/lit/ - Literature

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Jacques Ellul

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i honestly thought propaganda would be underwhelming after TTS but it's excellent so far. only 80 pages in or so but one of the first things that struck me was that propaganda is not only about influencing opinion, but inciting action. this makes me consider some basic public behavior that is politicized, which essentially means propagandized these days. consider all the pushy progressives that don't care who you vote for, they just want to make sure you "get out and VOTE". that is propaganda, the purpose of which is to validate the political establishment, and our "democracy". another example is the vaccine. "just go get vaccinated!" to validate capital-s Science, the institution rather than science, the process.

he later talks about how the propagandist uses facts to tell lies. this one is pretty well known at this point, but they present facts in a misleading way, the interpretation of the facts is where they deceive. he even makes fun of the ben shapiro types that angrily tally up all the hypocrisies and contradictions only to see that no one gives a fuck. i can't help but think about the progressive obsession with "fact-checking"... they think the facts are important because they're the truth. the real reason for fact-checking is simply that the propagandist must remain in control of the facts but also, and more importantly, their interpretation.