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When no opposition voices are allowed (as in totalitarian governments, or in wartime in democratic societies), the published media all go the same way. But even then it is a question how much the people trust that manipulated media, or rely instead on rumors and information passed around quietly..
When no opposition voices are allowed (as in totalitarian governments, or in wartime in democratic societies), the published media all go the same way. But even then it is a question how much the people trust that manipulated media, or rely instead on rumors and information passed around quietly..
Austrian economist [[Joseph Schumpeter]] said, "The [[bolshevik]]s proved themselves masters in the art of exploiting the fact that public opinion in [[England]] and the [[United States]] will swallow anything provided it is served up in the garb of familiar [[slogan]]s".<ref>[http://debracollege.dspaces.org/bitstream/123456789/441/1/schumpeter-joseph-a-capitalism-socialism-and-democracy.pdf ''Capitalism, Specialism, and Democracy''], p. 360.</ref>
==Further reading==
==Further reading==