Think of the press as a great keyboard on which the government can play. Joseph Goebbels

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On the contrary. I don't think you can understate the power of the media.

It doesn't make sense to you but it makes sense to those who watch it. Or rather, it's not a matter of sense; they take it on faith.

if they really have that power, then it's people giving it to them

I'd say it works both ways, a feedback loop. It's democratic, in a way.