Noam Chomsky speech

Question: Write an essay onNoam Chomsky speech. Answer: Noam Chomsky in his speech has emphasized on the purpose of mass media in the current affairs in politics and what role does it play in sustaining a democratic environment in a nation. He defines democracy as the liberty of people to engage in the regulatory affairs of the public, having the right to access public information (Chomsky Popescu, 2013). The unconventional idea of democracy is where people are restricted from regulating their own affairs and have limited access to information. Such ideology of democracy, though difficult to understand ,is the most predominant in the present state of affairs. The first modern government under Woodrow Wilson in 1916, was involved in the European war. On the contrary, the citizens were pacifistic who did not believe in any reason to participate in a European war. So the Wilson administration formed a committee known as the Creel Commission, which publicized and promoted violence among the population and successfully converted them into an aggressive and belligerent population against the Germans (Chomsky, 2013). Elite theorists of democracy were quite impressed with their success and confirmed that necessary strategies needs to be applied in order to convince a population to participate in decisions or activities which they are reluctant to accept. It is necessary because it is believed that the common interests are usually evaded by the public and require special attention by an exclusive class of people who are responsible enough to understand the criticality of the situation. This was previously considered as a Leninist ideology. The theory of Liberal Democracy and Leninism share similar ideologies. References Chomsky, N. (2013).How the world works. Soft Skull Press. Chomsky, N., Popescu, B. (2013). On the Freedom of Speech and Expression: Interview with Noam Chomsky.