They have developed an extraordinary facility in enlisting upon their side the inertia, prejudices and emotional partisanship of the masses by use of a technique which impedes free inquiry and expression.
Dewey discusses how those in power exploit public sentiment and opinion to hinder free inquiry.
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Publication is partial and the public which results is partially informed and formed until the meanings it purveys pass from mouth to mouth.
That and that only gives reality to public opinion.
Vision is a spectator; hearing is a participator.
Signs and symbols, language, are the means of communication by which a fraternally shared experience is ushered in and sustained.