Propaganda as therapy

Why the Current Thing is always a thing

I have written at length on the subject of propaganda, being concerned chiefly with its development as a method of ideological broadcasting which became indistinguishable from any other form of marketing.

Most recently I discussed the practice of information warfare, which has become the default state of our media reality. Here I will explore in more detail the reasons for its tremendous efficacy in replacing reality with a popularised and often outlandish parallel system of ideas.

This long post is in the following parts:

• The Irresistible Rise of the Current Thing

• I believe because it is absurd

• Propaganda as Therapy

• The Tigers of Wrath

• Crowds and Power

• The Consolations of the Current Thing

• The modern mythic state: Tantalus

• The Hate That Dare Not Speak Its Name

• Scientific Superstition

• All’s Well That Ends