State propaganda

The United States is usually described as the land of press freedom. And the Chinese press as only publishing propaganda. Yes, almost anything can get published in the U.S., but the major TV stations and newspapers are also serving as propagandists for the U.S. government.

Here's what Paul Craig Roberts has to say about press freedom in the U.S. (Counterpunch: The US and Israel, the Real Failed States):

“The people are enfeebled because the media no longer has independence. The US media serves as propagandist for the state. It cannot be otherwise in a highly concentrated media run not by journalists but by advertising executives protecting stock values that derive from federal broadcast licenses granted by the state.”

“Like the three monkeys, Congress sees no evil, the media speaks no evil, and the people hear no evil. In the US "news" consists of the government's propaganda. "News" in America is exactly like the "news" in George Orwell's 1984.”

Because of the absence of independent news organizations, the lies and deceit of the Bush administration are underreported. The actions of the peace movement are likewise underreported. The major American media are propagandists of the Empire. But the Internet allows the peoples of the world to get organized to strike back.

The U.S. media are stirring up a frenzy in preparation for the war on Iran allegedly to stop it from acquiring nuclear weapons. But the Iranian negotiator Ali Larijani once again declared that Iran is not seeking to build nuclear weapons. Where could you read that? Not in the major American media. On the People's Daily website: Iran never wants to make nuclear bombs: chief negotiator.