The 30 right this is just very recent stanch will be directed is. There were industrial action which there were. 6 and there were industrial action there were sit down straight strikes which are referred to true to 200. 00. 100 people you. Have to recognize a sit down straight because just one step before saying have to recognize a sit down straight because just one step before saying we dont need bush says we can run this by yourselves. We dont need bush that we can run this by ourselves. And business was told you read the Business Press in the late thirtys they were. And business was told you read the Business Press say in the late thirtys they were talking about to the hazard facing industrialists and the right talking about to the hazard facing industrialists and the rising political power of the masses which has to be repressed things were rising political power of the masses which has to be repressed things were on hold during the 2nd world war but immediately after the 2nd world war the business of fence and hold during the 2nd world war but immediately after the 2nd world war the business offensive began in force and test partly i. Began it force. Test partly act. And act. To restart any quality act. Or restart just any quality in Labor Management relations. In the courses and was used in Labor Management relations. In the courses and was used for a massive corporate propaganda offensives to attack union. For a massive corporate propaganda offensives to attack union. Increased sharply during the reagan years and reagan pretty much told the bill increased sharply during the reagan years and reagan pretty much told the Business World if you want to illegally break urbanizing efforts and strikes good Business World if you want to illegally break urbanizing efforts and strikes go ahead they are in violation of the law and if they do not report for work when they did they are in violation of the law and if they do not report for work within 48 hours they have forfeited their jobs and will be terminated in 48 hours they have forfeited their jobs and will be terminated. Continued the ninetys and of course with george w. Bush with continued ninetys and of course with george w. Bush went through the roof by now less than 7 percent of private Sector Workers of the roof by now less than 7 percent of private Sector Workers have unions. Have unions. The effect is that the usual counterforce. Effect is that the usual counterforce to an offensive or highly class conscious business could to an offensive or highly class conscious Business Class is dissolved. Is dissolved. Not if youre in a position of power you want to maintain class consciousness from if youre in a position of power you want to maintain class consciousness for yourself but a limited everywhere else here back to the 90 years self but a limited everywhere else here back to the 19th century in the early days of the Industrial Revolution and ignited states in the century in the early days of the Industrial Revolution and ignited states working people were very conscious of this they in fact working people were very conscious of this they in fact overwhelmingly regarded that wage labor as not overwhelmingly regarded that of wage labor as not very different from slavery for the different only in that it was temporary effective sorry different from slavery for the different only in that it was temporary effect of such a popular idea that was a slogan of the Republican Party. Well there was a popular idea that was a slogan of the Republican Party well that was a very sharp class consciousness in the interests of power and privilege a very sharp class consciousness in the interests of power and privilege its good to drive those ideas out of peoples heads you dont want them. Its good to drive those ideas out of peoples heads you dont want them to know that theyre an oppressed class so this is one of the few societies in which you to know that theyre an oppressed class so this is one of the few societies magicks dont talk about cliffs in fact the notion of class is very simple its dont talk about class in fact the notion of class is very simple who gives the orders who follows them that basically defines class. Who gives the orders who follows them that basically defines class thats more nuanced and complex but thats basically it. More nuanced and complex but thats basically it. The Public Relations industry the Advertising Industry. The Public Relations industry the Advertising Industry which is dedicated to creating consumers its a phenomenon developed in the freest country which is dedicated to creating consumers its a phenomenon developed in the freest countries in britain and the United States and the reason is pretty clear trees in britain and the United States and the reason is pretty clear it became clear by a say a century ago that it was it became clear by a say a century ago that it was not going to be so easy to control of population by force too much freedom is one going to be so easy to control the population by force too much freedom and one. Labor going to using parliamentary labor parties in many countries women labor going to ising parliamentary labor parties in many countries women started to get the french as and so on so you had to have other means of controlling people and started to get the french as and so on so you had to have other means of controlling people and it was understood and expressed that you have to control them by control of it and it was understood and expressed that you have to control them by control of. Beliefs and attitudes well one of the best ways to control beliefs and attitudes well one of the best ways to control people in terms of attitudes is what the great people. In terms of attitudes is what the great political economists theyre stunned blind called fabricating