Notes from the Decline of America. "If you can't bash your own who can you bash?" Propaganda as an art form. The Shadow speaks. The whole is different than the sum of its parts. Things fall apart on their own.
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Wednesday, October 26, 2011
The Unpopular
In a mass media capitalist society, as often noted, the unpopular is unprofitable. Niche markets exist, but the real money comes from mass appeal. Unsurprisingly, mass appeal is not as important as mass tolerance. Accepted backdrops, which develop into verbal worlds, are exploitable for Maximum Advantage in all Things. As the same response is promoted on all occasions, by nature (or anti-nature if you prefer) all responses are reactive and mediocre. Even fear may be stretched and strangled. The latest terror alert ceases to have meaning. One would think a failing propaganda campaign would cease in favor of a different tact. It often does not. Those caught in their own verbal world have abandoned reality. Who is to say what is reality? A kick in the teeth!
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