On The Importance Of Media Literacy Under Authoritarian Rule

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  Here’s your daily assurance things are basically OK
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But times like these aren’t normal, take it with more than just a grain
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  This smear campaign against Dumbledore has us wondering who you’re working for
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And this article about muggleborns stealing magic shows what’s going on
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The Prophet’s now a mouthpiece for the Ministry
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Regurgitating their lies obsequiously
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There’s no news about the Ministry’s fall cause Voldemort controls it all
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The Prophet’s now a mouthpiece for the Ministry


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     What’s the narrative?
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     Who’s it benefit?


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There’s no news about Scrimgeour’s death cause Voldemort controls the press
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The Prophet’s now a mouthpiece for the Ministry


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  A public disservice for protecting one’s own skin
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But how do we measure the cost of the news that don’t make it in?
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The Wizard Wireless Network stopped reporting events
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For resistance news put Potterwatch on your deck
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There’s a lot more to the story and each of us is a player
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Just be sure you’re not getting played
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  Who’s pulling the strings
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That push the keys
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That print the words
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That fill the pages
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Of the paper
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That you’re holding in your hand?


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     What’s the narrative?
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     Who’s it benefit?


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This bogus research on muggleborns shows it’s really just a propaganda arm
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The Prophet’s now a mouthpiece for the Ministry
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The Prophet’s now espousing pureblood supremacy
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The Prophet’s now a mouthpiece for the Ministry