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> If you didn't know it already, think tanks are a euphemism for propaganda machine.

I'm not sure if this is hyperbole or if you don't actually know what propaganda means. Propaganda refers to media/communication that influences a large group of people (citizens in the context of politics or employees in the context of business).

Most think tanks (aei, cato, brookings etc) publish research for an academic and legislative audience, not for the masses to consume.



1. That trickles down to mass media eventually.

2. They communicate to the few people who really matter —decision makers and their counsel.




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