To frame the question is often to control the answer. Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Jul 13, 2008 at 6:03 AM, Dario Bonazza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > AlunFoto wrote: > >> Yep, that's mankind although it's not photography. >> Photography is special, though, having been toted as representing the >> "objective truth" independent of the rulers. The fourth power of >> state, and the whole genere of documentary photography, relies on its >> credibility. As does photographic evidence in court proceedings, >> scientific evidence, etc. etc. With all of them waking up to find >> cheaters, what's the news in disclosing a cockup from a religious >> totalitarian state? :-) >> >> I think it's great that state propaganda machines don't get away with >> such manipulations anymore, though. That we can snort at this one is a >> Good Thing either way. > > I'm very much with you here. Unfortunately, it looks like people are paying > less and less attention to what the power does for manipulating the public > opinion and getting wider consensus. That's a strong trend to totalitarism > under a thin democratic mask, and I hate it. That's happening here in Italy, > unsure if this applies elsewhere too. > > Dario > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. >
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