Periodically added references to the corporate domination
"... this [Watergate] was a subject that could be made to last as long as I liked ; I’d already been through it several times with French friends who couldn’t fathom Watergate either. So we discussed differences between American and French concepts of the state, of the authority of the executive, of the Official Lie. Because of my audience [French communists], I periodically added references to the corporate domination of public life - hardly news, but I gave it as sinister a slant as I could. There was a lot of arguing among members of the audience. This helped me look sober and well-informed, which I certainly wasn’t." (Harry Mathews, My Life in CIA)
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"corporate domination of public life" refers to how, supposedly, business interests exert great influence on public institutions (in the US, presumably). e. it is widely known (according to the writer).
- "corporate domination of public life" refers to how, supposedly, business interests exert great influence on public institutions (in the US, presumably).
- e.
- it is widely known (according to the writer).
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"corporate domination of public life" refers to how, supposedly, business interests exert great influence on public institutions (in the US, presumably). "hardly news" means that this is not new information, i.e. it is widely known (according to the writer).
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