Welcome to the age of psychological manipulation…
As I write these words, I am indulging in the process. It’s unfortunate… It is unavoidable as it becomes harder and harder to pinpoint the borders between truth, reason and beliefs. What’s new is the array of modern means in which we are propagandised — methods that are becoming more sophisticated and targeted to our more refined prejudices. This creates confusion, even in the strongest of focused minds. Your choice is to trust me or not. And this is not new.
The CIA and the KGB — and the French SDECE, before it tanked in 1969 — have been masters of disinformation. it is hard to know which one placed its front foot first… Probably a spy at Jules Caesar’s service… or the guy who ran the first marathon (490 BC)…
One CIA chief told us: