10 definitions
Consumerism (n.) is the device that keeps the public passive and distracted while a self-appointed clever few run things, and it works by manufacturing wants.
Engineering consent (n.) is, in Edward Bernays's phrase, the very essence of the democratic process.
The Engineering of consent (n.) is, for the father of public relations, the essence of democracy: the freedom to persuade and suggest, applied scientifically by leaders who cannot wait for the people to understand.
Engineering of consent (n.) is, Bernays claimed, the very essence of democracy: the freedom to persuade and suggest — even when that freedom sits in a few hands.
Engineering of consent (n.) was, for Edward Bernays, "the very essence of the democratic process."
The Engineering of consent (n.) is the view that a public too ignorant to run its own affairs must be shaped by an intelligent minority, as spectators and not participants.
Manipulation (n.) of the masses' habits and opinions was declared a central feature of democracy, to be run by the intelligent minorities.
Propaganda (n.) is, wrote Bernays, the conscious manipulation of the masses' habits and opinions that intelligent minorities must use continuously in a democratic society.
Propaganda (n.) lets the intelligent few regiment the public mind as an army regiments its soldiers' bodies, said its great practitioner.
Universal suffrage (n.) together with universal schooling made even the bourgeoisie fear the common people, for the masses promised to become king.