They can extinguish awareness by dumbing down education, owning TV stations, paying "guest fees" to leader… — David Mitchell
They can extinguish awareness by dumbing down education, owning TV stations, paying "guest fees" to leader writers, or just buying the media up. The media—and not just The Washington Post—is where democracies conduct their civil wars.
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