That's the whole point of good propaganda. You want to create a slogan…

Noam Chomsky
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That's the whole point of good propaganda. You want to create a slogan that nobody's going to be against, and everybody's going to be for. Nobody knows what it means, because it doesn't mean anything. ✨ Noam Chomsky (2011). Media Control: The Spectacular Achievements of Propaganda, p.26, Seven Stories Press
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