#36 - Propaganda: Slogans, Rationalizations, The Religious Mind

Published: Aug. 2, 2019, 9:32 a.m.

The conclusion of Ellul's "Psychological Crystallization" featuring the makeup of its slogans & how they're used to replace thought. Also, collective belief and obsessions, self-justification/rationalizations and how they spawn the self-righteous Puritan, the closing of the crystallized mind, propaganda's religious personality, and the bizarre media phenomenon: monetizing your mind rape.  ALSO: - Marianne Williamson: The New Trump? - Introducing the father of American propaganda: Edward Bernays - They know you better than you know yourself    - Propaganda's side-effects and how they mirror the '60's definition of "neurosis"   Jacques Ellul's "Propaganda": https://www.amazon.com/Propaganda-Formation-Attitudes-Jacques-Ellul/dp/0394718747*Like the pod? SPREAD IT!  F**k The Zuckerbeast & Twitter. You are my marketing team.*Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and your favorite podcatcher.*Also check out www.christophermedia.net & www.escapingthecave.com