PREPROGRAMMED LESSONS
:PREPROGRAMMED LESSONS: Most people view propaganda as something made by certain people for a certain cause and not as it truly is, “social phenomenon” that goes hand in hand with our “technological society”, two sides of the same coin. Technological society can only maintain and further expand through the flow and effects of propaganda. Vast amounts of humanity are “easy prey” as Jacques Ellul states “because of their firm but entirely erroneous conviction that it is composed only of lies and “tall stories” and that, conversely, what is true cannot be propaganda”. Modern propagandists have long distanced themselves from outmoded forms and ridiculous lies previously used. The focus of the operation now is on the many different kinds of truth, half truth, limited truth, truth without context. Another misconception that makes the populace vulnerable is the belief that propaganda is only used to change opinions. The fact is: propaganda’s main use is to intensify...