" Communism once posed the primary threat according to the model. Communism and socialism were portrayed by their detractors as endangering freedoms of speech, movement, press, etc . Such a portrayal was often used as a means to silence voices critical of elite interests. With the Soviet Union's collapse, proponents of the propaganda model have argued that the functionality and credibility of anti-communism has been fundamentally compromised. Proponents state that new, more functional anathemas have arisen to take its place. Chomsky and Herman argue that one possible replacement for anti-communism seems to have emerged in the form of "anti-terrorism". Summary Chomsky and Herman summarize their theory thus: "A propaganda model has a certain initial plausibility on guided free-market assumptions that are not particularly controversial. Porsche Model Car In essence, the private media are major corporations selling a product (readers and audiences) to other businesses (advertisers). The national media typically target and serve elite opinion, groups that, on the one hand provide an optimal "profile" for advertising purposes, and, on the other, play a role in decision-making in the private and public spheres. "

" Table Left handed fermions in the Standard Model Fermion (Left-handed) Symbol Electric charge Weak charge* Weak isospin Hypercharge Color charge* Mass** Generation 1 Electron e -1 2 -1/2 -1/2 1 0. 511 MeV Electron neutrino νe 0 2 +1/2 -1/2 1 < 50 eV Positron ec 1 1 0 1 1 0. 511 MeV Electron antineutrino 0 1 0 0 1 < 50 eV Up quark u +2/3 2 +1/2 +1/6 3 ~5 MeV *** Down quark d -1/3 2 -1/2 +1/6 3 ~10 MeV *** Anti-up antiquark uc -2/3 1 0 -2/3 ~5 MeV *** Anti-down antiquark dc +1/3 1 0 +1/3 ~10 MeV *** Generation 2 Muon μ -1 2 -1/2 -1/2 1 105. 6 MeV Muon neutrino νμ 0 2 +1/2 -1/2 1 < 0. 5 MeV Anti-Muon μc 1 1 0 1 1 105. 6 MeV Muon antineutrino 0 1 0 0 1 < 0. 5 MeV Charm quark c +2/3 2 +1/2 +1/6 3 ~1. Nascar Model Car Kit5 GeV Strange quark s -1/3 2 -1/2 +1/6 3 ~100 MeV Anti-charm antiquark cc -2/3 1 0 -2/3 ~1. 5 GeV Anti-strange antiquark sc +1/3 1 0 +1/3 ~100 MeV Generation 3 Tau τ -1 2 -1/2 -1/2 1 1. "