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xilliah@beehaw.org to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 year ago

What is freedom?

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What is freedom?

xilliah@beehaw.org to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 year ago
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    1 year ago

    Is this a joke or is it more r/neoliberal leakage?

    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Managed_democracy
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inverted_totalitarianism#Managed_democracy
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Bernays
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_on_Foreign_Relations
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Lippmann
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crisis_of_Democracy
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trilateral_Commission
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_F._Powell_Jr.#Powell_Memorandum,_1971
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propaganda_model
    • BBC: [Princeton] Study: US is an oligarchy, not a democracy
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      Its a joke from a new game. Look into Helldivers 2 and the satire of it related to how totalitarian governments use phrases like “managed democracy” and “freedom” to braniwash their populace into doing whatever they want. Great game too

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        Ah thanks.

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