Mass media

"Politicians and journalists. These are both categories of people to be approached with the utmost caution: for both range from near-statesmen to near-criminals. And the average remains average." Helmut Schmidt

"Our profession is like that of actors. Without approval from outside, we wither away." Helmut Schmidt

"Actors and politicians have much in common…We want to play leading roles, we cultivate the art of deception, and we have a strong human charisma… (coughs)" Victor Dornberger

"Actors and politicians have much in common… We want to play leading roles, we cultivate the art of deception, and we have a strong human charisma… (coughs)" Bjarne Mädel

"Too many people today allow themselves such freedom to ask things and condemn a person. Whatever you answer: ‘Yes, I didn't, maybe, I don't know, I'm thinking,’ they will abuse it. The media has become, I have no word how to describe it. It spreads fear and panic among people, and I don’t want to participate in that rift. I feel that everyone is hostile. I don’t want to give them a reason to write some things about me. Now what I told you, one of your editors can take and make a scandal out of it. I don't want to take part in any storm that is happening right now." Novak Djokovic

"There is less and less free journalism and information. It is only about spreading propaganda that serves an elite" Novak Djokovic

"In fact, the modern doctor is nothing more than an extension of these (medical) industries into the public sphere." Dr. med. Carl Reich

"Wir leben in einem Zeitalter der Massenverblödung, besonders der medialen Massenverblödung.[....] Wenn Sie sich einmal anschauen, wie einseitig die hiesigen Medien, von TAZ bis Welt, über die Ereignisse in der Ukraine berichten, dann kann man wirklich von einer Desinformation im großen Stil berichten, flankiert von den technischen Möglichkeiten des digitalen Zeitalters, dann kann man nur feststellen, die Globalisierung hat in der Medienwelt zu einer betrüblichen Provinzialisierung geführt." Peter Scholl-Latour

"Medicine has today become a religion, and doctors are the priests of this religion, very powerful priests ... they can tell you to (insert command here) and you normally do it." Robert S. Mendelsohn

"Television deals with the decomposition of human consciousness." Sergei Petrowitsch Kapiza

"Television, the most powerful means of human interaction, is today in the hands of those utterly irresponsible regarding their role in society." Sergei Petrowitsch Kapiza

"Soon the public will be unable to argue or think for themselves. They will only be able to parrot the information they received in last night's news." Zbigniew Brzezinski

"In the ethical sense, propaganda bears the same relation to education as to business or politics. It may be abused. It may be used to over-advertise an institution and to create in the public mind artificial values. There can be no absolute guarantee against its misuse." Edward Bernays

"A bizarre picture is currently being depicted in the media. One where the vaccinated are protected from COVID, but not from the unvaccinated. Some people really believe that." Dan Stevens