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rxFMS t1_j1q5ze1 wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL Sigmund Freud made the decision to flee Austria after his daughter Anna was interrogated by the Gestapo for nearly 12 hours. He was able to buy safe passage out of Austria just in time with 31,000 Reich marks in 1938 by Ok_Copy5217

Bernays was a genius in advertising/marketing!

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GrimReader710 t1_j1q8m1k wrote

He referred to people as mindless cattle who deserved to be exploited.

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Un13roken t1_j1qcw50 wrote

one can be both - a genius and an asshole.

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ScaryCryptographer7 t1_j1qr5gb wrote

isn't it the responsibility of the individual to be alert and concious, to guard themselves.

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ThirdFloorGreg t1_j1qxuie wrote

Fuck off. It's the responsibility of the individual not to be an asshole.

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HammerandSickTatBro t1_j1rg2e7 wrote

No. It is the responsibility of the individual to not lie to and exploit others. Being lied to and exploited isn't a moral failing on the parts of those having harm done to them

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