consumers. Political economists theyre stunned blind cold fabricating consumers. If you can fabricate a want. Make a painting if you can fabricate want. Make up painting things that are just about within your reach the essence of life theyre going to be trapped in things that are just about within your reach the essence of life theyre going to be trapped into becoming a consumers. And you read them to becoming a consumers. And you read the Business Press say 920 s. It talks about the need to direct Business Press aide 920 s. It talks about the need to direct people to the superficial things of life like fashionable consumption people to the superficial things of life like fashionable consumption and that will keep him out of our hair. You find his doctrine all through and that will keep him out of our hair. You find his doctrine all through progressive intellectual for a good water lipman the major progressive who progressive intellectual for the border lippmann the major progress of intellectual of the 20th century. He wrote of intellectual of the 20th century. He wrote famous progressive essays on democracy in which his view was exactly that famous progressive essays on democracy in which his view was exactly that the public must be put in their place so that the responsible man can make the pope. Blick must be put in their place so that the responsible men can make decisions without interference from the be willed and heard. Decisions without interference from the be willed and heard. There to be spectators not participants then you get a properly functioning. There to be spectators not participants then you get a properly functioning democracy straight back to madison on to have democracy straight back to madison on to the polls memory and so on and the Advertising Industry just exploded old memory and so on and the Advertising Industry just exploded. With with this as its goal fabricating consumers. With with this as its goal fabricating consumers. And its done with great sophistication. And its done with great sophistication. Many. One of the last known while. Down. As one of the last known while very singular. Whom are aware of the kind of. Whom are aware of the kind. Of the ideal is which actually seemed to did. Were lets say the ideal is which actually seemed to did. Were lets see teenage girls they have a free set area afternoon well go walking in the teenage girls they have a free said area afternoon well go walking in a shopping mall. Not the library or somewhere else. The shopping mall. The library or somewhere else. The idea is to try to control everyone to turn the whole society into the ideas to try to control everyone to turn the whole society into the perfect system. Perfect a perfect system. Perfect system would be a society based on a dyad of pair the system would be a society based on a dyad of pair the pair is you and your Television Set or maybe now who in the internet parries you and your Television Set or maybe now who in the internet. In which that presents you with with the proper life in which that presents you with what the proper life would be with trying to get education and you spend your time and effort to gaining that would be with trying to get education and you spend your time and effort to gaining those things which you dont need you dont want maybe to throw away. As things which you dont need you dont want maybe to throw away. But thats the measure of a decent life. But thats the measure of a decent life. What we see is in say advertising on television if you have what we see is in say advertising on television if youve ever taken an economics course you know that markets are supposed to be beta or take an economics course you know that markets are supposed to be based on informed consumers making rational choices well that is done informed consumers making rational choices well if we had a system like that a market system in a television. If we had a system like that a market system in a Television Ad would consist of say General Motors putting up information sad would consist of say General Motors putting up information saying heres what we have for sale a summit or an ad for cars and adding heres what we have for sale a summit or an ad for a car is an ad for occurs in football hero you know an actress in the car doing it for occurs in football hero you know an actress of the car doing some crazy thing like going up a mountain or something or other pointing some crazy thing like going up a mountain or something the point is to create uninformed consumers who will make irrational choices to create uninformed consumers who will make irrational choices thats what advertising is all about. And when the since thats what advertising is all about. And when the same institutions p. R. System runs elections same institutions p. R. System runs elections they do it same way. They do it the same way. They want to create an uninformed electorate. They want to create an uninformed electorate which will make irrational choices often against their own interests and we switch will make irrational choices often against their own interests and we see it every time one of these extravaganzas take place. To hit every time one of these extravaganzas take place. Right after the election. President obama won an award. Right after the election. President obama won an award from the Advertising Industry for the best Marketing Campaign and from the Advertising Industry for the best Marketing Campaign and was reported here if you go to the international Business Press executives where it was reported here if you go to the international Business Press executives were euphoric they said weve been selling candidates marketing candidates for it they said weve been selling candidates marketing candidates like you know toothpaste ever since reagan and this is the greatest