Glenn Diesen interviewed about propaganda and geopolitics

Some key points:
* To the ruling class a benefit of good-vs-evil in propaganda is that it mobilizes the public to support war, but a downside is that it makes it difficult to make peace (even when it's beneficial for the ruling class to do so)
* Academic censorship: We're effectively saying that people in academia have to reach the "right" conclusion. The way to reach the conclusion is not the priority. (Example given: Former students demanded that John Mersheimer chance his conclusions on the war in Ukraine, if he was going to be allowed to continue working at his univerity)
* Soviet propaganda was not as strong as western propaganda because our propaganda was/is filtered through various organizations, like corporate media and NGOs, while with Soviet propaganda it was clear who the source was (the government).

https://youtu.be/UIcxNn22kHg?si=cqZ55B39gvHbvQmi

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