Thoughtful discussion of mass psychology of the pandemic. Those most immune tend to have a sense of purpose & strong personal relationships.
Mass formation: "The more absurd the measures are ... the more they will be inclined to buy into the narrative." michaelyon.locals.com/post/1384811/p…
Mass formation: "The more absurd the measures are ... the more they will be inclined to buy into the narrative." michaelyon.locals.com/post/1384811/p…
Professor Mattias Desmet explains mass psychology and cites the work of mass movement pioneer Gustave LeBon and his "The Psychology of Crowds." Those who understand LeBon can understand how to manipulate populations of people. Everyone should be aware. euro-book.net/books/0VsFAQAA…
In my graduate courses on propaganda and political warfare, I assigned students to read LeBon's "The Crowd" and "The Psychology of Crowds" to understand how demagogues can create a mass psychosis to induce ordinary people to commit atrocities. academyofideas.com/2013/07/the-na…
Desmet in this video describes how totalitarians socially isolate and atomize the public to break people's bonds with one another, and form bonds with the State.
This is driven by repetitive messaging of danger and compliance, with outliers to be isolated & punished.
This is driven by repetitive messaging of danger and compliance, with outliers to be isolated & punished.
Desmet, 58:14: "The ancient Greeks knew that the one who ... tries to say what everybody feels but that nobody dares to say, that person is in danger. That's what the ancient Greeks considered speaking the truth. They called it parrhesia." politicaltheology.com/the-greek-rhet…
The Chinese Communist Party is the single greatest entity on earth that fundamentally understands the theory, science, and practice of imposing mass psychosis on populations for purposes of political manipulation and control.
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