Under its influence, says one scholar, men and women have been “quite easily led into the most preposterously dangerous behaviour ” ​ — such as ‘ genocide, war, racist hysteria, religious intolerance and many other forms of irrational behaviour. ’ ​ — Easily Led — ​ A History of Propaganda.
Kā uzsvēra kāds zinātnieks, ar propagandu cilvēkus var ” viegli pamudināt uz bezgala bīstamu rīcību ”, piemēram, tā var izraisīt ” genocīdu.., karus.., rasistisku histēriju, reliģisku neiecietību un cita veida iracionālu rīcību ”. ( Easily Led — A History of Propaganda.)