US Gov’t propaganda tool – using actors, comedians and entertainers to report news

BATTLE FOR WORLD / RT AMERICA | October 13, 2019: Many are asking is the media too cozy with the weapons industry that it is supposed to keep in check and is the Ellen DeGeneres show part of the problem? 

Studies show that most Americans get their news, not from journalists, but from actors, comedians and entertainers of television shows. And those actors, comedians and entertainers make tens of millions of dollars, and they’re paid in part by the very corporate interest with ties to the weapons and the banking industry.

Shows that are so-called entertainment shows like that of Ellen DeGeneres often normalize militarism both at home and abroad. A leaked 2009 memo from Hillary Clinton’s State Department transition team, where they actually identify platforms to push the states’ agenda: These outlets can create vital support for official policy or pending legislation among key domestic constituency groups, but also momentum for policy abroad. The memo lists different platforms targeted for use by the US government. 

The memo lists a “Woman Category” and includes the following shows: Oprah, The View and Ellen DeGeneres. 

Regarding Ellen, the memo states: “Further, her show is syndicated internationally to ten countries, including Canada, Australia, and India. She is a big supporter of Hillary Clinton and is willing to use her platform to help promote the agenda of the new Secretary of State .”

These shows become useful tools for the US government, because they are looking for propaganda assets, witting or unwitting. In the old days people would look for a figure like Walter Cronkite, but today that figure represents hosts of television shows like Ellen, The View, Oprah, etc.; they are the entertainers.

According to author and whistleblower Tiffany FitzHenry, the pro-war news coming from the news media and the entertainment media is almost virtually the same, except it looks different and that’s what so deceiving about it, because they’re pushing the same talking points. Ellen along with other shows and entertainers, they are in the news business to sell war vis-à-vis the Pentagon, the Department of Defense, etc. and you begin to realize that it is the whole system working hand in glove to manufacture consent from Americans. It’s very elaborate and it is a system.

The job of the Ellen show is to help normalize political figures and military foreign policy to her audience, nationally and internationally. She also promotes domestic policies like mass surveillance, giving airtime to the Alexa device from Amazon multiple times. She even jokes about the device’s permanent listening mode.

The old way used advertisers…, but today the art has transformed to television personalities and social media individuals given the name “influencer”, to influence people and groups unaware into any cause, movement or agenda. 

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