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War, we have come to believe, is a spectator sport. The military and the press ... have turned war into a vast video arcade game. Its very essence- death - is hidden from public view.": Chris Hedges, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for New York Times

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"Television is altering the meaning of "being informed" by creating a species of information that might properly be called disinformation... Disinformation does not mean false information. It means misleading information - misplaced, irrelevant, fragmented or superficial information - information that creates the illusion of knowing something, but which in fact leads one away from knowing.": Neil Postman

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" The corporate grip on opinion in the United States is one of the wonders of the Western world. No First World country has ever managed to eliminate so entirely from its media all objectivity - much less dissent.": Gore Vidal

Tuesday

Exeter Philosophy Circle
Meets at the St Sidwell's Centre, Sidwell Street, to discuss the nature of knowledge, existence & reality. Email for more information:- exeterphilo [at] defena [dot] me [dot] uk

Usually meets on second Wednesday of the month at 7 pm.