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They're not ignorant of reality, they use communication to manipulate the public.

As we know, the father of the Neocons, Leo Strauss, is an explicit advocate of the Noble Lie: people need to be lied to for their own good.

A vivid image of what should exist acts as a surrogate for reality. Pursuit of the image then prevents pursuit of the reality -- John K. Galbraith

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Mon Sep 8th, 2008 at 10:09:24 AM EST
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They even work rather well on people's rationalization capacities. Their wingnuts are pretty confident that they are rational!

What the Thinker thinks, the Prover proves!
 
On communication: progressives seem to recognize mostly rational communication (reasons, valid implications, information). But our souls probably trust other communication (symbolic, or emotional) better.
by das monde on Tue Sep 9th, 2008 at 01:45:59 AM EST
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