In Short

In short, it is possible to demonstrate that (a) many people support positions or political forces that violate their own professed interests, and (b) many people profess interests that violate their actual well-being.

-- Michael Parenti (30 September 1933 - 24 January 2026), American political scientist, historian, and media critic, Contrary Notions (2007) Ch. 5, Section 20: False Consciousness