Significantly but not surprisingly John Wittstock evades the challenge to acknowledge the existence of the Deep State’s agenda (The Mercury, August 23, 25), illiberally preferring to assert that, facing 91 felony charges, Trump must be guilty...
If John Wittstock considered his exposure to the repetition of narratives by the mass media, he might ponder the extent to which he has become a victim of what he terms “Goebelesque” indoctrination (The Mercury, August 22). Predictably, narrative...
Published in March 1852, it sold 300,000 copies in the US in its first year and 1 million copies in Britain. It was translated in Polish, Hungarian and Russian. By 1861 sales had reached 4,5 million. Uncle Tom’s Cabin was banned by most of the...
The contrived indictments against Donald Trump (The Mercury, August 16) reflect the desperation of America’s elitist political establishment known as the ‘Deep State’ to prevent his return to power and his promise to end their oligarchical...
Several questions and implications come to the fore regarding eThekwini municipality’s splurge of R1,7 million on 200 employees for their work excellence (The Mercury, August 16). If out of a workforce of 28,000 the ANC can find only 200 worthy...
It has been said that in a world of propaganda, truth is always a conspiracy. In light of unfolding developments, the extent to which the doctrine known as “the narrative” has been exposed as propaganda should inspire fear and alarm. In recent...
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