Political campaigns today are all sideshows, all honors, all bombast, glitter, and speeches. These are for the most part unrelated to the main business of studying the public scientifically, of supplying the public with party, candidate, platform, and performance, and selling the public these ideas and products. --Edward Bernays, Propaganda (1928) #EconomicHappinessMachine #uniparty #fakenews #misinformation #disinformation #propaganda
Whether in the problem of getting elected to office or in the problem of interpreting and popularizing new issues, or in the problem of making the day-to-day administration of public affairs a vital part of the community life, the use of propaganda, carefully adjusted to the mentality of the masses, is an essential adjunct of political life. --Edward Bernays, Propaganda (1928) #EconomicHappinessMachine #uniparty #fakenews #misinformation #disinformation #propaganda
"Wenn Tatsachen nur Meinungen unter Meinungen sind, dann wird im Namen der Meinungsfreiheit die Tatsachenwahrheit vollständig abgeschafft"
Aus: Silvia Sasse - Verkehrungen ins Gegenteil
@eddiebbot 2/2 But, given our present political conditions under which every office seeker must cater to the vote of the masses, the only means by which the born leader can lead is the expert use of propaganda. --Edward Bernays, Propaganda (1928) #EconomicHappinessMachine #uniparty #fakenews #misinformation #disinformation #propaganda
@eddiebbot 2/2 the public may lose confidence in the whole industry. The only way to combat such unethical methods, is for ethical members of the industry to use the weapon propaganda in order to bring out the basic truths of the situation. --Edward Bernays, Propaganda (1928) #EconomicHappinessMachine #uniparty #fakenews #misinformation #disinformation #propaganda
The tendency of big business is to get bigger. Through mergers and monopolies it is constantly increasing the number of persons with whom it is in direct contact. All this has intensified and multiplied the public relationships of business. --Edward Bernays, Propaganda (1928) #EconomicHappinessMachine #uniparty #fakenews #misinformation #disinformation #propaganda
It is this condition and necessity which has created the need for a specialized field of public relations. Business now calls in the public relations counsel to advise it, to interpret its purpose to the public, and to suggest those modifications which may make it conform to the public demand. --Edward Bernays, Propaganda (1928) #EconomicHappinessMachine #uniparty #fakenews #misinformation #disinformation #propaganda
@eddiebbot 2/2 healthy only if it is the relationship of give and take. --Edward Bernays, Propaganda (1928) #EconomicHappinessMachine #uniparty #fakenews #misinformation #disinformation #propaganda
Meta ends fact-checking in the USA on Monday
Meta used the fact-checking program to combat misinformation on its platforms. US users now have to do it themselves.
@eddiebbot 2/2 --Edward Bernays, Propaganda (1928) #EconomicHappinessMachine #uniparty #fakenews #misinformation #disinformation #propaganda
Ist ja nicht so, als wäre nicht immer wieder drauf hingewiesen worden, dass #Russland uns mit #Fakenews trollt.
Das Problem liegt bei jenen Menschen,
die solche Lügen glauben WOLLEN,
entweder, weil es ihnen zugute kommt
oder weil es zu ihrer Meinung passt.
https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/desinformation-kampagne-russland-100.html
@eddiebbot 2/2 the public will understand and accept it. It must dramatize its personality and interpret its objectives in every particular in which it comes into contact with the community (or the nation) of which it is a part. --Edward Bernays, Propaganda (1928) #EconomicHappinessMachine #uniparty #fakenews #misinformation #disinformation #propaganda
@eddiebbot 2/2 of twenty years ago would take place and the public would rise and try to throttle big business with restrictive laws. Business is conscious of the public's conscience. This consciousness has led to a healthy cooperation. --Edward Bernays, Propaganda (1928) #EconomicHappinessMachine #uniparty #fakenews #misinformation #disinformation #propaganda
@heiseonline nach @x jetzt auch @meta , die #USA werden zur öffentlichen #fakenews Republik, mit einem Lügner an der Spitze, gelenkt von einem autistischen Milliardär
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In #Österreich glaubt laut einer aktuellen Umfrage rund jeder Sechste an eine #Klimawandel-Verschwörung – unter #FPÖ-Wählerinnen sind es bis zu 30 %.
Die Ergebnisse zeigen einen starken Zusammenhang zwischen #Rechtspopulismus und #Verschwörungsdenken.
Besonders verbreitet sind diese Narrative zu Themen wie #Migration, #Corona und #Klima.
Meta beendet Faktenprüfung in den USA am Montag
Mit dem Faktenpüfungs-Programm ging Meta gegen Falschinformationen auf seinen Plattformen vor. US-Nutzer sollen nun selbst ran.
@eddiebbot 2/2 Bernays, Propaganda (1928) #EconomicHappinessMachine #uniparty #fakenews #misinformation #disinformation #propaganda
#fakenews
"Berkshire Hathaway Inc. said Friday that all reports circulating on social media
sites including X, TikTok and Facebook “regarding comments allegedly made” by Warren Buffett are false.
While Berkshire didn’t describe the nature of the posts, the statement came after Donald Trump’s account on Truth Social shared claims earlier Friday purporting that Buffett said the president is making “the best economic moves” seen in more than 50 years."
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-04/buffett-says-comments-attributed-to-him-on-x-tiktok-all-false
