wkmac
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"The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society. Those who manipulate this unseen mechanism of society constitute an invisible government which is the true ruling power of our country… We are governed, our minds molded, our tastes formed, our ideas suggested, largely by men we have never heard of. This is a logical result of the way in which our democratic society is organized… "
So opens Propaganda (1928), one of several strikingly frank analyses of western social psychology written by Edward Bernays. This nephew of Sigmund Freud founded the public relations industry in the United States.
How America Got the Likes of Micheal Deaver, David Gergen, Dick Morris and Karl Rove
Now we live in the new era of Axelrod and the Messiah Complex! The real question is, do you really choose and vote for the candidate and the policies you want or is it as Walter Lippmann said:
In Lippmann’s reality, "the herd" was too ignorant to participate in democracy beyond selecting from what he called the choice between "tweedledee and tweedledum."
Think Bush and Gore, Bush and Kerry, Obama and McCain and then you'll see the "tweedledee and tweedledum" thingy. Not that this all began in 2000' either!