Comments on: Media Watchdogs or Imperial Flak Machines?

By: Freeborn

Freeborn — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 21:06:12 +0000

The greatest coup in the recent history of the democratic co-optive strategy pursued by liberal foundations in the US must be their sponsorship of Obama-mania.

Environmentalists backed by the Rockefellers used the services of AKP Message and Media to mould Obama’s media image before it began managing the Presidential campaign we see today

The same conservation group is linked to none other than Felix Rohatyn and they are busy promoting Michael Bloomberg the NY Mayor in his anticipated bid for national leadership.

Yes,if you’re thinking they’ve got it all sewn up-you’re not wrong.

Polyarchy? My arse! The correct phrase is synarchy and it has a long pedigree.

By: sk

sk — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:58:18 +0000

...to counter the negative influence of the democracy manipulating establishment on media watchdogs (and nongovernmental organizations more generally) it is crucial that progressive citizens committed to a participatory democracy work to develop alternate funding mechanisms for sustaining grassroots activism. Not sure if that's realistic given how dependent BINGOs (Big international non-governmental organizations) have become on relentless fund-raising from the likes of Bill Gates and foundations in the business of 'giving'. As a commentator noted a few days ago on Earth Day: "The activist movement that began in the early 1960s...succumbed to success over...the last 15 years," Harrison proclaimed in his 1993 book, Going Green, which argued that large environmental groups had become so focused on fundraising that they were really businesses themselves.

By: Michael James Barker’s Weblog

Michael James Barker’s Weblog — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 01:35:48 +0000

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