> This is American workers talking about their experiences in the 1840s. The labor press also condemned what they called the “#BoughtPriesthood,” referring to the #media and the #universities and the #IntellectualClass, that is, the #apologists who sought to justify the absolute #despotism that was the new spirit of the age and to instill its sordid and demeaning values...the mission of the #LaborMovement as to overcome “the sins and superstitions of the market”...
#Chomsky with #Ware (1924!)

> 8. Recognized intellectuals and artists support our cause
9. Our cause is sacred
10. Whoever casts doubt on our propaganda helps the enemy and is a traitor
#御用学者 #boughtPriesthood #ManufactureOfConsent