The Essence Of Un-American: Persuasion And Propaganda

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A paper discussing the tactics of persuasion and propaganda as they relate to American democracy and notions of citizenship. The paper examines the extent to which the political establishment should go in order to secure the good opinion of the public to gain or retain office.

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"Doesn't the saying go 'Beauty is in the eye of the beholder'? In other words Perspective is everything. In the context of government of a democratic nation then public opinion that is the perspective of the beholder is the most prized possession. So to what extent should the political establishment go in order to secure the good opinion of the public, indeed the majority, so as to gain or retain office? Where in democracy does the power ..."

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