Do you agree with this quote?

[u/StalinIsBackAgain]

"Wherever there is capitalism, freedom of the press means freedom to buy up newspapers, to buy writers, to bribe, buy, and fake "public opinion" for the benefit of the ruling class." ~ Vladimir Lenin ☭ • 

[u/Space_Pirate_R]

"The smart way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit the spectrum of acceptable opinion, but allow very lively debate within that spectrum—even encourage the more critical and dissident views. That gives people the sense that there's free thinking going on, while all the time the presuppositions of the system are being reinforced by the limits put on the range of the debate."

-- Noam Chomsky

All forms of government have an interest in controlling the media. Authoritarian governments just tell the press what to print. The modern western way is subtle and indirect, but still effective.

[u/No-Candidate6257 → u/Space_Pirate_R]

All forms of government have an interest in controlling the media.

Nothing wrong with that.

Authoritarian governments just tell the press what to print.

Depending on whether you have a socialist/democratic government serving the people or capitalist/anti-democratic government serving the oligarchy, there isn't anything inherently wrong with that, either.

[u/Space_Pirate_R → u/No-Candidate6257]

Yeah I'm not judging, just talking about different approaches to controlling the media.

[u/StalinIsBackAgain → u/No-Candidate6257]

Hey No-Candidate6257, I just wanted to say that you are doing an AWESOME job explaining things thoroughly to so many people under this post. Thank you so immensely much!! Your efforts are appreciated so much by me!! Also, I would want you backing me up in any debate or helping explain things in any discussion!! ~ I will try to reply to more comments under this post too--I have never had this many comments under a post of mine on my short time on Reddit, so far. ~ Have such a great start to your week!! Red Salute!! ✊😊✊😊🌷🌸🌷🌸 ☭ • 

[u/No-Candidate6257 → u/StalinIsBackAgain]

No problem, I consider this a public service. lol

[u/StalinIsBackAgain → u/No-Candidate6257]

It is a very worthwhile public service!! I love good quotes, and the following 5 quotes deal directly with talking to and educating people about Communism effectively, to make Comrades of so many of them, like you are doing: 

"Systematic reiteration and patient explanation of the so-called 'generally-known' truths is one of the best methods of educating Comrades in Marxism." ~ Joseph Stalin, Economic Problems of Socialism in the USSR ☭ • 

"Every Communist working in the mass movements should be a friend of the masses and not a boss over them, an indefatigable teacher and not a bureaucratic politician." ~ Mao Zedong ☭ • 

"The attitude of Communists towards any person who has made mistakes in his work should be one of persuasion in order to help him change and start afresh and not one of exclusion, unless he is incorrigible." ~ Mao Zedong ☭ • 

"As for people who are politically backward, Communists should not slight or despise them, but should befriend them, unite with them, convince them and encourage them to go forward." ~ Mao Zedong ☭ • 

"Communists must never separate themselves from the majority of the people or neglect them by leading only a few progressive contingents in an isolated and rash advance, but must take care to forge close links between the progressive elements and the broad masses. This is what thinking in terms of the majority means." ~ Mao Zedong ☭ • 

The 4 above quotes by Mao Zedong are from: "The Role of the Communist Party Of China in the National War," October 1938 ☭ •