“An example that shows the radical devaluation of thought is the transformation of words in propaganda; there, language, the instrument of the mind, become ‘pure sound,’ a symbol directly evoking feelings and reflexes.”Jacques Ellul, Propaganda “A leader or an interest that can make itself master of current symbols is the master of the current situation.”Walter Lippman, Public Opinion Tuesday, September 11, 2001, was a non-teaching day for me. I was home in Massachusetts when the phone rang at 9 A.M. It was my daughter who lived and worked in New York City and was on a week’s vacation with her...
Monitoring Antisemitism Intel
