State propaganda, when supported by the educated classes and when no d…

Noam Chomsky
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State propaganda, when supported by the educated classes and when no deviation is permitted from it, can have a big effect. It was a lesson learned by Hitler and many others, and it has been pursued to this day. ✨ Noam Chomsky (2011). Media Control: The Spectacular Achievements of Propaganda, p.13, Seven Stories Press
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