by John Pilger
johnpilger.com
20 June 2013
Image by Steve Rhodes via Flickr
In his book, ‘Propaganda’, published in 1928, Edward Bernays wrote:
“The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organised habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society. Those who manipulate this unseen mechanism of society constitute an invisible government which is the true ruling power of our country.”
The American nephew of Sigmund Freud, Bernays invented the term “public relations” as a euphemism for state propaganda. Continue reading
