This is So illuminating. It helps me understand why the two political ideologies are so extreme now. It begs the question, who is really behind it on a global level? And what's the end result? We live in a new era, The Misinformation Age.
I do see how this all works and I am also exhausted by it all. The devil is in the details. Very insightful article Lily. So few understand the details of TPTB agendas. You have an insider look at it all. Its as bad as I feared it was.
"What makes it possible for a totalitarian or any other dictatorship to rule is that people are not informed; how can you have an opinion if you are not informed? If everybody always lies to you, the consequence is not that you believe the lies, but rather that nobody believes anything any longer. This is because lies, by their very nature, have to be changed, and a lying government has constantly to rewrite its own history. On the receiving end you get not only one lie—a lie which you could go on for the rest of your days—but you get a great number of lies, depending on how the political wind blows. And a people that no longer can believe anything cannot make up its mind. It is deprived not only of its capacity to act but also of its capacity to think and to judge. And with such a people you can then do what you please."" Arendt
Always having been fascinated with Bernays, I found this an excellent essay, with an added zing of irony which proves the point: "They work on the background assumptions that people don’t even recognize as assumptions."
Assumptions like "Eating bacon will give you a heart attack".
A very insightful article which explains so much: mass illegal immigration in Europe and the USA. The Covid scam. “Safe and effective “ “vaccines “ . Everyone knows that the politicians are lying, they know that we know they are lying - yet they still lie. The main stream media continue to spew the lies without questioning them.
We are doomed. Hitlers Mein Kampf Big Lie. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Live Not by Lies.
The children in class could not tell of their indoctrinations. Can we? Are we really free? Or just brainwashed to think we are? When President called Russia "The Evil Empire", Russian people were shocked. 😳 They had no idea they were evil, but the seed of awareness was planted. Look at covid.
Luckily, I never demanded anyone to believe me anything. And that’s the good part because those here who do and speak in absolutes about their preferred world view are clinically delusional.
Lily, I enjoyed your essay and there’s no doubt that we are being inundated with propaganda from all sides, whether it’s politicians, mainstream media, social media, or some of the people on Substack. I find you to be one of the few voices of reason, which is why look forward to your essays. Keep up the good work. After reading Bernays’ Propaganda a few years ago, it’s rather scary how you suddenly see propaganda everywhere - your metaphor that propaganda is like humidity is spot on. And yes, I believe you…
The exhaustion is real. Thank you for putting it down here.
This is So illuminating. It helps me understand why the two political ideologies are so extreme now. It begs the question, who is really behind it on a global level? And what's the end result? We live in a new era, The Misinformation Age.
Thanks Lily, you put tangible concepts to the barrage of thoughts that flicker by in the back of my mind every day.
I do see how this all works and I am also exhausted by it all. The devil is in the details. Very insightful article Lily. So few understand the details of TPTB agendas. You have an insider look at it all. Its as bad as I feared it was.
"What makes it possible for a totalitarian or any other dictatorship to rule is that people are not informed; how can you have an opinion if you are not informed? If everybody always lies to you, the consequence is not that you believe the lies, but rather that nobody believes anything any longer. This is because lies, by their very nature, have to be changed, and a lying government has constantly to rewrite its own history. On the receiving end you get not only one lie—a lie which you could go on for the rest of your days—but you get a great number of lies, depending on how the political wind blows. And a people that no longer can believe anything cannot make up its mind. It is deprived not only of its capacity to act but also of its capacity to think and to judge. And with such a people you can then do what you please."" Arendt
This is the type of article I enjoy the most, one that illuminates, helping me understand what's happening. Nice job!
Always having been fascinated with Bernays, I found this an excellent essay, with an added zing of irony which proves the point: "They work on the background assumptions that people don’t even recognize as assumptions."
Assumptions like "Eating bacon will give you a heart attack".
Well observed, my friend.
A very insightful article which explains so much: mass illegal immigration in Europe and the USA. The Covid scam. “Safe and effective “ “vaccines “ . Everyone knows that the politicians are lying, they know that we know they are lying - yet they still lie. The main stream media continue to spew the lies without questioning them.
We are doomed. Hitlers Mein Kampf Big Lie. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Live Not by Lies.
The children in class could not tell of their indoctrinations. Can we? Are we really free? Or just brainwashed to think we are? When President called Russia "The Evil Empire", Russian people were shocked. 😳 They had no idea they were evil, but the seed of awareness was planted. Look at covid.
Maybe Jesus is 2000years of propaganda? It is a fantastic story that is constantly repeated.
Lily, it’s good to have you back in the saddle, but I’m not sure I can believe you…
Luckily, I never demanded anyone to believe me anything. And that’s the good part because those here who do and speak in absolutes about their preferred world view are clinically delusional.
Lily, I enjoyed your essay and there’s no doubt that we are being inundated with propaganda from all sides, whether it’s politicians, mainstream media, social media, or some of the people on Substack. I find you to be one of the few voices of reason, which is why look forward to your essays. Keep up the good work. After reading Bernays’ Propaganda a few years ago, it’s rather scary how you suddenly see propaganda everywhere - your metaphor that propaganda is like humidity is spot on. And yes, I believe you…
Thank you for clarifying, Lily !