Torches of Freedom with Fran from Mango Press

At the turn of the 19th century and early 20th century, people all over the world were demanding the rights given to them in theory on old documents, be put into practice. There was unprecedented activity in unions, unemployment collectives, and civil rights organizations. All of them demanding a voice in the government. Edward Bernays realized the “problem of Democracy” early on: <br/><br/>The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organised 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.<br/><br/>And we have been under this type of conscious manipulation of society since the time of Edward Bernays. Today, Fran from Mango Press joins us to discuss propaganda and Democracy.<br/><br/>Show Notes<br/><br/>:00 - Intro<br/><br/>3:43 - When a non-war is a war for PR purpose<br/><br/>8:20 - Edward Bernays and WW1 propaganda<br/><br/>11:34 - Bernays creating first PR firm<br/><br/>13:34 - Cleaning up the politicians<br/><br/>17:09 - Big Tobacco and Psychoanalysis<br/><br/>22:26 - Controlling with PR<br/><br/>24:23 - Birth of the Department Store<br/><br/>25:31 - PR in WW2<br/><br/>26:30 - PRing Guatemala into a Coup<br/><br/>45:16 - The Regime Change Playbook<br/><br/>48:09 - Protecting the Order of Things<br/><br/>50:53 - Inventing Reality<br/><br/>53:15 - Inventing Reality in Ukraine<br/><br/>1:02:00 - Goodbyes<br/><br/>Extras: <br/><br/>Watch my lecture on Real Progressives about our responsibility on Propaganda<br/><br/>Check out Mangopress on their <a target="_blank" href="https://t.me/s/mangopress">telegram</a> and <a target="_blank" href="https://mango-press.com">their website</a> <br/><br/>Get full access to Historic.ly at <a href="https://www.historicly.net/subscribe?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoyMjI3OTU2LCJpYXQiOjE2NjM0OTM1OTQsImV4cCI6MTY2NjA4NTU5NCwiaXNzIjoicHViLTgwNzkiLCJzdWIiOiJjaGVja291dCJ9.A9J6rCJWmQmPfsxNrP5MHOGBW_Hcn2vOdbVqQ6NhQpc&#