I’ve become very skeptical of the concept of “brainwashing.” Over the past few months this skepticism has boiled over into open and explicit disagreement with even well-meaning pushers within the Marxist-Leninist corner. I often find it difficult to explain concisely why it is…
The point of the article, I think, isn’t that people are not propagandized, it’s that part of the reason they don’t reject that propaganda is that they recognize on some level that it benefits them.
The point of the article, I think, isn’t that people are not propagandized, it’s that part of the reason they don’t reject that propaganda is that they recognize on some level that it benefits them.
I understand that, but I was considering the propaganda to be under the umbrella of the maintenance of the aforementioned “lifelong inertia”.
To clarify, I was agreeing with you. Sorry, I realize that wasn’t clear in my reply.