Phil Lesley, author of a handbook on public relations and communications, described how state-corporate propaganda works to maintain public passivity:
‘People generally do not favour action on a non-alarming situation when arguments seem to be balanced on both sides and there is a clear doubt. The weight of impressions on the public must be balanced so people will have doubts and lack motivation to take action. Accordingly, means are needed to get balancing information into the stream from sources that the public will find credible. There is no need for a clear-cut “victory”. ... Nurturing public doubts by demonstrating that this is not a clear-cut situation in support of the opponents usually is all that is necessary.’ (Lesly, 'Coping with Opposition Groups', Public Relations Review 18, 1992, p.331)
Should we have trusted #BigTobacco when they said smoking doesn��t cause cancer?
Should we have trusted #BigOil when they said fossil fuels don’t cause climate change?
Should we trust #BigAnimalAg when they tell us animal agriculture and fishing is ethical and sustainable?
#Venezuela#housing#media
"Immediately after the devastating earthquakes, corporate media outlets set their sights on Venezuela’s Great Housing Mission (GMVV), claiming that its buildings had been especially affected."
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What does a #void mean to you?
Some people can't seem to handle an empty space in a #painting, they want to put something in it. Why??
#space#abstractart#art
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