Just pinging a few of you to an article that I find interesting. Here are a few snippets:
“...The Nazis mastered the spectacle of the crowd to project an aura of unity, equality and common purpose. Submitting yourself to the movement was sold as a cleansing, redemptive, fundamentally spiritual experience.
Such spectacles were made possible by the cult of personality, the faith that a great leader would rise from among ‘us’ and bring everyone together. Well, where have we recently seen enormous rallies of ecstatic followers?
According to The New York Times, Barack Obama’s own recruiters were trained not to talk about issues, but to ‘testify’ about how they ‘came to Obama’ the way one might normally talk about coming to Jesus.
‘We are the ones we’ve been waiting for,’ Obama told mesmerised crowds. ‘Unity is the great need of the hour,’ he insisted....”
Well, thanks for the ping. I usually ping Eric Blair when I find a good Nanny State article for his ping list.