Ellul: “An individual can be influenced by forces such as propaganda only when he is cut off from membership in local groups because such groups are organic and have a well-structured material, spiritual and emotional life; they are not easily penetrated by propaganda.”
I don’t know if this holds today. The group that isn’t woke is rare now.
In all of these quotes of this guy he’s taking for granted or implying a constant implacable force engaged in deception. Hmmmm…
Much of his work and writing is as a Christian anarchist.
I may not agree with him on specific issues, but his general observations appear to have merit.