The Century of Self (2002) Produced and Written by Adam Curtis #2. The Engineering of Consent The unleashing of raw human brutality in World War 2 made it more urgent to control the aggressive feelings hidden in the crypts of the human mind as described by Sigmund Freud. In the post war era, Freud's youngest daughter, Anna became a doyen in psychoanalysis on her accord. Even though her father was pessimistic on man's future, Anna believed that she could alter their behaviour with the right approach. Meanwhile, Edward Bernase and big companies continued making more money through their subtle advertisement messages whilst the US government and the C.I.A. used psychoanalysis to hoodwink the American public with their own agenda. During the second World War, 49% of the American soldiers were incapacitated by mental illness and to be rehabilitated. Interestingly, they called it nostalgia then! Well, then the whole concept of this blog must be pathological as it dwel...
