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Released Tuesday, 18th March 2008
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Tuesday, 18th March 2008
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A poetic adaptation of the essay "Propaganda in a Democratic Society," by Aldous Huxley, which expresses his warnings about the manipulation of language by totalitarian governments and corporations. The original essay is interpreted as a poem, written and voiced by Jabez L. Van Cleef.

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The Birth of Propaganda

"The Birth of Propaganda" is poetic adaptation of the essay "Propaganda in a Democratic Society," by Aldous Huxley, which expresses his warnings about the manipulation of language by totalitarian governments and corporations. The original essay is interpreted as a poem, written and voiced by Jabez L. Van Cleef.From a review on Garageband.com by Nicolas Walls: "Well spoken... this is a piece that sounds like it was written in a different time. The voice is clear and punctuated very well. It sounds like an essay from a great thinker. Not sounds like...but is! This is too much information to receive in one sitting. I find my self bogged down in thought. I feel as if I would enjoy decompressing these expressed sentiments and writing an essay of my own based upon what I have interpreted here. It is a lot to absorb even on my second listen. But I am completely intrigued...Excellent work."An excerpt from Part 5:"Society, most of whose membersSpend most of their time sated,Not fully sentient, and bloatedWith sense impressions of all kinds,Awash in sweet irrelevance,Breathing a vicarious miasmaOf sport, bare skin, soap opera,Mythology and fantasy,Will find it hard to resistThe assertions and encroachmentsOf those who profit from their torpor,Creating soft catatonias,And so controlling their ideas."

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