Originally Posted by KingNothing View Post
All Bernays wanted to do was make more money for his client.
And, this line of posts reminds me of something from Mad Men...
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Guess you are not familiar with Edward Bernays' book-- in his own words he talks about manipulating peoples minds.
http://minglecity.com/group/knowled...nd-propaganda-edward-l-bernays-free-your-mind
I`ve seen this documentary a while back. Not sure how you see this fitting into our equation.
Yes, guy worked for US gov same as he worked for private companies. Both gov and corporations have something they want to sell you. Either a concept or idea or something that in the end might prove lucrative. Government is often in bed with certain big corporations, so it`s basically just taxpayer paid advertising if you will, to help certain corporate interest.
Corporations needed to generate growth to please shareholders, so in turn they needed bigger market. Psychologists such as this guy were employed to help them create that market. From where people only bought 1 pair of shoes that would last them a lifetime, they`ve started buying dozens of shoes to match their personality, various events, trends, etc.
Yes, was manufactured consent if you will. But it`s not in any way different than how church does it. Church used same techniques to manufacture consent(see for eg
tickets to heaven) by providing for certain afflictions such as loneliness, fear of death, lack of purpose etc. Church just filled a market for these needs, same as corporations filled a market for dozens pair of shoes and various products. I`ve seen several people, these past few years, trying out different churches to see which one fits them best, just like trying out shoes in a store. It`s same thing actually. It`s just the market trying to sell you a product.
"...there is no big lie. There is no system. The universe is indifferent."