Re: [Marxism] Do you eat propaganda?

["a_good soporific" <a.good.soporific@xxxxxxxxx>]

>
> Subject: [Marxism] Do you eat propaganda?
>
> 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


I put up with and wade thru mountains and mountains of complete and inane
dross to make sure i don't miss gems like this.

Thank you, Barry, for providing yet another item for the activists who
collect stuff like this to add to our armory.
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