ates like you know toothpaste ever since reagan and this is the greatest achievement we have i dont usually agree with sarah pail and but with the chief and we have i dont usually agree with sarah pail and when she mocks the but she calls the hopi changey stuff shes right when she mocks the but she calls the hopi changey stuff shes right 1st of all obama didnt really promise anything thats mostly illusion 1st of all obama didnt really promise anything thats mostly illusion you go back to the Campaign Rhetoric and take a look at this very little discussion of you go back to the Campaign Rhetoric and take a look at it is very little discussion of policy issues and for very good reason because Public Opinion mostly issues and for very good reason because Public Opinion on policy is sharply disconnected from what the 2 Party Leadership on policy is sharply disconnected from what the 2 Party Leadership and their financial backers want. Poesy and their financial backers want. Poesy more and more is focused on the private interests that fund the cam war and more. It is focused on the private interests that fund the campaigns. It was a public being marginalized. Pains. It was a public being marginalized. Joined me every thursday on the alex salmond show and i was. Joining me every thursday on the alex salmond show and ill be speaking to guest of the world of politics sport thats less im show business for you to get us out of the world of politics Small Business im show business ill see that. Ill see that. Politicians do. What politicians do something. They put themselves on the line they get accepted or rejected. So when you want to be president or enjoy something. They put themselves on the line they get accepted or rejected. So when you want to be president or injury. Or somehow want to. Have to go right to the press thats a lot more somehow i want to be honest. Thats why the press has allowed them before 3 in the morning cant be good that im interested in all of them before 3 in the morning cant be good but im interested always in the waters about how the. Question was in the waters about how. This should. When i was choked small seemed wrong on one old roll. When i was choked small seemed wrong one old roll just told. Me the world didnt get to shape out just told. Me the world didnt get to shape out this day and you cant get out of jail and engagement equals disdained you cant get out to get an engagement because betrayal. When so many find themselves worlds apart a trail. When so many find themselves worlds apart. Just to look for Common Ground. Are we choose to look for Common Ground. Looked additional supposed to. Cooked additional subversive note of what was and gets up there to look at some of these its inconsistent with what youre looking is not of what was and thats up there to linger some easy to just do what youre looking is no no no no. No no no. Please do it. Simply yes swinging with each notional pros here. Seem to yes swinging with regional show pros here. Look at with a showing at the plant which up a skeleton is lost when i tried to look at with a showing at the scully snooze last went to church. Hes like a pickle ship. Youre pushing 30. Hes like a pickle ship. Youre pushing 30. Loads of shipping. Yep and most of the book the boat of shipping. You up and most of the book is the work of the boss and you will have still to say no i dont know what that fit the work of the person you will have still to say no i dont know what that or. If or. If it was the latest news in the pulse. Stuff no worries it was the latest news in the pulse. Stuff no worries im all right so yes ive put this was going to say. All right so you have put this was going to so. Little fish through the summer in the store oh yeah the soulful. Lyrics are students are in the store oh yeah the soulful. Today there are good tennis and bad deadens the bad. Today and there are good tennis and bad deadens the bad news in yemen the United States deems to be a threat the good to. Those in yemen who the United States deems to be a threat the looked at those who work in syria the cia and the u. S. Military were engaged in the covert action war in syria the cia and the us military were engaged in covert actions really throughout the world. Where they were assassinating populist actions really throughout the world. Where they were assassinating populist leaders they were backing up the right way military funding and arming death squads leaders they were backing up the right way military funding and arming these death squads theres no any more because theres always a small people for theres no anymore because theres always a small truck or a really good this is a prophet. Or a really good this is a prophet. I. I i i. I i i i. I i i. I i i i. I i i i i i i i i i i well. You know if he were a guy well. You know if he were a. Lot of the leading. Of the leading political scientists youll want to mount the 1st study of the relation political scientists want to mount the 1st study of. The relation between Public Attitudes and the wood boma see what he shows is that about 70 percent of the population got into it and it would poesy what he showed is that about 70 percent of the population has no way of influencing. They might as well be and the mother has no way of influencing. They might as well be and the mother country. And the population knows a. Country. And the population knows. What its lead to is a population that angry for. What its led to is a population that angry frustrated hates institutions. And its not straighted hates institutions. And its not acting constructively to try to respond to this. Acting constructively to try to respond to this. There is Popular Mobilization and activism but in very self destructive there is Popular Mobilization and activism but in very self destructive directions. Taking