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The precursors of the "ministry of truth"

• acchow 10y ago
  Long time since I read the book, but did the precursors of the "ministry of truth" really start in corporations?
  • elcct 10y ago
    They figured out that using communism to steal from the people is not effective so they invented social democracy to steal via government fenced corporations. This gives people more sense of freedom whilst generating better yield for the ruling class.
    • icebraining 10y ago
      I'm pretty sure none of that is in the book.
• rconti 10y ago
  If anything, the precursor to the ministry of truth is a political figure making it clearer than ever that coverage he doesn't like will be severely punished. Not just by loss of access, but by lawsuits and changes to the law. It's hardly new that news organizations have to be a bit friendly to anyone they cover in order to preserve access. I cannot waltz into the White House press room and expect equal access, no matter how fair and intelligent my non-existent media empire is. But the scope and severity we have been promised is an order of magnitude worse.
• KirinDave 10y ago
  Ah yes. Any contradictory discretion is immediately escalated to "thought control by the government." It's curious how many forms this "equal time" complaint comes in, but it's almost universally used as a bludgeon to imply that left-leaning news has an obligation to offer a platform for all sorts of things. I'd like equal time on Rush Limbaugh's show to talk about how health care should be socialized. I think I have a cogent case that would demand scrutiny and be convincing to his audience. Will you help me petition for time there? I'll of course expect his advertising revenue for the time there (who works for free on this day and age?)!