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Quote by Noam Chomsky
All over the place, from the popular culture to the propaganda sys

All over the place, from the popular culture to the propaganda system, there is constant pressure to make people feel that they are helpless, that the only role they can have is to ratify decisions and to consume. – Noam Chomsky

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