Long before 'the propaganda model' flew off Edward Herman's keyboard and into
'Manufacturing Consent', the book he co-authored with Noam Chomsky, Leo Tolstoy
had captured the essence of non-conspiratorial conformity:
'One man does not assert the truth which he knows, because he feels himself
bound to the people with whom he is engaged; another, because the truth might
deprive him of the profitable position by which he maintains his family; a
third, because he desires to attain reputation and authority, and then use them
in the service of mankind; a fourth, because he does not wish to destroy old
sacred traditions; a fifth, because he has no desire to offend people; a sixth,
because the expression of the truth would arouse persecution, and disturb the
excellent social activity to which he has devoted himself.' (Tolstoy, 'What Then
Must We Do?', Green Classics, 1991, p.118)
-- https://www.medialens.org/2021/shocking-omissions-capitalisms-conscience-200-years-of-the-guardian-john-pilger-and-jonathan-cook-respond/