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Propaganda, an influential book written by Edward L. Bernays in 1928, incorporated the literature from social science and psychological manipulation into an examination of the techniques of public communication. Propaganda explored the psychology behind manipulating masses and the ability to use symbolic action and propaganda to influence politics, effect social change, and lobby for gender and racial equality.

In today's world, we are exposed to different kinds of manipulation and will-extortion. For instance, governments use their powerful media to influence public opinion and manipulate the public according to their political agendas. Corporations also use advertisement and public relations to influence and coerce crowds to buy their overpriced goods and services. Religious groups and cults have their own methods for recruiting young people and forcing them to embrace their strange ideas and adopt their rigid styles of living.