Friday 17 May 2013

Opium for the People

The West's Hidden Propaganda Machine.



Brilliant article here - Eliane Glaser writes with clarity and insight. Here are some quotes:

"In the west today there is no distinction between propaganda, advertising and mass consumerism. A political system that protects elites and provides a mere illusion of democratic choice relies on a population enthralled by the latest iPhone."

"We are no longer appealed to as thinking citizens. We are simply flawed units to be prompted into spending more and costing the state less."

The "veneer of openness and people-power exemplifies western propaganda's habit of masquerading as its opposite."

Link to full article here

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