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I used to think it an astonishing coincidence that Bernays was Freud's nephew. But then I learned that Bernays was involved in making Freud's reputation so high
by gruseom 13y ago
I used to think it an astonishing coincidence that Bernays was Freud's nephew. But then I learned that Bernays was involved in making Freud's reputation so high in the US while it lasted (a reputation which was odd in the extreme if you think of, say, Dale Carnegie as a native species of American popular psychology). So the two variables weren't independent; Bernays helped make Freud Freud in the first place.
- akkartik 13y agoOddly enough, just last week I finally got around to watching the Adam Curtis documentary about him: http://vimeo.com/67977038 http://vimeo.com/67977038
- sonofsam 13y agoI suggest you also check out Bernay's book propaganda. It's not an easy read (simply, because you have read through bullshit), but it's fairly important that people understand the media that targets them. Quick Google shows a freely available copy. Here's an interesting quote from Bernay's Propaganda: "Different men rule us in the various departments of our lives. There may be one power behind the throne in politics, another in the manipulation of the Federal discount rate..." Chapter III I find a lot of people complain about the gap between the rich and the poor, but they never take a second to think about the easily accessible and 0% - 1% interest rate loans that the rich enjoy from governments. Governments creating poverty?!? Nah :)