I have been on reddit for just about 12 years now. Something I’ve noticed over time is just how hateful the place has become. A complete outrage machine. Every single sub became filled with it. I’ve filtered so many subreddits over the last few years, it’s insane. I don’t know enough about this place to be sure, but I do hope it doesn’t become the same type of echo chamber of anger.
Chomsky & Herman didn’t “rehash” Inventing Reality. Parenti didn’t provide a model by which the propaganda system operates. Concentration of media ownership, advertising revenue, and reliance on government sources are methods by which Chomsky’a model operates whereas Parenti focuses on the ideological underpinnings - essentially trying to debunk the myth of liberal bias in media.
These are similar topics but they are not rehashes. I think Chomsky’s has more value personally and there’s a reason it has had a much broader impact on the left and society as a whole.
I also personally prefer Chomsky’s matter of fact style.
Having said all that, like I said - my question wasn’t an attempt at a gotcha. You just never know who you’re talking to - I don’t trust people just because they say things confidently. You do seem well read so I respect your opinion.
As for Zizek being philosophy- that’s a given. His works are theoretical though, and I don’t really want to argue the semantics. Zizek has a lot to say and I think he’s right that we need to be reinventing leftist ideology for the 21st century.