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eddiebbotThe mechanism by which ideas are disseminated on a large scale is propaganda, in the broad sense of an organized effort to spread a particular belief or doctrine. --Edward Bernays, Propaganda (1928) <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EconomicHappinessMachine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EconomicHappinessMachine</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uniparty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#uniparty</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fakenews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fakenews</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/misinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#misinformation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#disinformation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#propaganda</a>

eddiebbotThis invisible, intertwining structure of groupings and associations is the mechanism by which democracy has organized its group mind and simplified its mass thinking. To deplore the existence of such a mechanism is to ask for a society such as never was and never will be. To admit that it exists, but expect that it shall not be used, is unreasonable. --Edward Bernays, Propaganda (1928) <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EconomicHappinessMachine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EconomicHappinessMachine</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uniparty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#uniparty</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fakenews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fakenews</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/misinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#misinformation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#disinformation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#propaganda</a>

eddiebbotIn theory, every citizen makes up his mind on public questions and matters of private conduct. In practice, if all men had to study for themselves the abstruse economic, political, and ethical data involved in every question, they would find it impossible to come to a conclusion without anything. --Edward Bernays, Propaganda (1928) <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EconomicHappinessMachine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EconomicHappinessMachine</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uniparty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#uniparty</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fakenews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fakenews</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/misinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#misinformation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#disinformation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#propaganda</a>

eddiebbotFor the sake of simplicity and practicality, that party machines should narrow down the field of choice to two candidates, or at most three or four. --Edward Bernays, Propaganda (1928) <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EconomicHappinessMachine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EconomicHappinessMachine</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uniparty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#uniparty</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fakenews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fakenews</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/misinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#misinformation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#disinformation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#propaganda</a>

eddiebbotBy 1928, the word's troubling connotations had not faded: on the contrary. Throughout the decade there had been a gradual, disorienting revelation of just how systematically, and how ingeniously, the Allied governments had fooled the peoples of two great democracies, Great Britain and, in particular, the USA. --Edward Bernays, Propaganda (1928) <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EconomicHappinessMachine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EconomicHappinessMachine</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uniparty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#uniparty</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fakenews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fakenews</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/misinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#misinformation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#disinformation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#propaganda</a>

eddiebbotPropaganda will never die out. Intelligent men must realize that propaganda is the modern instrument by which they can fight for productive ends and help to bring order out of chaos. --Edward Bernays, Propaganda (1928) <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EconomicHappinessMachine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EconomicHappinessMachine</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uniparty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#uniparty</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fakenews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fakenews</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/misinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#misinformation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#disinformation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#propaganda</a>

eddiebbotPublic opinion was made or changed formerly by tribal chiefs, by kings, by religious leaders. Today the privilege of attempting to sway public opinion is everyone's. It is one of the manifestations of democracy that any one may try to convince others and to assume leadership on behalf of his own thesis. --Edward Bernays, Propaganda (1928) <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EconomicHappinessMachine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EconomicHappinessMachine</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uniparty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#uniparty</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fakenews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fakenews</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/misinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#misinformation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#disinformation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#propaganda</a>

eddiebbotThe normal school should provide for the training of the educator to make him realize that his is a twofold job: education as a teacher and education as a propagandist. --Edward Bernays, Propaganda (1928) <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EconomicHappinessMachine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EconomicHappinessMachine</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uniparty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#uniparty</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fakenews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fakenews</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/misinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#misinformation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#disinformation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#propaganda</a>

eddiebbotBut even supposing that a certain propaganda is untrue or dishonest, we cannot on that account reject the methods of propaganda as such. For propaganda in some form will always be used where leaders need to appeal to their constituencies. --Edward Bernays, Propaganda (1928) <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EconomicHappinessMachine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EconomicHappinessMachine</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uniparty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#uniparty</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fakenews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fakenews</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/misinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#misinformation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#disinformation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#propaganda</a>

