The 20th century has been characterized by three developments of great political importance. The growth of democracy; the growth of corporate power; and the growth of corporate propaganda against democracy.
It is arguable that the success of business propaganda in persuading us, for so long, that we are free from propaganda is one of the most significant propaganda achievements of the twentieth century.
A society or culture which is disposed to view the world in Manichean terms will be more vulnerable to control by propaganda.
Alexander Edward Carey was an Australian writer and social psychologist.
