[Marxism] Do you eat propaganda?

[Barry Brooks <durable@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Eat is not the wrong verb for the consumption
of propaganda. Perhaps, force-fed would be
more accurate. We all eat it. Some people
find it indigestible. Others are full of it.

Persuasion is the wrong method to reach
victims of propaganda. They are unaware of
their chumpness, and direct exposure of that
embarrassing fact frequently fails.

Asking people if they eat propaganda is much
better than telling them they are victims of
propaganda, because one can be force-fed
propaganda without fully accepting it. Pride
can be salvaged.

The awareness that we live in a world of lies
is growing, and it makes an opening for
discussion about the lies. However, we need
an amnesty for victims of propaganda so they
won't be too embarrassed to be seen in
public. The lie we need is just that we never
believed it in the first place.

Barry







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