Quotes About Manipulation

This is the propagandist's opportunity," Lippmann wrote.156 With enough money, and with the tools of mass communication, deployed efficiently, the propagandist can turn a political majority into a truth.

Welles later insisted that his point, all along, had been to raise Americans' awareness about the perils of radio in an age of propaganda. "People suspect what they read in the newspaper," he said, but "when radio came . . . anything that came through that new machine was believed.

Pretend that you are the Voice of the People. Whitaker and Baxter bought radio ads, sponsored by "the Citizens Committee Against the Recall," in which an ominous voice said: "The real issue is whether the City Hall is to be turned over, lock, stock, and barrel, to an unholy alliance fronting for a faceless man." (The recall was defeated.) Attack, attack, attack. Said Whitaker: "You can't wage a defensive campaign and win!" Never underestimate

Lord of the Lies - referencing former President Trump

The appointments secretary had taken Kilduff by the arm and pointed to the broad back of Lyndon Johnson. "He's got what he wants now,

Making decisions based on a sense that the adversary seeks your friendship is misguided. They would much prefer your effectiveness.

your adversary is building your positive expectations to close the deal. If you buy into these statements, he'll move right in and take the advantage.

Anyone can rejigger an atom bomb," said Hopkins. "But to possess the minds of millions? To make them your willing zombies across a whole decade? That's real magic.

they're fucking up minds they do not own.

we surrender and grudgingly fork over the cookie. The message the child gets is that whining works.

Hegelian dialectic, or problem, reaction, solution. This method basically involves fabricating or intensify a problem, offering a draconian solution, then settling for a "compromise" that nevertheless furthers the intended goal.

Shortly before his death in July 2009, Cronkite was asked if there was a ruling class in America. "I am afraid there is," he replied. "I don't think it serves the democracy well, but that is true, I think there is. The ruling class is the rich who really command our industry, our commerce, our finance. And those people are able to so manipulate our democracy that they really control the democracy, I feel.

With the bulk of the public both manipulated and distracted by political parties and the corporate mass media, no one seems capable of discerning, much less opposing, this New World Order of elitists with corporate, family, and class connections and common interests.

it's fair to wonder whether pharmaceutical corporations may have manipulated the WHO in an effort to sell swine flu vaccine. These companies had invested millions of dollars researching and developing

We are tampered with, our opinions manufactured for us, all without our permission. What was the purpose of these behavior modifications? It was to bring about forced changes to our way of life, without our agreement and without even being aware of what was taking place.

To put it bluntly, we are living in an electronic concentration camp. Through a series of imperceptible steps, we have willingly allowed ourselves to become enmeshed in a system that knows the most intimate details of our lives, analyzes them, and treats us accordingly.

Let us consider historically how human populations have been controlled. Throughout the ages, there have been two predominant methods for controlling humankind—religion and finance.

The most loving parents and relatives commit murder with smiles on their faces. They force us to destroy the person we really are: a subtle kind of murder.

Beware of all politicians everywhere. They excelled at recess when they were in school but have excelled at little since.

There is nothing more bitter than an opportunist who miscalculates.

There are thirty-two ways to write a story, and I've used every one, but there is only one plot – things are not as they seem.

Perception can sometimes lead to perversion" Beware

Being surrounded by toadies does not mean you are respected; it means you are the head toad.

Leah used me. She picked me because somehow she knew I would keep her secrets. Somehow she knew I would do whatever she wanted. She knew I wouldn't stop her. Somehow she knew… . She knew part of me would like it.