[throwaway27448]

Have you ever read Manufacturing Consent? A conspiracy is not necessary for wide-spread propaganda campaigns—just a confluence of incentives that act against the common interest (even in the US) but work in the interest of the ruling class.

[zzzeek]

and then Chomsky goes on to form a deep online friendship with Jeffrey Epstein

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The idea of reading is that you yourself think and reason about it, not that you blindly trust anything based on the author's name, deeds, or reputation. Ad hominems are a cheap way to remain ignorant and - yet again - fall into the trap of blindly believing some other third party.

[throwaway27448]

Ah so let's just empty our brains out then. Sure, chomsky is a piece of shit. This doesn't absolve you of caring about the society you live in. Read the damn text and get back to me.