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The Dark Side of the Father of Spin
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33:05 - 37:01 (03:55)

The podcast discusses how Edward Bernays, the father of spin, advised United Fruit to share very little of their wealth to alleviate substandard living conditions in Guatemala and Honduras, which led to the entire nation being locked into perpetual serfdom to the company. Despite Bernays' claim that a good PR man should refuse a client he believes to be dishonest or anti-social, he chose to prioritize profits over people's well-being.

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