Adam Curtis - The Century of Self
Remember that documentary that aired on BBC which turned out to be a big hit, The Power of Nightmares? Well, here's another great one by the same guy, Adam Curtis. It's a documentary about the current state of democray and the impact of the public relations industry on it, who's father Edward Bernays, Freud's nephew, is largely responsible for. Bernays put Freud's theories of human nature to use for business & marketing to create artificial demand at a time when consumption was based entirely on need, forever changed how business and consumers interacted and participated in the market. Not much later, his skills which proved to be so successful for the business world, were put to use for politicians and selling them to the public. This ultimately ended up shaping democracy as we know it today. The Centry of Self is definetly one of the most captivating and unique documentaries I've ever seen, simoultaneously being very informative and entertaining. Enjoy:
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"The Greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge." -Stephen Hawking
"First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a communist;
Then they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a socialist;
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a trade unionist;
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out— because I was not a Jew;
Then they came for me— and there was no one left to speak out for me." -Martin Niemöller
Last edited by shaolin_Z on Oct-11-2006 at 06:39
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