In modern times, the explosive proliferation of mass surveillance technology led to new and previously unimaginable means for the manipulation of the masses. And emerging technological advances promise a completely new set of manipulation techniques, where the mind is materially manipulated through technological devices inserted in the human body and brain. At least that’s the plan. It’s not clear yet to what extent the mind will cooperate.
Totalitarianism is not a historical coincidence. It is the logical consequence of mechanistic thinking and the delusional belief in the omnipotence of human rationality. As such, totalitarianism is a defining feature of the Enlightenment tradition. Several authors have postulated this, but it hasn’t yet been subjected to a psychological analysis. I decided to try to fill this gap, which is why wrote The Psychology of Totalitarianism. It analyzes the psychology of totalitarianism and situates it within the broader context of the social phenomena of which it forms a part.
It has been said that liberals are systematists.
They think with the right system, and the requirement to abide by the system, they can give everybody the best experience overall.
“The Fear of the Virus Is More Dangerous Than the Virus Itself.”
Then, is the fear of any danger more dangerous than the danger itself?
Bureaucracies behave quite similarly to mobs in that they take on a collective mind of their own (no brain or organized command and control mechanism required). Once bureaucracies take on a life of their own (i.e., achieve momentum and equilibrium), they seem to develop clear prime directives: remove all threats to themselves and gather power (sounds a lot like "eat and grow").
A natural objective or end result of such an organization is, as you can see, a totalitarian regime with it in charge.
Any individuals inside such a bureaucracy that are near a de facto power center can see where the organization is headed and, as a result of human nature, try to elbow their way to the top or front of such juggernaut.
Sometimes it actually works out for a while.
Better read is “The Psychology of Mass Fascism” by Wilhelm Reich, 1933.
Great article. Very inciteful. Never see so much bullshit and lies from previously somewhat respectable institutions like the CDD, NIH, WHO....... I wonder is this is somehow connected with wokism.
“my PhD on the dramatically poor quality of academic research which taught me that we can never take “science” for granted; my master degree in statistics which allowed me to see through statistical deception and illusions; my knowledge of mass psychology”
” I had analyzed the statistics and mathematical models on which the coronavirus narrative was based and immediately saw that they all dramatically overrated the dangerousness of the virus. A few months later, by the end of May 2020, this impression had been confirmed beyond the shadow of a doubt. There were no countries, including those that didn’t go into lockdown, in which the virus claimed the enormous number of casualties the models predicted it would. Sweden was perhaps the best example. According to the models, at least 60,000 people would die if the country didn’t go into lockdown. It didn’t, and only 6,000 people died.”
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#1. No humility toward God. Vs. Real prayer and fasting. Free will love.
#2. No humility toward God’s Word.
#3. A tiny seed of deceit.
Lucifer. 1/3. Eve. Adam. Cain. Angel-gods-women-. Ham. Sarah. Joseph tunic. 40 years Korah. Giant-grasshoppers. Delilah Sampson. Saul. David-giant. David Bathsheba. Kings. Solomon. Nebagadezzar. Herod
Judas. Saul-Paul. War. Wars. antichrists. Antichrist.
It’s a combination of fear, fake response (give the impression they are being pro active and not laundering billions of tax payer money..and as a bonus destroying the American way of life).
And finally,the idea of “shared misery” is a powerful tool.
We’re all in this together!
..but not really.