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It is a historical fact that powerful elites do not wish to be diverted from pursuing their selfish interests by the public. Minimal, unthreatening expressions of dissent may be tolerated in ostensible ‘democracies’. But public opinion needs to be managed, manipulated or, if necessary, simply ignored. After all, as Noam Chomsky has said, real ‘democracy is
This year’s Munich Security Conference was predictably all about the imaginary danger that Russians intend to proceed westward into Europe as soon as they finish in Ukraine. By Patrick Lawrence Special to Consortium News Let’s listen for a moment to Boris Pistorius, the German defense mi
From Israeli Propaganda to Page One. By Patrick Lawrence ScheerPost 12 Feb 24 It has been evident to many of us since the genocide in Gaza began Oct. 7 that Israel risked asking too much of those inclined to take its side. The Zionist state would ask what many people cannot give: It would ask…
The relationship between the Times and Israeli authorities is now exposed to more light than was ever supposed to shine on it. By Patrick Lawrence ScheerPost It has been evident to many of us since the genocide in Gaza began Oct. 7 that Israel risked asking too much of those inclined to tak