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Card #c142IR // #c142Synthesis

Propaganda is the executive arm of the invisible government.

— In our words · Source: Propaganda (Edward L. Bernays)

[Use when]

When someone thinks propaganda is only a wartime word.

[Why it matters]

Propaganda named as the operating machinery of the invisible government — every social project runs on it.

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