the form of unfocused directions. Taking the form of unfocused anger attacks on one another and on vulnerable targets thats what happened hankered attacks on one another and on vulnerable targets thats what happens in cases like this. In some cases like this. It is corrosive of social relations but thats the point the point is that it is corrosive of social relations but thats the point the point is to make people hate and fear each other and look at only for them so make people hate and fear each other and lie. Get out only for themselves and dont do anything for anyone else. Bills and dont do anything for anyone else. One place you see it strikingly is on april 15th. One place you see it strikingly is on april 15th. April 15th is a kind of a measure the day of prayer taxes. They were 15th as a kind of a measure the day of prayer taxes of how democratic a society is a different city if a society of how democratic a society is a different city if a society is really democratic april 15th would be a day of celebration its really democratic april 15th would be a day of celebration its a day when the population gets together decides to fund the day when the population gets together decides to fund the programs and activities that they have formulated agreed upon would be better than the programs and activities that they have formulated agreed upon would be better than their solution celebrated the way it is needed state its a day solution celebrated the way it is needed state its a day of mourning. It todays a day and we dacia numb with medicine if it be a power our very own and our you know theres nothing theres nothing doing but if you do if you do. It is coming down to steal your hard earned bunny. And you and you do everything you can even the good and that you keep from from doing and. With and that is it is a kind of a measure of the of the extent and to do it which at least listens and popular computer consciousness about conquers yours is actually. Function. Not her attractive picture. Not her attractive picture. The tendencies that weve been describing within American Society of the tendencies that weve been describing within American Society and then theres this there are a very very 1st its going to be here in exchange remotely a leisurely size city set up misses im a society thats based on adam smiths maxim yes hey thats based on adam smiths file maxim you know all for myself nothing for anyone else. Or for myself nothing for anyone else. Aside in which normal human. Associated in which normal human instincts and emotion of sympathy sell their e. B. To a sport it was their instincts an emotion of sympathy so of their a bit of sport in which theyre going driven out. Thats just going to driven out. That society so ugly i dont even know whod want to live in it i wouldnt want my children to stay so ugly i dont even know who want to live in it with my children too. If the. Gift to society is based on control by process it is based on control by private wealth it will reflect the values that in fact does reflect. The will reflect the values that in fact does reflect. A value that is green and the desire to maximize personal gain at the value that is green and the desire to maximize personal gain at the expense of others and any society has made a Small Society based on that princely expense of others and any society made a Small Society based on that principle is ugly but it can survive a Global Society based on that principle is headed for evil is ugly but it can survive a Global Society based on that principle is headed for massive destruction. Massive destruction. And i dont think were smart enough. And i dont think were smart enough to design in any detail what a perfect lead to design in any detail what a perfectly just and free society would be like i think we can give some guidelines just and free society would be like i think we can give some guidelines and more significant we can ask how we can progress in that direction and more significant we can ask how we can progress in that direction. John dewey the. John dewey the the leading. Social philosopher in the late 20th century he argued that the leading social philosopher in the late 20th century he argued that until all institutions Production Commerce until all institutions Production Commerce. Media unless theyre all under participatory democratic controlled media unless theyre all under participatory democratic control we will not have a functioning democratic society. We will not have a functioning democratic society. As he put it poesy will be the shadow cast by business oversight. As he put it policy will be the shadow cast by business over society. Many. Moments centrally true. Its essentially true. Where there are structures of authority. Where there are structures of authority domination hierarchy somebody gives the orders somebody takes them they are domination hierarchy somebody gives the orders somebody takes them they are not self justifying and they have to justify themselves and they have got selfjustifying and they have to justify themselves and their burden to prove to me. Burden to prove to me. Well if you take a close look usually. Will if you take a close look usually you find they cant justify themselves to say cant we ought to be dismantling you find they cant justify themselves to say cant we ought to be dismantling. Trying to expand the domain of freedom and justice but. Trying to expand the domain of freedom and justice way dishpan flings that form of Illegitimate Authority and in fact progress dismantling that form of Illegitimate Authority and in fact progress over the years well thankfully recognize as progress has risen over the years and well thankfully recognize as progress has been just that the way things change is because lots of people are working all the time in just