Great article as usual. Just want to add, it isnt just politics that the narrative is controlled, it is every facet of life. The same apparatus that dictates the common political narrative is the same one that determines the scientific, historical, educational and cultural level narratives. ( weaponized anthropology anyone..) It is a manufactured reality. The spectrum that Chomsky discusses, while it certainly exists, it is the spectacle.. so the value of that contained debate is effectively nonsense. As you said, this contained debate, it does not affect the actual power structure, but it is more than that. It ignores and cuts out the actual structure, it removes it from the imagination of the consumer of the spectacle, which is a goal. A hyperreality. Propaganda is a sustaining element of this reality, but the foundations are institutional and have been for generations..as is its secretive protection by force mechanism, the national security state. This is so often overlooked, of course , this is partly due to the fact it is not included in the acceptable debate parameters. Our great grandparents were being hoodwinked too, just with different methods. Now with controlled technological advancements coupled with the existing mechanisms ( think public education, media et cetera) , the spectacle in the 21st century is akin to cortex communism with its algorithmic grooming. Biohacking is an understatement.
With that all being said, on the outside of the spectacle ( I call the spectacle wonderland) one can feel ostracized by mass society. Hopefully, a person has already tossed the opinions of mass society in the trash long before they put their head under the curtain and looked at OZ. If not, the ostracized person will suffer because they place too much value on the judgements of those hypnotized by the spectacle. If you find yourself on the outside, just be happy you have a measure of your own free will. Use that to discover things that actually have value to you, and spend your time accordingly, do not waste emotional and mental capital trying to make sense of the lies. While you are at it, try to love thy neighbor as you do yourself, especially the ones trapped in a mental cage of the spectacle. They, just like most of us, have been lied to..but they still believe. However, this does not mean we need to let them suffocate us with their boots.
Great article as usual. Just want to add, it isnt just politics that the narrative is controlled, it is every facet of life. The same apparatus that dictates the common political narrative is the same one that determines the scientific, historical, educational and cultural level narratives. ( weaponized anthropology anyone..) It is a manufactured reality. The spectrum that Chomsky discusses, while it certainly exists, it is the spectacle.. so the value of that contained debate is effectively nonsense. As you said, this contained debate, it does not affect the actual power structure, but it is more than that. It ignores and cuts out the actual structure, it removes it from the imagination of the consumer of the spectacle, which is a goal. A hyperreality. Propaganda is a sustaining element of this reality, but the foundations are institutional and have been for generations..as is its secretive protection by force mechanism, the national security state. This is so often overlooked, of course , this is partly due to the fact it is not included in the acceptable debate parameters. Our great grandparents were being hoodwinked too, just with different methods. Now with controlled technological advancements coupled with the existing mechanisms ( think public education, media et cetera) , the spectacle in the 21st century is akin to cortex communism with its algorithmic grooming. Biohacking is an understatement.
With that all being said, on the outside of the spectacle ( I call the spectacle wonderland) one can feel ostracized by mass society. Hopefully, a person has already tossed the opinions of mass society in the trash long before they put their head under the curtain and looked at OZ. If not, the ostracized person will suffer because they place too much value on the judgements of those hypnotized by the spectacle. If you find yourself on the outside, just be happy you have a measure of your own free will. Use that to discover things that actually have value to you, and spend your time accordingly, do not waste emotional and mental capital trying to make sense of the lies. While you are at it, try to love thy neighbor as you do yourself, especially the ones trapped in a mental cage of the spectacle. They, just like most of us, have been lied to..but they still believe. However, this does not mean we need to let them suffocate us with their boots.