Propaganda ... are our minds 'controlled'?..

Propaganda is defined as using information in a misleading form to produce certain results in peoples minds. You are about to meet Edward Bernay's the 'father' of mondern day media manipulation. Do you buy that in a democratic society that the 'masses' can be controlled? If so, can you provide an example of this? Interesting subject and to get you started take a look at this short video. If you'd like more on this subject go to youtube and look up Noam Chomsky and Manufactoring Consent. You can try this link to get you started.

The Moral Mind

Today in class we looked at Ted talk with Johnathon Haidt on the Moral mind. Interesting video on how our morality is shaped from a conservative or liberal perspective. Would love to hear your thoughts on your take on this. You can find the talk here.

Political Test

Political Compass Vote Compass (CBC) Try both as a check on accuracy.

J. R. Saul...Alberta divided political perspective

On one hand, Saul argues in this short artice, that we've adopted the populist notion of conservative politics and on the other hand, ignored our historical cooperative past. We've talked about the dialect in class...what do you make of this? Very interesting I find...turning it over to you!