the interests of National Security! Latin America has been destroyed again and again b/c we have gone in there to overthrow governments. Just b/c we are told Chavez is a bad man, we believe it. where's the evidence? Other than him staying in power.

Does anyone know that Bush is developing 2 new NUCLEAR weapons?? But, he has the right to say to Iran NOT to develop new weapons? what kind of diplomatic policy is that??? It's disgusting.

[oo446611]

personally i think America should be barred from owning nukes until they get that madman out of office , think the policeman of the world has become the bully of the world overdose of power the cause

[julesrulesny]

America has done some horrible things all in the interests of National Security! Latin America has been destroyed again and again b/c we have gone in there to overthrow governments. Just b/c we are told Chavez is a bad man, we believe it. where's the evidence? Other than him staying in power.

Does anyone know that Bush is developing 2 new NUCLEAR weapons?? But, he has the right to say to Iran NOT to develop new weapons? what kind of diplomatic policy is that??? It's disgusting.

[julesrulesny]

America has done some horrible things all in the interests of National Security! Latin America has been destroyed again and again b/c we have gone in there to overthrow governments. Just b/c we are told Chavez is a bad man, we believe it. where's the evidence? Other than him staying in power.

Does anyone know that Bush is developing 2 new NUCLEAR weapons?? But, he has the right to say to Iran NOT to develop new weapons? what kind of diplomatic policy is that??? It's disgusting.

[JRBeaman]

Psycarne: "They aren't promoting democracy. That's the point. "

Uh you must not be listening to the media. Every day I hear us being described as a "democracy" and "makeing the world safe for democracy." Either you arn't paying attention, or the media has done its job more thoroughly in it's brainwashing of you such that you don't notice the lies any more.

[JRBeaman]

If the media is so rich, then why are they promoting democracy?

Explaining the disaster that a Democracy can become, Karl Marx, known as the 'Father of Communism' and himself a student of political science, stated: 'Democracy is a form of government that cannot long survive, for as soon as the people learn that they have a voice in the fiscal policies of the government, they will move to vote for themselves all the money in the treasury and bankrupt the nation.'

[Psycarne]

They aren't promoting democracy. That's the point.

[JRBeaman]

Uh, and the title of this video is..... ???

[neothomist1275]

The United States is a corporation. The United States is not a country. America has no national government.

[julesrulesny]

as an american... very well said! Our country is controlled by corporations. the average citizan can donate no more than $2k to a candidate, the average corporation..whatever they want. Which in turns buys media coverage. Why should we believe our media? just b/c we have freedom of speech? Whether from the media itself, or politicians, countless times we find out we've been lied to later. American media is flooded with opinionated broadcasts where the decision has already been made.

[carlosvg1986]

@neothomist1275 it's a capitalists' wet dream

[missionaryoffaith]

@neothomist1275

America is really a corporation not a country as ppl think it is

[legemmr]

We are all idiots.. in one dedicated way or another.. :D

[eligarf]

true, all humans are part idiot; but we all have some genius as well.

[mobkillaz]

Nuclear threat fabrications islamo-terror and all that propaganda shit are just made up foes to justify more wars! ALL Political bastards are killing people for wallstreet to get rich and to inflate the economy into a slavery system. All AMERICAN politicians do in life is kill and enslave people and set forests on fire.

[itsacorporatething]

There is a nuclear threat: the United States Israel, Russia, India, Pakistan, China. The threat is real but the finger is pointed in the wrong direction.

[kawless5]

The US is a Plutocracy plain and simple, not a democracy or republic.

Corporations have the same rights as a person? WTF kind of shit is that?

[zombiemaster8825]

Kucinich 2008

[Zopre]

republican yay! same shit with a different name...

same ideology as democracy: inflation poverty and cultural anarchy.

[shadowmasterd]

The USA is NOT A DEMOCRACY! WE ARE A REPUBLIC Morons! The difference being we are THE MAJORITY: LIMITED!

Its purpose is to control The Majority strictly, as well as all others among the people, primarily to protect The Individual's God-given, unalienable rights and therefore for the protection of the rights of The Minority, of all minorities, and the liberties of people in general.

[Bombsquad85]

By the way: China is a republik too!!!

[Zopre]

democracy can lead to anarcho primitivism, democracy is a very miserating regime.

[Zopre]

this ultimately means rich democracy = poor media

[yodalantern]

PRO RON PAUL (R) ReSearch this countryman FOR PRESIDENT...

Truth and Justice. 1ove.

[konopelli]

Ron Paul's a crypto-fascist, racist shitwhistle

[sig147]

you are an idiot

[Bucktooth001]

PRO THRID PARTY! Are you making you voice heard?

"The vote of the ignorant doesn't make a difference in America."

