“To the extent that propaganda is based on current news, it cannot permit time for thought or reflection...There is never any awareness - of himself, of his condition, of his society - for the man who lives by current events.”
Post by twetch#6920
“We have already mentioned man’s inability to consider several facts or events simultaneously and to make a synthesis of them in order to face or to oppose them. One thought drives away another; old facts are chased by new ones.”
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- 631 901
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- 2020-04-23T17:34:24Z
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- twetch#6920
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“Under these conditions there can be no thought. And, in fact, modern man does not think about current problems; he feels them. He reacts but he does not understand them any more than he takes responsibility for them.”
“He is even less capable of spotting any inconsistency between successive facts; man’s capacity to forget is unlimited. This is one of the most important and useful points for the propagandist...
...who can always be sure that a particular propaganda theme, statement, or event will be forgotten within a few weeks.”