[MHGinTN]

Decades ago, when studying subliminal messaging, I read the name Bernays and about his concepts. When Glenn Beck raised the name again in conjunction with what is going on now world-wide, it struck like a thunderbolt! Even Glenn doesn’t comprehend the level of manipulation now running loose in media and the body politic. But I’m thankful Glenn re-raised the spectre of Bernays. ... Have you ever read the book ‘Subliminal Seduction’? It’s about advertising techniques. I first ran across it while working American Studies classes.

[cripplecreek]

Cass Sunstein is a master propagandist.

"We think that, as my co-author, Thaler and I, that there's a little Homer Simpson in all of us. Sometimes we have self-control problems, sometimes we're impulsive and that in these circumstances, both private and public institutions, without coercing, can make our lives a lot better.

"Once we know that people are human and have some Homer Simpson in them, then there's a lot that can be done to manipulate them."