[tskaggs777]

Agreed, but what is the cause of apathy? I say too much garbage journalism. That makes it a self perpetuating cycle.

[freemechanic]

American citizens are ultimately responsible for allowing democracy to degenerate to this level by their apathy, which guarantees the success of the opulent minority's agenda. The modern conception of conscience has reduced itself to an excuse mechanism.

[polidocproductions]

WOW! Thanks for this piece. Very engaging. Still digesting.

[juanfe82]

the richest people are rich beecause of the ignorense

of other people, in this case are the poor... the rich people control the media....and then.. the stupids.

[almalinda06]

Juanfe82, It has nothing to do with financial status. Having a pile of money is no indicator of cleverness. If a person wants to be aware of worldly events, all they have to do is look. Rich people are simply those who have either worked hard, or have manipulated, and can recognize financially advantageous opportunities. That does not mean that a poor person is incapable of doing the same.

[almalinda06]

((Adding to what I said about looking for real news, just because the media is dominated by superficiality it does not mean that true journalism no longer exists. Let's also recognize that the U.S. is trying to turn its citizens into blind sheep))

[juanfe82]

It is true that a lot of people work very hard to get money but there are other people that use things like the religion, the lies (politics) corruption in fact, the power, and other types of false arguments to take advantage to them, I said that the american culture is not the right model and the media shows it. It is a false dream and the reality of the rest of the world is diferent.

[almalinda06]

Yes, and those are the people i say may manipulate to find their fortunes.

I can't say I approve of American culture, either, but there it is.

[Enlightenment1789]

f people vote and money rules, it's not DEMOCRACY! It's PLUTOCRACY and OLIGARCHY! Representative Democracy is a swindle! The only half way

democratic country in the world is Switzerland. The Swiss have a mix of Direct and Representative Democracy.

[psykomantium]

i would like to say that we need not preach much then educate ourselves. use a bit of media journalism because as our president George Bush says and act after 9/11 precisely to set a role of engagement for rich/filthy Arabs & not to MuhammadIslam or do gossips behind curtains

[distressed7]

That is why I will never serve this Beast of Lies. I play my little role at the job. Look harmless, play dumb, but not kissy, you're "bosses" will show their real cards when they put you down. Don't get mad. Get over. You know the drill.

[livo34]

[Who pays the most money for me to do "jounalism?" I will write the way they tell me to get through.] This is the greed model of corporate media occupational choices. Nobody has more money than they do.

[seangamble2]

this is a CAPITOLISTIC socity Deal With It! If a company owns more territories more power to them!

[GearoidSullivan]

haha. Need I even comment? What an idiot. GO WATCH MORE TV AND DO EVERYTHING THEY TELL YOU TO DO

[beingisbecoming4]

So it's okay if capitalism causes poverty. You'd be okay with that wouldn't you? Stop being so selfish.

[sariwat1]

The USA was founded as a Constitutional Republic and not a democracy. The founding fathers were actually against Democracy.

[BeatBuddy]

Thomas Jefferson defined democracy as 51% of the population tyrannizing the the 49%. Benjamin Franklin defined it as two lions and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch.

[sariwat1]

Yes, the founding fathers were well educated and knew democracy doesn't work. Thomas Payne said there isn't a democracy yet that haven't commit suicide.

[BeatBuddy]

We have Athens as an example, and all other democracies since then.

Hitler came to power through the democratic process and destroyed the very system that allowed him to get elected.

[BeatBuddy]

The politically correct crowd has descended upon the phrase "Founding Fathers". It's considered sexist and has been replaced by the neutral word, "framers," even though all of these framers were men.

[BeatBuddy]

I have reached that dangerous point where I don't care about the news anymore. I turned on Fox recently and saw this "story" of Paris Hilton eating a hamburger! Whoopee doo! Wendy's is just one block from where I live, so why aren't the camera's rolling around me? The recent coverage over the exchange of insults between Rosie O'Donnell and Donald Trump was the last straw.

[Echdrum]

Thank you for adding. A lot (most all) people do not realize that most of the "News" you see was paid for you see. (because if it's on TV, it must be so, right!?) "They didn't say anything about Enron & friend$ until the last second" (as this said)- very true. Well, look@their friend$- the ones in 'control'.

[cyruscash]

great, but only 1703 views you need 1 billion

[joebonk]

i always laugh a little when someone complains about the "liberal media"

[AiresQX4]

true,true,true!!!

[ITS370H55V3W]

good stuff - keep it up

[starrider7777]

Well done. I am dead set on challenging this myth of a liberal media in my own blog- it is a very big deal...this is a major and debilitating lie...a tool of the real enemy of mankind that is doing tremendous harm. The vids are excellent and to the point.

[dexterriley]

terriffic. these guys are wonderfully insightful. see also george orwell rolls in his grave.

[baliuz]

Important stuff