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"Wade T.Smith" wrote:
> On 05/10/00 11:47, Vincent Campbell said this-
>
> >Well, examples of pro-social propaganda might be....
>
> Oh, I'm not saying there ain't no such thing as pro-social propaganda,
> but I _am_ saying that _Public Relations ain't it_, and I've got that
> straight from Bernays his own damn self.
>
I agree. But think of it this way: it's the ordinary human tendency to
present your self in the most favorable way possible. I think it's 95% of
all drivers claim to be better than average. They do this 'honestly' by
focusing on some little thing they do better than anyone else - like maybe
a slow driver thinks of themselves as a safer than average driver (even
though she doesn't happen to notice the accidents caused by slow driving
on the highway!). Now since a corporation usually represents large numbers
of people, the tendency is even more magnified.
>
> - Wade
>
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