Mass media is to what I described what spears are to M-16s.
That's a pretty good analogy. In the parent post I am describing propaganda becoming mechanized warfare. One person with an M-16 could take out an entire massive army of people wielding spears (as long as they had plenty of ammo).
> One person with an M-16 could take out an entire massive army of people wielding spears
I have to disagree. All it would take is for this army to surround the person with the M-16 and wait for a magazine change, then hurl 50 spears at the hapless pincushion. And that's not counting the probability of the rifle overheating, jamming, etc. after long enough.
I realize I am taking this probably too literally, but my point stands :)
That's a pretty good analogy. In the parent post I am describing propaganda becoming mechanized warfare. One person with an M-16 could take out an entire massive army of people wielding spears (as long as they had plenty of ammo).