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Rosa Luxemburg: What Say the Citizens of This Business as Usual Narrative of Change?

By Dr. Lenore J. Daniels, PhD Editorial Board

Citizens, particularly some in the U.S. would think it tragic that these folks did not have access to cable news or to the Internet! There are no landlines, cell phones or telegraphs or modern-day postal service; nonetheless, the people received news from their government – directly from their government! In this case, news is disseminated…

May 31, 2012 1 min read Free to read

Citizens, particularly some in the U.S. would think it tragic that these folks did not have access to cable news or to the Internet! There are no landlines, cell phones or telegraphs or modern-day postal service; nonetheless, the people received news from their government – directly from their government! In this case, news is disseminated by Buckingham, a �Secretary of State.� And the two �thugs� Gloucester and Buckingham, as one of the actors acknowledges, create a narrative of lies that needs the silence of easily influenced lords and dukes as well as the people. Even when people have access to news other than the State, they seem to prefer the State news disseminated on cable television or at �public� television and radio.

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