that the way things change is because lots of people are working all the time and you know theyre working in their communities in their workplace or wherever they happen to be and and you know theyre working in their communities in their workplace or wherever they happen to be and theyre building up the basis for Popular Movements which are going to make changes and theyre building up the basis for Popular Movements which are going to make changes and thats the way everything has ever happened in history. Thats the way everything has ever happened in history. Takes a freedom of speech. One of the real achievements of a man takes a freedom of speech. One of the real achievements of American Society its the 1st in the world and its not in the bill of rights American Society its 1st in the world and its not in the bill of rights on the on the constitution freedom of speech issues began to come to the Supreme Court on the on the constitution and freedom of speech issues began to come to the Supreme Court and the earth. The 20th century. Was a major country in the early 20th century. The major contributions came in the 1960 s. One of the leading ones was a case in going civil rights issues came in the 1960 s. One of the leading ones was a case involving the Civil Rights Movement well by then you had a mass Popular Movement which was to match movement well but then you had a mass Popular Movement which was demanding rights. Refusing to back down and in that context ending right. Refusing to back down and in that context the Supreme Court did establish a pretty High Standard freedom of speech or a thick save the Supreme Court did establish a pretty High Standard freedom speech or it takes a womens right women also began identifying a precious womens rights. Women also began identifying oppressive structures refusing to accept them or hed go their people to join with some structures refusing to accept them or hed go their people to join with them well thats her right to return. To nontrivial the well thats her right to return. To the nontrivial extent if also spent a lot of my life in activism some of that doesnt show up publicly tentative also spent a lot of my life in activism some of that doesnt show up publicly but you know i should not terribly good at it and not the greatest organizer at a young russian not terribly good at it and not the greatest organizer i think that we can see quite clearly some very very serious defects flaws and i think that we can see quite clearly some very very serious defects flaws in our. Culture and. Which are going to have to be corrected in our. Culture and. Which are going to have to be corrected by operating outright. It is commonly accepted i think were going to have the prime operating outright that is commonly accepted i think were going to have to find new ways but it has. Been the act of his race but it has. Been the activists or people who have created the rights that we enjoy. As not of people who have created the rights that we enjoy. In the area carrying out proceeds based on information that theyre receiving right carrying out proceeds based on information that theyre receiving but also contributing to the understanding remembers or separate process but also contributing to the understanding remembers or separate process. That you have agreed to try to do things you learn you learn that with. You try to do things you learn you learn that with the world its like that feeds back to the understanding of how to go around the world its like that feeds back to the understanding of how to go on. And theres huge opportunity. Theres huge opportunity it is a very free Society Still the freest world. It is a very free Society Still the freest world. Government has fairly limited capacity to coerce corporate business make government has fairly limited capacity to coerce corporate business may try to coerce but there are mechanisms. So theres a lot can be done try to coerce but there are mechanisms. So theres a lot to be done if people organize struggle for the right system if done in the past and if people organize struggle for the right system if done in the past and you can win many vick. I am to do with many victories i am. A. Close friend for many years later howard zinn. A close friend for many years later howard zinn. To put it in his words that what matters. To put it in his words that what matters is the countless small suv the gnome people who is the countless small deeds of unknown people who lay the basis for the significant events that enter history and lay the basis for the significant events that enter history. There is a ones who have done things in the past the one. There is a ones who have done things in the past the angelus do it future. Do it future. Earl ray the girl the girl girl. The girl girl. The its the best seat in the aggregate the drug for the good. The the. You. Lose. Lose. Lose. Lose. Big. Big. Good. I think with. Everything with. You. You. Were. 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And society meet and a bit to bring peace to their war torn country. Also this hour a scathing new report by human rights. Also this hour a scathing new report by Human Rights Watch says u. S. Sanctions are preventing ordinary iranians from practicing lifes rights watch says u. S. Sanctions are preventing ordinary iranians from practicing lifesaving medicine we speak to the organization about its planes are you ready to leaving medicine we speak to the organization about its planes are you ready the u. S. Sentencing can be exemptions for saluting. You essentially exemptions that are supposed to facility material. That is in but if you read this you dont think. It is but if you practice you dont. Detain american journalist Max Blumenthal claims he was arrested on. 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