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Any discussion of propaganda that has no mention of Bernays or 'Public Relations', that thinks its something the Russians do, but not the 'good guy' Western cou
by verisimi 3y ago
Any discussion of propaganda that has no mention of Bernays or 'Public Relations', that thinks its something the Russians do, but not the 'good guy' Western countries, is remiss.
Edward Bernays opening wiki paragraph:
> Edward Louis Bernays (/bɜːrˈneɪz/ bur-NAYZ, German: [bɛʁˈnaɪs]; November 22, 1891 − March 9, 1995) was an American theorist, considered a pioneer in the field of public relations and propaganda, and referred to in his obituary as "the father of public relations".[3] His best-known campaigns include a 1929 effort to promote female smoking by branding cigarettes as feminist "Torches of Freedom", and his work for the United Fruit Company in the 1950s, connected with the CIA-orchestrated overthrow of the democratically elected Guatemalan government in 1954. He worked for dozens of major American corporations, including Procter & Gamble and General Electric, and for government agencies, politicians, and nonprofit organizations.
- crabmusket 3y agoThis reminds me of Ellul's Propaganda, which does mention Bernays. > "Mass production requires mass consumption, but there cannot be mass consumption without widespread identical views as to what the necessities of life are."
- klft 3y agoThe Century of the Self is a BBC documentation about "... how those in power have used Freud's theories to try and control the dangerous crowd in an age of mass democracy." (1) (1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Century_of_the_Self https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Century_of_the_Self
- throwaway743 3y agoThat's a must watch. Adam Curtis' work is brilliant.