The Noble Lie

It’s pretty obvious that the “mainstream media” is in bed with the right wing hawks. It’s no surprise since the big networks are owned by defense companies and war profiteers.

It’s not quite as obvious that the “alternative” and “left wing” media is owned, too. But it is. Clickable image below gives you the very broad look at this.

I used to be an Alternet junkie, but I started to get that sinking feeling I was being “altered” by some of their out-there stories and what I now consider to be reality-bending, especially on the issues of what is a real liberal, what is a real feminist, and so on. When I left, it had more or less developed into a celebrity (and political celebrity) gossip mag.

And you can’t watch a show on PBS without hearing about all the big foundations that funded this program or that.