“In the midst of increasing mechanization and technological organization, propaganda is simply the means used to prevent these things from being felt as too oppressive and to persuade man to submit with good grace. When man will be fully adapted to this technological society, when he will end by obeying with enthusiasm, convinced of the excellence of what he is forced to do, the constraint of the organization will no longer be felt by him; the truth is, it will no longer be a constraint, and the police will have nothing to do. The civic and technological good will and the enthusiasm for the right social myths — both created by propaganda — will finally have solved the problem of man.” ~ Jaques Ellul, “Propaganda: The Formation of Men’s Attitudes” “Again I want to emphasize that the study of propaganda must be conducted within the context of a technological society. Propaganda is called upon to solve problems created by technology, to play on maladjustments, and to integrate the individual into a technological world.” ― Jacques Ellul, “Propaganda: The Formation of Men’s Attitudes” “Propaganda begins when dialogue ends.” ― Jacques Ellul Propaganda: The Formation of Men’s Attitudes - amazon/Propaganda-Formation-Attitudes-Jacques-Ellul/dp/0394718747 Propaganda: The Formation of Men’s Attitudes, Jacques Ellul (scanned .pdf) - monoskop.org/images/4/44/Ellul_Jacques_Propaganda_The_Formation_of_Mens_Attitudes.pdf
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