制造共识的“世俗传教士”——乔姆斯基媒介研究探析

The Secular Priesthood Manufacturing Consent:Noam Chomsky's Media Research

英国哲学家以赛亚·伯林将巴枯宁笔下的"红色官僚"称为"世俗传教士"。乔姆斯基引用这一名称,揭示了资本主义民主宣传制造的假象,以及媒介控制的实质。乔姆斯基认为,企业精英与国家机器出于对共同利益的追求,通过媒体"制造共识",媒体对语言的夸张、滥用、和曲解则是这种"思想控制"的关键步骤。以因特网为代表的全球媒体是资本主义的新传教士。

Britian philosopher Isaiah Berlin referred to some of the Soviet intellectuals who defended the state religion and the crime of power as'secular priesthood'.Chomsky quoted this term to disclose the illusions made by the democratic propaganda and media control in capitalist countries.He pointed out that the corporate elites and the state managed to'manufacture consent'through media for their own benefits,with the distortion and exaggeration of language as a critical step.As the main form of global media,the internet is regarded as the new priesthood of capitalism.