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Propaganda (Jacques Ellul)

Propaganda: The Formation of Men's Attitudes by Jacques Ellul

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that, if you boiled down Jacques Ellul's propaganda, if you boiled it down into a few different just bullet points, one of the main points that he makes very early in the

Episode 210: Mothership Node (episode page, opens in a new tab) February 14, 2025, 2:21 p.m. CT 00:25:43 (play audio from this timestamp, opens in a new tab)

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Summary

Dave boils down Ellul's book. Effective propaganda isn't about convincing anyone; it's about provoking action, and if you're building arguments you've already failed. He sees exactly that in TikTok and Instagram Reels: action, action, action.

Not in the audio. Dave names the book only as 'Jacques Ellul's propaganda'. The full English title, Propaganda: The Formation of Men's Attitudes, comes from general knowledge, not the audio.