It's a way of building up irrational attitudes of submission to authority and group...
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Noam Chomsky:
When I was in high school... I asked myself at one point: "Why do i care if my high school's team wins the football game? I don't know anybody on the team, they have nothing to do with me... why am I here and applaud? It does not make any sense." But the point is, it does make sense: It's a way of building up irrational attitudes of submission to authority and group cohesion behind leadership elements. In fact it's training in irrational jingoism. That's also a feature of competitive sports.
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he's out
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One of the reasons why Nightline has the usual suspects is
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one thing you have to do when you book a show
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is know that the person can make the point within the framework of TV
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If people don't like that they should understand
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it is as sensible to book somebody who takes eight minutes to answer
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as it is to book somebody who doesn't speak English
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In the normal given flow that's another culture bound thing
Clip duration: 24 seconds
Views: 132
Timestamp in movie: 00h 29m 21s
Uploaded: 03 April, 2022
Genres: documentary, biography, war
Summary: A film about the noted American linguist/political dissident and his warning about corporate media's role in modern propaganda.
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