Heinlein said “Man is not a rational animal; he is a rationalizing animal.” This is true of media psyops; people think they hate an empire-targeted nation/person because of reasons X, Y & Z, but really it& #39;s because the empire targeted them and then propagandists rationalized it.

If people were really honest with themselves, they& #39;d say "You know I *THINK* I hate that Official Bad Guy of the Day because of reasons X, Y and Z, but maybe it& #39;s actually because he began inconveniencing the empire and for that reason the media started telling me to hate him?"

But generally they don& #39;t, because it& #39;s uncomfortable admitting to yourself that you have not been thinking rationally, but have actually been rationalizing the entirely irrational behavior of a depraved empire without realizing it just because the TV told you to.