I must say that this statement was probably very true back in 1928 when Bernays wrote this, but times are changing. Sure, we still have the overdramatic chick-flick that makes every girl in America hate her own relationship, but also think about people like Michael Moore. Even though I happen to hate Michael Moore, you have to admit that the ideas he conveys in his movies are anything but "popular tendencies." He, along with many other artists of our time, are beginnig to encourage audiances to think out of the box, rather than listen to everything they are told. I personally believe that Bernays is a brillant man, but some of his ideas, like this one, simple won't translate into today's world.