The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses

is an important element in democratic society. Those who manipulate this unseen mechanism of

society constitute an invisible government, which is the true ruling power of our country.

We are governed, our minds are molded, our tastes formed. Our ideas suggested. Largely by men we have

never heard of. Edward Bernays from the book Propaganda in 1928. Much has changed over the last few years,

some very erratic and unexpected shifts in perception. For a time, it seemed as though progress

was being made. People were discussing topics that were only

once whispered in dark corners for fear of being cast out from their circles, deemed a theorizer

of conspiracies. But just as quickly as these topics were brought to light, Americans were bedazzled

by the anti-establishment candidates of the 2016 election. And even many preaching the evils of the current system were once

again woven back into the fold of the two-party paradigm, allowing them to think they had finally won,

not realizing they had fallen victim to the classic Bernasian manipulation that once fooled the

past generations who were balked at for their naivety by those now emphatically cheering for the state.

Was this all part of the plan?

Where we led to believe that long-told lies were finally being exposed only to lull the masses

back into a state of subservience and blind patriotism?

How would that even be done?

What type of massive control structure would be needed to execute such a manipulation?

Is that even possible?

Here to discuss this and much more is James Corbett of the Corbett Report.com. Welcome to the show, James.

Well, thank you for having me on. And from that introduction, it's going to be one hell of a conversation.

Absolutely. I always enjoy speaking with you. Well, so it is a pretty broad conversation. I mean, you know, conditioning, propaganda, manufactured consent, the siop, the false flag,

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