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I would not be surprised if that were a thing. One real world example I know of was the nephew of Sigmund Freud, Edward Bernays. Edward received all of his un

I would not be surprised if that were a thing. One real world example I know of was the nephew of Sigmund Freud, Edward Bernays. Edward received all of his uncle's writings, studied them and had some serious take-away's that led him to becoming a consultant for the U.S. Government and many private companies. He influenced the minds of millions of people and even after passing, his work is still influencing billions of people today. There is a great documentary that covers this called The Century of the Self. [1] Apologies, it is in black-and-white, but it is very much worth the watch in your spare time. This isn't about ESP or hoaxes, but rather controlling the masses during peace time through psychological means. [1] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJ3RzGoQC4s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJ3RzGoQC4s

ncmncm 6y ago
Bernays was very proud of his student, Josef Goebbels, the Nazis' propaganda minister. Bernays's opinion was that government could not be trusted to voters, so voters must be managed like livestock. His methods have been very successful, persuading generations of voters to vote against their own interests. Fully half the population of the US recently voted for an out-and-out con man, twice! But his opponents mainly represent hedge funds.