http://www.metafilter.com/tags/lasswell Posts tagged with 'lasswell' at MetaFilter. Thu, 16 Mar 2006 13:40:30 -0800 Thu, 16 Mar 2006 13:40:30 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/50130/Despotism <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/Despotis1946">Despotism.</a> In 1946, <em>Encyclopedia Britannica</em> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Lasswell">Harold Lasswell</a> produced an educational film about the nature of Despotism. Calls to mind contemporary examples of despotism, and (in view of Lasswell's own views on the subject) raises some interesting questions about the uses and misuses of persuasion and propaganda. Film link via the <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/prelinger">Prelinger Archive</a>, previously discussed <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/mefi/44834">here</a>). tag:metafilter.com,2006:site.50130 Thu, 16 Mar 2006 13:40:30 -0800 bush democracy despotism fascism hitler lasswell liberalism nazism prelinger propaganda tolerance washburn