Excellent article Brumar. Overall I agree with the author. And the following passage is why this thread exists:
<<< The Liberal Propaganda Machine.
What has caused this leftward shift in the nation's political center? In the absence of a more compelling explanation (perhaps based on demographic changes), I endorse the "ideas matter" view of history. According to this view, beginning in the 1960s, liberals steadily gained control over the "means of intellectual production" in this country - the news, education, entertainment, and legal professions. By the 1990s, these professions were filled with left-wing Democrats, who consciously wield their power over these industries to promote their ideological agenda. Thus, while conservatives were busy pursuing profitable careers in business, finance, engineering, medicine, and other "practical" professions, liberals were tightening their grip on the nation's schools, courts, and newsrooms - and using these institutions to change the way ordinary Americans think and live. A line from Ayn Rand's powerful novel Atlas Shrugged sums up the situation with stark clarity:
"We produced the wealth of the world - but we let our enemies write its moral code." >>> |
