Tag Archives: EDWARD BERNAYS

STILL THINK YOU ARE THINKING FOR YOURSELF?!

Still Think You Are Thinking For Yourself?! The Nudge Unit; causing people to change their behaviours. The Behavioural Insights Team (BIT) – also known unofficially as the “Nudge Unit” – is a social purpose organisation that generates and applies behavioural insights, officially to … Continue reading

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IS YOUR MIND YOUR OWN?

Is Your Mind Your Own? Are you aware of being part of mass hypnosis? Do you go into a routine? from Wikipedia: “In ‘Propaganda’ (1928), Bernays argued that the manipulation of public opinion was a necessary part of democracy. In … Continue reading

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WHAT TIBETAN DHARMA TEACHERS DO NOT KNOW

What Tibetan Dharma Teachers do not know (and neither do most westerners) This, of course, sounds a terrible thing to say, because Tibetan teachers know the nature of everything. However, they see westerners (the modern world) as speedy, desperate people, … Continue reading

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WE CONSENT TO PLAY IN THE DEVIL’S TEMPLE

We Consent to Play in The Devil’s Temple Buddhism’s primary aim is to recognise suffering and the cause of suffering, which is ignorance of our true nature of unconditional happiness. However, we must also recognise that there are outside forces … Continue reading

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WHO INVENTED EGGS AND BACON?

Who invented eggs and bacon? What do eggs and bacon, the Council of Public Relations and the third Reich propaganda machine have in common? A bacon company wanted to sell more bacon, so they invited Edward Bernays*, the nephew of … Continue reading

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