![]() ![]() ![]() But what most people don’t realise, as Noam and Marv point out, is that a lot of such interaction – what is seen, said, heard, printed and shared, often comes from a political and capitalist based starting point and that we all make up our own minds – or think that we do – as to whether we agree with, believe and/or follow such viewpoints. We all know that what we see, feel, hear and react to every day is dependent on the actions and comments of other people – without that interaction, need it be in person, through social media or outlets such as TV or radio, our lives would be very, very different. ![]() Based on the popular undergraduate series of lectures titled “What Is Politics?”, ‘Consequences of Capitalism: Manufacturing Discontent and Discourse’, offers an essential reflection, particularly for those new to following and wanting to understand more about the world in general, particularly from a political aspect, on how politics and capitalism have over the years, created the chaotic world we know today, and takes a look at how things can, should and need to change if our society is to be at all stabilised and sustained. G iven the current economic, political and all around completely messed up climate and world we’re all living in, the new book from Noam Chomsky and Marv Waterstone perhaps couldn’t be more timely. ![]()
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