Masters of Illusion: The Rise of Corporate Social Control (One Idea To Rule Them All)

To explore how the arts of “selling,” --having metastasized into scientifically engineered manipulation of public opinion--were used to nullify growing resentment festering at the turn of the 20th century and re-create the illusion of a thriving democracy resurrected through pseudo-reform, legislative sleight-of-hand, non-stop corporate public relations, the veneer of political choice, a never ending right and left dichotomy, controlled political “debate,” the successive manufacturing of Enemies and the introduction of mythology to replace history. It was Corporate America, rising power brokers behind the scenes who were at the vanguard of this new “artistry,” who used it to hide the eclipse of democracy itself—one of the greatest deceptions of all time. Read more