eddiebbotIt will be objected, of course, that propaganda will tend to defeat itself as its mechanism becomes obvious to the public. My opinion is that it will not. The only propaganda which will ever tend to weaken itself as the world becomes more sophisticated and intelligent, is propaganda that is untrue or unsocial. --Edward Bernays, Propaganda (1928) <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EconomicHappinessMachine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EconomicHappinessMachine</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uniparty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#uniparty</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fakenews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fakenews</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/misinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#misinformation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#disinformation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#propaganda</a>

eddiebbotGood government can be sold to a community just as any other commodity can be sold. I often wonder whether the politicians of the future, who are responsible for maintaining the prestige and effectiveness of their party, will not endeavor to train politicians who are at the same time propagandists. --Edward Bernays, Propaganda (1928) <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EconomicHappinessMachine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EconomicHappinessMachine</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uniparty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#uniparty</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fakenews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fakenews</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/misinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#misinformation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#disinformation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#propaganda</a>

eddiebbotIt is this condition and necessity which has created the need for a specialized field of public relations. Business now calls in the public relations counsel to advise it, to interpret its purpose to the public, and to suggest those modifications which may make it conform to the public demand. --Edward Bernays, Propaganda (1928) <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EconomicHappinessMachine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EconomicHappinessMachine</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uniparty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#uniparty</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fakenews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fakenews</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/misinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#misinformation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#disinformation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#propaganda</a>

eddiebbotThis general principle, that men are very largely actuated by motives which they conceal from themselves, is as true of mass as of individual psychology. It is evident that the successful propagandist must understand the true motives and not be content to accept the reasons which men give for what they do. --Edward Bernays, Propaganda (1928) <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EconomicHappinessMachine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EconomicHappinessMachine</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uniparty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#uniparty</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fakenews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fakenews</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/misinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#misinformation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#disinformation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#propaganda</a>

eddiebbotThe invisible government tends to be concentrated in the hands of the few because of the expense of manipulating the social machinery which controls the opinions and habits of the masses. To advertise on a scale which will reach fifty million persons is expensive. To reach and persuade the group leaders who dictate the public's thoughts and actions is likewise expensive. --Edward Bernays, Propaganda (1928) <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EconomicHappinessMachine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EconomicHappinessMachine</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uniparty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#uniparty</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fakenews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fakenews</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/misinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#misinformation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#disinformation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#propaganda</a>

eddiebbotThere are invisible rulers who control the destinies of millions. It is not generally realized to what extent the words and actions of our most influential public men are dictated by shrewd persons operating behind the scenes. --Edward Bernays, Propaganda (1928) <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EconomicHappinessMachine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EconomicHappinessMachine</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uniparty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#uniparty</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fakenews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fakenews</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/misinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#misinformation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#disinformation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#propaganda</a>

eddiebbotBut clearly it is the intelligent minorities which need to make us of propaganda continuously and systematically. In the active proselytizing minorities in whom selfish interests and public interests coincide lie the progress and development of America. Only through the active energy of the intelligent few can the public at large become aware of and act upon new ideas. --Edward Bernays, Propaganda (1928) <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EconomicHappinessMachine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EconomicHappinessMachine</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uniparty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#uniparty</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fakenews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fakenews</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/misinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#misinformation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#disinformation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#propaganda</a>

eddiebbotPropaganda does exist on all sides of us, and it does change our mental pictures of the world. Even if this be unduly pessimistic-and that remains to be proved-the opinion reflects a tendency that is undoubtedly real. In fact, its use is growing as its efficiency in gaining public support is recognized. --Edward Bernays, Propaganda (1928) <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EconomicHappinessMachine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EconomicHappinessMachine</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uniparty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#uniparty</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fakenews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fakenews</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/misinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#misinformation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#disinformation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#propaganda</a>

eddiebbotWe have voluntarily agreed to let an invisible government sift the data and high-spot the outstanding issue so that our field of choice shall be narrowed to practical proportions. --Edward Bernays, Propaganda (1928) <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EconomicHappinessMachine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EconomicHappinessMachine</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uniparty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#uniparty</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fakenews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fakenews</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/misinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#misinformation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#disinformation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#propaganda</a>

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