«As the Cold War grew hotter after 1947, Innis grew increasingly hostile to the United States. He warned repeatedly that Canada was becoming a subservient colony to its much more powerful southern neighbor. "We are indeed fighting for our lives", he warned, pointing especially to the "pernicious influence of American advertising.... We can only survive by taking persistent action at strategic points against American imperialism in all its attractive guises."»

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Harold Innis - Wikipedia

@harold Happy to see references to Harold Innes. I got interested in his notes and how he made them. But his warnings about media imperialism hit hard and show his continued relevance. https://writingslowly.com/2023/05/26/the-lost-index.html
The lost index cards of Harold Innis

Chris Aldridge has discovered yet another writer who used …