Ahhh SO much better

Well first off Id like to thank Prof. Mahoney for not making us read Ramage :P and secondly Id like to say how I really did enjoy these readings. I felt they were making much more clear arguements than Ramage ever did.
I really enjoyed Bernays' piece the most. I was so intruiged by how he viewed propoganda and persuasion. He not only claims staight out that it is a good thing, the concrete examples he gave convinced ME to like it. His description of how it is "more than just selling hats," shows the important ways in which propoganda can be used, i.e. use against prejudice. He shows us how to get new and progressive ideas weaved into society, enough for them to stick, because like he said, the majority opinion is usually old ideas. Propoganda helps them become accepted and integrated through manipulation. He even went as far as to use it against tyranny.
Lippmann, although I also enjoyed this reading, offend me a little. He makes the "well informed citizen not part of a democratic society. He views them as being naive and almost stupid, as well as fickle. His approach was not as concrete and straight to the point, but again more concrete than Ramage.
I hope to see more readings like this, especially like Bernays. I do believe however they both were using their own for of persuasion, one being more subtle than the other( Bernays). Lippmann took a more aggressive approach while Bernays was much more appealing. They both however had a clear standpoint on this issue which is very refreshing after the reading we were assigned for the past 2 weeks.