What exactly is freedom?

Articles on free will and what shapes it.

I kinda got used to it but the regime in the UAE has its own type of propaganda.

Union, Law, Business, Public-Private Cooperation, Discipline, Diversification, Talent, Future Generations. These are the 8 values of His Highness, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. Above all, in Dubai specifically, is tolerance.

There are boys holding hands, there are girls in tiny skirts. There are free beaches. There are public libraries with free access. There are courses you can attend for free.

Effective propaganda has to be simple. It also has to be more than just messaging.

Articles on Propaganda

Propaganda in 1928

The summary of Propaganda by Edward Barneys, written in 1928.

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The Asch Conformity Experiments

Asch noticed we are only 50% ourselves and 50% the group. I would argue, with normal distribution, that we are even less ourselves.

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Propaganda by Edward Barneys

If you don't believe my summary (and you totally shouldn't, by the way) you can read the full book.

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If you're Romanian, you might have heard the word "propaganda" more often than regular, last week. Let's try to hold our neutrality in front of ever changing narratives on historical events.

Now it's time to hit the gym.

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