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Public Sphere, dominant Ideology or Hegemony?

The public sphere is just another form of dominant ideology or hegemony. The public body being the main form of the public sphere and how its dominant ideas form this public sphere is very close to the idea of ideology being a veil of illusion pulled over the eyes of the average person blinding them from the real truth of society. Being part of ideology feels normal to everyone just as everyone is part of the public sphere. Hegemony is the relationship between base and superstructure. In order to understand society you have to take all of its actions into account, and all of these actions add up to being the public sphere.
A universal and rational explanation is what the public sphere does to pull the veil of ideology over our eyes in hopes to blind us from having our own opinions and thoughts about certain subjects. The base of ideology is the foundation of a social relationship between people. The public sphere is also an idea that is trying to form a connection between...

Posted by: Raymon Androckitis

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