how about the sources for this stuff, Plaino. On Tue, Aug 2, 2016 at 11:47 AM, plainolamerican <[email protected]> wrote:
> The mainstream media became far more systemically involved as the > government’s tool to spread propaganda after two vital changes were made to > the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which included an amendment > that legalized the use of propaganda on the American public. > > Our pretend “representatives” in Congress have proven that they do not > represent the people, and instead exploit us for personal gain both > political as well as monetarily. There had always been an anti-propaganda > law that prevented the U.S. government from broadcasting programming to > American audiences to politically influence people for political gain. > > During the 1970s and 1980s, the prevailing view was that American > taxpayers shouldn’t be funding propaganda for American audiences. On July > 2, 2013, that law was silently repealed with the implementation of a new > reform act. The bottom line: Congress knew what it was doing when it > deliberately unleashed thousands of hours per week of government-funded > radio and TV programs for U.S. domestic propaganda efforts. > > Our “pretend” representatives see no problem with propaganda today. > Congress also allowed the repeal of the *Fairness Doctrine > <https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/world-news/the-repeal-of-the-fairness-doctrine-has-been-our-demise/>* > in broadcasting. They no longer require the mainstream media to tell the > truth. Why do our politicians now believe they are entitled to lie, cheat, > and use mainstream media to create state propaganda? > > [image: Jefferson-Sig] > > The Smith-Mundt Act prevented the government from engaging in propaganda > domestically. Nevertheless, that restriction was only applied domestically. > The U.S. government always had official propaganda programming produced by > the Broadcasting Board of Governors that was only for foreign consumption > such as Voice of America, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, and the Middle > East Broadcasting Networks. The tone and nature always varied, and it was > produced for more than 100 countries in 61 different languages. > Nonetheless, the scope was always with a political intent. This is clearly > against the principles of the First Amendment that the free press was to > keep a check against government. Thomas Jefferson maintained: > > > * A press that is free to investigate and criticize the government is > absolutely essential in a nation that practices self-government and is > therefore dependent on an educated and enlightened citizenry. On the other > hand, newspapers too often take advantage of their freedom and publish lies > and scurrilous gossip that could only deceive and mislead the people. > Jefferson himself suffered greatly under the latter kind of press during > his presidency. But he was a great believer in the ultimate triumph of > truth in the free marketplace of ideas, and looked to that for his final > vindication.* > > If anyone needed a reminder of the dangers of domestic propaganda efforts, > the past 12 months have provided ample reasons. Additionally, just back in > 2012, two USA Today journalists were targeted for reporting about millions > of dollars in back-taxes owed by the Pentagon’s top propaganda contractor > in Afghanistan. The co-owners of the firm had to confess to creating phony > websites and Twitter accounts designed to smear the journalists > anonymously. Unfortunately, the government today is very focused on > manipulating news and commentary on the internet, including social media. > They are pretending to be people posting comments and honest reviews. > > Here in this video, former Clinton/Gore political consultant Naomi Wolf > explains why we should be skeptical of overly theatrical news stories. She > points out that propaganda has become legal thanks to the very people > claiming to be our representatives. > > -- > -- > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ > * It's active and moderated. 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