Propaganda

I just downloaded a book by Edward Bernays titled Propaganda (via this site). Coincidentally, Sigmund Freud married a Martha Bernays as I discovered via a book I'm reading about Freud, titled Freud: the Making of an Illusion by Frederick Crews. Propaganda was recommended by James Corbett in his latest video titled Why Do You Eat Bacon and Eggs. Even though the book was published in 1928, Corbett maintains that it has much to teach us even today. The book begins:

Corbett uses the example of the breakfast staple, bacon and eggs, as something that was thrust upon us by such an "invisible government" during the twentieth century. In terms of food, it continues today with the endless propaganda from the dairy industry and the meat industry where the basic message being conveyed is simple enough: a healthy diet must contain dairy products and meat. Big Pharma and Big Medicine are another potent pairing pushing the line that vaccinations are essential in protecting you from a wide range of disease-causing pathogens.

While the advertising can be slick, propaganda relies strongly on repetition to achieve its insidious psychological effect. Repeat a lie often enough and it will be perceived as the truth. For example, the 9/11 hijackings were carried out by Arabs wielding box cutters. Absurd though this is, the endless repetition of this account of 9/11 over a period of more than sixteen years by MSM has led many to regard this as the truth. Alternative explanations then become fake news. Six million Jews died at the hands of the Nazis in WW2. After seventy years, this propaganda has gained remarkable traction and in Germany at least denying the holocaust can lead to a prison sentence. In many countries, it will cost you your job and most of your friends.

There is a saw that says "saying so, don't make it so" but it would seem that saying so often enough, does indeed make it so in the minds of the many. By "the many", I mean those who rely on the MSM for their information and whose numbers are certainly greater than those who get their information from non-MSM sources. Whether it be potentially lethal vaccinations, the science fiction of 9/11, fake moon landings, the holohoax or whatever, the associated propaganda is relentless, pervasive and starts early. Children at school are indoctrinated directly or indirectly about the benefits of vaccinations, the "true story" of 9/11, the reality of the moon landings and, that basic tenet of Judaism, the Holocaust.

Goodreads lists 609 well-written Holocaust books with The Book Thief by Markus Zusak and The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank ranking first and second respectively. Both of course are required reading in many high school courses. No teacher who valued her or his job would question the official story of the Holocaust, not outloud. No half-way positions are entertained. To be a Holocaust doubter is to be in the same camp as the Holocaust deniers. It is the same way as those who question the medical mafia's decrees on vaccinations and are labelled antivaxxers. The strength of the negative reactions towards those who doubt the efficacy of vaccinations or the reality of the Holocaust show how effective the propaganda has been. Reactions are visceral and immediate. There is no room for discussion. Admittedly, the official account of 9/11 is so absurd that sizeable percentages of the populations of the United States and other countries do not now believe it. The non-believers have various theories as to what they think really happened. There is certainly no unanimity of opinion. In the end, it doesn't matter. As the event recedes into the past, it will be soon become as little considered as the question of who really blew up The Maine in Havana harbour in 1898. Clearly it wasn't the Spanish but who really cares nowadays?