"Propagandists taught the corporation to be able to do what the ‘failing’ liberal state would not: manage the lives of the publics to provide security, stability, and profit to the corporation, all while maintaining the façade of democracy and free conduct" - Cory Wimberley.
"Propagandists believed that democracy was the new religion of the masses and, like any supernatural prejudice, it was not held by reason but the tight grip of images, symbols, and catchphrases on public psychology." 
"When the publics can be shaped and their desires managed, then democracy need not threaten corporations because the will of the people is another item produced alongside bars of soap, worker morale, and political candidates."
Given "the way that propaganda is able to govern conduct through constructing subjects to suit corporate & elite interests, then replacing propaganda with a different expertly administered program of subjectification & government is not the solution."
We must foster "the will to change ourselves; Combatting propaganda democratically means building spaces in which subjects can assume control over their self-formation as individuals & groups outside of the priority of an administrative apparatus like propaganda."
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