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Jeg kan anbefale at bruge 4 timer på denne meget oplysende og
lærerige BBC dokumentar film. Ens syn på propaganda, eller som det hedder
nu om dage 'Public Ralations', og spindoktore vil ikke være det samme efter den er 'konsumeret'.

Den starter omkring år 1900 med Freud og Edward Bernays
og slutter med Tony Blair og Bill Clinton i år 2000.

Den viser med al tydelighed hvor lette de uvidende masser er at nare, uanset om
det er et produkt, en politisk ideologi eller bare kontrol. Og sætter et stort spørgsmålstegn
ved, om de uvidende masser overhoved bør have indflydelse, da de ikke er i stand til at bedømme
hvad der er bedst for dem, og for fremtiden.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8953172273825999151&q=century+of+the+self Part 1

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3031880283858584099&q=century+of+the+self Part 2

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6111922724894802811&q=century+of+the+self Part 3

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6884155963216756796&q=century+of+the+self Part 4

Omtale:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/documentaries/features/century_of_the_self.shtml
Adam Curtis' acclaimed series examines the rise of the all-consuming self against
the backdrop of the Freud dynasty. To many in both politics and business, the triumph
of the self is the ultimate expression of democracy, where power has finally moved to the people.

Certainly the people may feel they are in charge, but are they really?

The Century of the Self tells the untold and sometimes controversial story of the growth
of the mass-consumer society in Britain and the United States. How was the all-consuming
self created, by whom, and in whose interests?
The Freud dynasty is at the heart of this compelling social history. Sigmund Freud,
founder of psychoanalysis; Edward Bernays, who invented public relations; Anna Freud,
Sigmund's devoted daughter; and present-day PR guru and Sigmund's great grandson, Matthew Freud.
Sigmund Freud's work into the bubbling and murky world of the subconscious
changed the world. By introducing a technique to probe the unconscious mind,
Freud provided useful tools for understanding the secret desires of the masses.
Unwittingly, his work served as the precursor to a world full of political spin doctors,
marketing moguls, and society's belief that the pursuit of satisfaction and happiness is man's ultimate goal.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Century_of_the_Self

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Bernays
Bernays was both a blood nephew and a nephew-in-law to
Sigmund Freud, the father of psychoanalysis, and Bernays's
public relations efforts helped popularize Freud's theories in
the United States. Bernays also pioneered the PR industry's
use of psychology and other social sciences to design its
public persuasion campaigns.
"If we understand the mechanism and motives of the group mind,
is it not possible to control and regiment the masses according to
our will without their knowing about it?
The recent practice of propaganda has proved that it is possible,
at least up to a certain point and within certain limits.
He called this scientific technique of opinion-molding the "engineering of consent."

Jan Rasmussen
Der dag for dag bliver lidt klogere, og dermed bliver klar over hvor lidt jeg ved.