Adolf Hitler once said, "Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it, and eventually they will believe it." It is true that from constant repetition people will only see as that to be the only truth and nothing but the truth. From a simple commercial to modern media people are influenced constantly and nobody knows what’s real because most of it is just a big fat lie. Many ads will lay their way in order for the consumers to purchase an item they really don't need. This is where propaganda comes into place; it is used in commercials, religion, and many more. It shows the outcome of what it will be like if the consumer obtains this item or ideology, many will depict that the consumer the Godly figure that is invincible to anything. This sort of propaganda may look silly at first but with constant repetition it will be implanted into the deep subconscious of the human mind.
It is truly sad that some people believe everything they hear on the tube, many can't have an honest opinion because they are inspired from the media on what to wear or what to do. Nothing is ever going to be real if the lie of propaganda is influenced to the mass. My personal experience with this situation was when I saw a commercial, it described to me that buying this fragrance will make any men irresistible to women. I first saw this as a joke, but as the commercial repeated many time I wanted it. It is amazing what a little repeated process can do to a human mind; it triggers this sensation that it is truly the only real thing in the world while in reality it’s just a one big lie. With a little repetition it will forever be in your mind and nothing can erase that fact. Religion itself uses this repetition of lies also, since the dawn of time religion sets out a system of rules and if anyone defies the rule you'll end up in eternal hell. In truth no one knows for sure and by spreading this many will later submit to this idea.
Our mind constantly soaks in information’s; no matter if it’s useless or useful it will constantly soak in everything. With constant repetition even a lie can be believable it just have to be simple and straigh forward. It is just one of many methods to control the human mind by using propaganda and showing the "great" outcome of it.
This is such an interesting topic. I agree with what you said. A propaganda is empowered by repetition. With nonstop repetition, an idea can be planted in a person's mind and this idea could potentially grow out of our hands. The cologne commercial you talked, I feel like I know what you are talking about.
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