We often exercise the power of persuasion in very subtle ways. I saw this happen recently when I made a new acquaintance, who I will call Phil, at a Washington eatery. He served our nation during time of war, and we agreed on many issues. He explained that he is Catholic and … Read more
In the 2016 presidential election cycle, no single group, not even President Obama, has been the object of more contempt than “the establishment.” Nearly every candidate of both parties has attacked his or her rivals for supposedly belonging to the “establishment” while vehemently denying ever having belonged to it themselves. Large numbers … Read more
Contents: Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira Introduction 1. Twisting Words in the Service of Communist Propaganda 2. Unmasking a Process 3. Implicit Ideological Action, the Central Feature of the Process 4. Unperceived Ideological Transshipment: A Summary Chapter I – The New Communist Tactic: Persuasive Action in the Subconscious 1. An Obsolete Conception of … Read more