Wednesday, July 23, 2008

How Public Opinion Has Been Made Irrelevant in America

Glen Greenwald (Salon.com) writes:
One of the most striking aspects of our political discourse, particularly during election time, is how efficiently certain views that deviate from the elite consensus are banished from sight -- simply prohibited -- even when those views are held by the vast majority of citizens.
This discrepancy is a potent commentary on how our democracy functions....

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