c/asklemmy · by honesthenery@thelemmy.club · 17d

Did you know Edward Bernays, nephew of Sigmund Freud, is widely recognized as the father of modern propaganda and public relations.

https://wellnessbeam.org/edward-bernays-propaganda-public-relations/

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Z745812939054@lemmy.zip · 9 pts · 17d (1 reply)

don't forget to mention he was idolized by hitlers head propaganda goon https://theconversation.com/the-manipulation-of-the-american-mind-edward-bernays-and-the-birth-of-public-relations-44393

full text of propaganda here https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/78634/pg78634-images.html

frosty99c@midwest.social · 1 pts · 17d

Strange that the wiki page of an ad man links to a CIA backed coup

Captainautism@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 7 pts · 17d (1 reply)

So, one fucked your mother and the other fucked us all.

the_wizard_of_0Z@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 16d

🤣 get out of here hahahahaha

discocactus@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 17d

Yes.

TheDarkestShark@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 17d (2 replies)

And this guy's great nephew founded Netflix, hmmm.

the_wizard_of_0Z@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 16d

https://www.skipthepaywall.com/read?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2019%2F09%2F15%2Fbusiness%2Fmedia%2Fnetflix-chief-executive-reed-hastings-marc-randolph.html

His great-uncle is Edward Bernays, a nephew of Sigmund Freud and a man often called “the father of public relations.” Bernays is Mr. Randolph’s middle name.

the_wizard_of_0Z@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 16d

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