“Whats different now is that while political leaders used to give talking points to talk radio, now talk-radio hosts are giving talking points to political leaders. Its all part of the suffocating spin cycle were in. In media, politics and publishing, the conventional wisdom is to play to this base.” GivingDifferentPlayPoliticalUsedTalkingLeaderMediaRadioCyclesHostPublishingConventionalPolitical LeadersConventional WisdomSuffocatingTalk Radio Author:John Avlon
“Conventional opinions fit so comfortably into the dominant paradigm as to be seen not as opinions but as statements of fact, as 'the nature of things.' The very efficacy of opinion manipulation rests on the fact that we do not know we are being manipulated. The most insidious forms of oppression are those that so insinuate themselves into our communication universe and the recesses of our minds that we do not even realize they are acting upon us.” KnowsMindFactsFormPoliticalUniverseRealizingActingOpinionCommunicationFitStatementsOppressionManipulationConventionalDominantParadigmInsidiousEfficacyRecess Book:The Culture Struggle Source: The Culture Struggle