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On Ellul's "The Need For Propaganda." We've both developed a tolerance for and a psychological dependency on propaganda's certainty-stoking, justifying, and and self-worth generating narratives,\xa0social media is a propagandist's dream, desensitization and an increasing desire for the excitement felt from being immersed in the constant, and necessary stream of propaganda, how our addiction has allowed both traditional media and social media "influencers" to monetize the Outrage Industrial Complex, our role as retained ideological attorneys, and wishful thinking (and possibly disastrous effects) of suddenly eliminating 320-million people's propaganda narratives. Sometimes the cure is worse than the disease. Grab a sammich for this one. And maybe a stiff drink. Hey! I never said this would be easy!\xa0\n\xa0\nALSO:\xa0\nThis is a triage situation; not a search for the "cure"\nDisinformation bit me again!\nWhy we won't quit the informational drug\nA possible path to empathy\nThe culture war is a War of Narratives\nChosen perspective becomes "personal truth"\nProvoking shame as a "debate" tool: a boomerang\nSocial media "influencers": personal brands hocking a product while posing as "journalists"\nThe IDW: agitation propaganda\nJacques Ellul's "Propaganda":\xa0https://www.amazon.com/Propaganda-Formation-Attitudes-Jacques-Ellul/dp/0394718747\n\xa0\n*Like the pod? SPREAD IT!\xa0You are the "marketing" team.\n*Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and your favorite podcatcher.*Also check out\xa0www.christophermedia.net\xa0&\xa0www.escapingthecave.com