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Re:What concept would improve everybody's cognitive toolkit?... by hobs on Monday April 06, 2020 @04:43PM (#22797637)
He thought that they would, but that the smart west would out propagandize and that our better natures would be convinced to win out.
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Re:What concept would improve everybody's cognitive toolkit?... by ncmncm on Monday April 06, 2020 @04:48PM (#22797690)
He wanted us to think that. But of course the end state is necessarily authoritarian, regardless of anybody's apparent or expressed intentions. And Bernays really was fine with that.

Anybody advocating affirmative use of propaganda will also be using it.

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