allthumbs Posted October 2, 2003 Share Posted October 2, 2003 Why not? The media runs this country anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrambler Posted October 2, 2003 Share Posted October 2, 2003 trask said: Why not? The media runs this fucked up country anyway. <smell this sweet thang - I know y'all want to lick it too. fourth estate n. the public press In medieval times the three estates were the clergy, nobility, and commons. (Later, this notion adapted to more modern political governance to represent the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government.) The term “fourth estate” was coined by the British politician Edmund Burke (“Burke said there were three Estates in Parliament, but in the Reporters Gallery yonder, there sat a fourth estate more important far than they all.” — Thomas Carlyle) to indicate the importance of the role the press had come to play in society. From this role come rights and responsibilities (the rights recognized for example in the first amendment). The U.S. press however has begun to forsake its responsibilities, and now its role is increasingly split between entertainment and propaganda (as in Orwell's Ministry of Truth). Source-- US Political Glossary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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