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In regards to '''public opinion''':

'''Public opinion''' is the aggregate belief of [[America]]n citizenry. It is easily influenced by a virtual "[[oligarchy]]", made up of [[corporation]]s, [[political group]]s, and [[media]]. All manipulate [[government]] to achieve their own ends and all use [[television]] and other forms of mass media to shape public opinion. <ref>http://www.transparencynow.com/news/preface.htm</ref>

* Today, large-scale decision-making in [[America]] (and other nations) is, to a considerable extent, under the control of a kind of virtual "[[oligarchy]]", made up of [[corporation]]s, [[political group]]s, and [[media]]. All manipulate [[government]] to achieve their own ends and all use [[television]] and other forms of mass media to shape public opinion. <ref>http://www.transparencynow.com/news/preface.htm</ref>

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