Manifestoon

It is clear that both Marx and Chomsky’s views of public economy and society are paralleled, especially on the topic of profit equating power. Marx stated that personal worth has been turned into exchange value, that the only existing bond between people today is self-interest and personal gain. This idea is echoed in Chomsky’s take on the media running on a purely profit-based agenda, and focusing on success and gain while feeding appeasing information to the masses. As both have implied, Free Trade is often exploited. Facing the threat of extinction, production and consumption create a stake in livelihood for a company and for the media, and even with free, open competition, the majority of the power lies in only a few hands. The masses have power in numbers, but are often overcome by corporations with the most sway in the public eye.