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Television is democracy at its ugliest
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"Television is democracy at its ugliest"

- Paddy Chayefsky

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This quote by Paddy Chayefsky is a critique of the power of television in modern society. He recommends that tv has actually become a tool of mass manipulation, where the general public is bombarded with images and messages that are designed to affect their viewpoints and habits. He thinks that television has actually become a kind of "democracy" where the public is presented with a limited variety of options and viewpoints, and that this is a form of control that is both unsightly and unsafe. He argues that tv has ended up being a tool of the effective, and that it is utilized to manipulate the general public in order to preserve the status quo. He thinks that television has actually become a tool of oppression, which it is utilized to keep the public in a state of ignorance and passiveness. He argues that tv has actually become a tool of the powerful, which it is used to manipulate the general public in order to keep the status quo. He thinks that tv has actually ended up being a type of "democracy" where the public exists with a limited range of choices and viewpoints, and that this is a type of control that is both unsightly and dangerous.

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Paddy Chayefsky This quote is written / told by Paddy Chayefsky between January 23, 1923 and August 1, 1981. He was a famous Playwright from USA, the quote is categorized under the topic Politics. The author also have 6 other quotes.

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