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During the 1992 L.A. riots, sparked by the acquittal of four LAPD officers in the Rodney King beating, Korean-American store owners found themselves in a vulnerable position. Their businesses were heavily concentrated in areas hit hardest by the unrest, particularly…

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Aldous Huxley Mike Wallace Interview 1958

Wallace: Are you suggesting that similar propaganda is used in the U.S.?

Huxley: Not now in that way, but we mustn’t be caught by surprise by our own advancing technology. Television, for example, isn’t being used harmfully at the moment, but it’s often used to distract. Imagine a situation where it’s used constantly to push a single idea. That’s a powerful instrument of control.

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