Caitlin Johnstone — If In That Place Were No Official Narratives?

Whoever controls the narrative controls the world. The earth is ameliorate off beingness controlled past times the collective volition of the people rather than the volition of a few sociopathic oligarchs, in addition to nosotros absolutely stimulate got the might to accept that command past times forcefulness whenever nosotros desire to. All nosotros stimulate got to create is shift value in addition to credibility from plutocrat-generated narratives to pop collective narratives, in addition to cultivate an aggressive disgust for all attempts past times the powerful to manipulate the world dialogue.

Once the trend people think, act in addition to vote is no longer manipulated past times an elite shape which does non correspond the interests of humanity, our species volition stimulate got a fighting run a peril at moving social club out of its patterns of exploitation, nation of war in addition to ecocide in addition to into a administration of health, harmony in addition to thriving. I’m but going to perish along pointing out that this is ever an option, hoping for a spark to grab someday....

Class struggle in addition to consciousness-raising.

I am non suggesting that CJ is a Marxist or fifty-fifty a Marxian. For all I know, she may last fifty-fifty unaware of the parallel betwixt what she is maxim inwards the 21st century in addition to what Marx wrote inwards the 19th century. Nor does i stimulate got to concord amongst Marx or fifty-fifty last aware of him to concord amongst her analysis of contemporary conditions.

Caitlin Johnstone — Rogue Journalist
What If There Were No Official Narratives?
Caitlin Johnstone