I suspect that it has a lot to do with something which a comedian observed after Bruce Jenner became Kaitlin Jenner. "The party never stops with that family".
They weren't predicting. They were making a case in strong support of propagandizing what they called 'the masses'. Both books were influential and Bernays is still valorized as the father of modern public relations. Their impact wasn't on common people or psyche, for who to this day they remain unfamiliar. Until recently myself included.
Adam Curtis’ Century of the Self (2002).
Bernays is discussed specifically in this film.
UFOs are discussed in Hypernormalization (prior post)
Bernays is discussed specifically in this film.
UFOs are discussed in Hypernormalization (prior post)
I read a few Bandler books. I am familiar with the concept. I think it works to some degree.
My argument with your proposition was that they might have noticed something that is interesting to try and control. That may also work to some degree.
My argument with your proposition was that they might have noticed something that is interesting to try and control. That may also work to some degree.
Isn't it fundamentally propaganda though? One issue with it is that it's somewhat culture-specific. The EU is having a hell of a time trying to come up with a common narrative for both the east and the west.
And of-course there's solid arguments for it's overall usefulness for a "healthy" society.
And of-course there's solid arguments for it's overall usefulness for a "healthy" society.
Carl Jung, on UFOs (1957):
Source
See also his aforementioned book, Flying Saucers: A Modern Myth of Things Seen in the Skies
That is interesting, I had no idea that exists.
It was an important book in developing the psychosocial hypothesis for UFOs, which was a key departure from the dominant ET hypothesis at the time.
Yeah, that's Bernays. A statement never made by the propagandee though. To my mind that's the funniest part of Bernays, this unrelenting propagandist for his 'public relations counsel' commercial services. Counsels and their clients he implies are immune while remaining cannily silent about the status of his educated readers. Which if Ellul is correct are the most susceptible of all classes to propaganda.
All a gentle way of suggesting that many who believe themselves immune from propaganda are fine with targeting others. Buyer beware. 🙂
That is just power dynamics. But yes, even "they" have their reality-tunnel which they fight tooth and nail to maintain. Otherwise they'd serve no purpose for "the game". They also have hidden costs associated, a simple example being the sword of Damocles.
Really? What makes you think these two agencies are not in cahoots? If they weren't, wouldn't they be at odds with each other? When they 'appear' to be is when the "tweaking" is taking place.
Did you guess who's doing the tweaking? Marshall Mcluhan may shed some light on that.
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So I missed the part where the declaration.."UFO!" was sent. In any case, what were they called before they were called UFOs?
Something like..OH oh, flying saucer ahead?
"something is happening but you don't know what it is, do you, Mr. Jones"?
Honestly, big deal!
Something like..OH oh, flying saucer ahead?
"something is happening but you don't know what it is, do you, Mr. Jones"?
Honestly, big deal!