Priming Of The Masses – The Century Of Self
September 13, 2009
In this blog I am simply going to recommend that one watch the following four videos, along with reading a book, written by William Sargant, entitled “Battle For The Mind.” I will let your own good sensibilities deduce what you may from them…
If you have not already viewed “Another Take On Reality – Meme, Myself and I,” “Evidence For Humans Being Meme Machines,” “Infectious People Spread Memes Across The Web” or “Probably The Best Optical Illusion I’ve Seen I Quite A While” then I recommend you take some time out to do so, as they’re all highly pertinent to the ideas presented in Adam Curtis’ “Century Of Self.”
For more in formation on Adam Curtis and his work, please click here.
One last thing… Ever looked up the definition of the word “politician”?
politician – noun
1. a person who is active in party politics.
2. a seeker or holder of public office, who is more concerned about winning favor or retaining power than about maintaining principles.
3. a person who holds a political office.
4. a person skilled in political government or administration; statesman or stateswoman.
5. an expert in politics or political government.
6. a person who seeks to gain power or advancement within an organization in ways that are generally disapproved.
I particularly enjoyed numbers 2 and 6… But enough said about that.
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