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On Tuesday, August 2, 2016 at 2:21:37 PM UTC-5, Travis wrote: > > how about the sources for this stuff, Plaino. > > On Tue, Aug 2, 2016 at 11:47 AM, plainolamerican <[email protected] > <javascript:>> 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 2, 2013, that law was silently repealed with the implementation of a new 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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