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In Marx the “Communist Manifesto” he says that the power is held by the bourgeoisie. They in turn use that power to manipulate the masses, or the proletariat. They use propaganda to control the minds of the proletariat similarly to Chomsky’s media. Chomsky’s “Propaganda Model” is similar, but the proletariat is replaced by the media. He says that the power of manipulation is placed in the hands of the media and that specific corporations that control the media filter what the masses see. They manipulate what the masses see in a very ruthless way. Marx’s bourgeoisie is similar in their manipulation tactics. The power is concentrated in a very small group, and this group has the power of propaganda over the masses. This use of propaganda by the people at the top marginalizes people who want to speak out. People who are not part of the bourgeoisie or Chomsky’s equivalent are marginalized because they have no power to alter the system of propaganda, just like when Chomsky was denied an interview on a certain news program.