#33 - Propaganda's Mindcrime

Published: July 28, 2019, 1:39 p.m.

b'More on agitation propaganda and the psychological effects of propaganda including: loss of individuality, suppression of critical thought, creation of the mob and how critical thought is literally impossible as part of a group, the creation of a fanatically self-righteous social "conscious" leading to the demonization of the out-group, and more on the sphere of the sacred. Then, how propaganda partitions society (identity politics) via verbal fiction creating sects of victims who only speak "to themselves." \\xa0\\nAlso:\\xa0\\nPropaganda\'s only heard by its choir creating alternate factual universes: The Echo Chamber\\nManchurian activists primed for provoked outrage & action: Marionettes\\nThe creation of an abstract verbal universe: Personal Realities spun from Collective Narratives & "fake news"\\nSacrificing self-dignity to "the cause" and the danger of surrendering to "something bigger than yourself"\\nStereophonic propaganda\\nReclaiming individuality by removing your dog from the fight: Privatized Detachment\\nJacques Ellul\'s "Propaganda":\\xa0https://www.amazon.com/Propaganda-Formation-Attitudes-Jacques-Ellul/dp/0394718747\\n*Like it? Share it! \\xa0*Also check out\\xa0www.escapingthecave.com'