In my essay I will look at how the theme of disruption from a higher power appears in The Tower of Babel (GHM 4.4) but also appears in The United States Government. In The Tower of Babel (GHM 4.4) people after the flood had one language and settled in Shinar. They further decided to build a city with a tower that went up into the heavens. Yahweh (the Hebrew name of god) saw the city and tower and expressed concern for the powerful unity of the people under one language. So Yahweh scattered the people of city all over the earth and confused their language at the same time. The Tower of Babel shows the theme of disruption from a higher power (GHM p. 311-312).
The United States Government also disrupts the unity of American Citizens. Noam Chomsky argues in Media Control: The Spectacular Achievements of Propaganda that the current United States democracy is built on the fact that the public must be barred from managing their own affairs and that the means of information (such as in the media) must be strictly controlled by the use of propaganda. One of my favorite quotes from Chomsky, N. (2002) is, “Propaganda is to a democracy what the …show more content…
But the differences are Yahweh in the context of the story is a god that has powers to scattered the people of city all over the earth and confused their language while the government is still ran by mortal humans that would not be able to do something to the extent of Yahweh’s actions. The thoughts and concerns of Yahweh such as expressing concern for the powerful unity of the people are very similar to the thoughts of the members of The United States Government since people united and knowledgeable have more power than the government itself. Anywhere you look it is common to protect power and authority whenever it is challenged such as in animals, humans, or a higher
The United States Government also disrupts the unity of American Citizens. Noam Chomsky argues in Media Control: The Spectacular Achievements of Propaganda that the current United States democracy is built on the fact that the public must be barred from managing their own affairs and that the means of information (such as in the media) must be strictly controlled by the use of propaganda. One of my favorite quotes from Chomsky, N. (2002) is, “Propaganda is to a democracy what the …show more content…
But the differences are Yahweh in the context of the story is a god that has powers to scattered the people of city all over the earth and confused their language while the government is still ran by mortal humans that would not be able to do something to the extent of Yahweh’s actions. The thoughts and concerns of Yahweh such as expressing concern for the powerful unity of the people are very similar to the thoughts of the members of The United States Government since people united and knowledgeable have more power than the government itself. Anywhere you look it is common to protect power and authority whenever it is challenged such as in animals, humans, or a higher