Bump. A small and well organized minority of a minority can make themselves appear to be a growing consensus. Gay marriage, white cop-black teen, etc.
Good books exposing Soviet techniques was Masters of Deceit, by Hoover; The Naked Communist, by Skousen all published long ago but still available.
Exactly. I discovered Edward Bernays by accident WIKI has a brief and readable biography. Plus Bernays works are on the internet and should be read by all. He was a nephew of Freud as an interesting aside.