But is it because we are so impressed with media we cannot see how we are being manipulated into believing that we have elected this man rather than the system presenting the "winner" before the elections?
"We are on the wrong track if we imagine that ideas put forth by political leaders contain, or are intended to contain, some form of “truth”; that ideas correspond to some aspect of “external reality.” The coin of the realm in politics is fantasy: the leader’s ability to express his own fantasies, and to induce or seduce others to share those fantasies. The leader presents ideas that resonate with his audience. His utterances allow followers to externalize inner states of being." writes Richard Koenigsberg in his post Ideology as Shared Fantasy.
I do not know enough about how this works but those in communications and advertising may be familiar with it. I have mostly felt we are being manipulated by institutions and business who have learned how to work on the most cynical levels of human nature.
George Orwell's 1984 is an allegory that takes place in the future but based on the horror of fascist societies in Europe, while its victims believed they were willingly driving the fight for freedom.
Then the fifties and sixties flourished with consumer fashions and we thought we could express who we were with clothes, make-up and cars - the fantasy was about endless stuff.
Now that the economy is rigged to benefit only a few, most of us don't have that opportunity to spend our lives away.
My current fantasy is that we shall find a way to preserve our water, the environment, and justice - so we won't need to carry placards on the streets forever. How to convince others? Many are already doing it.
The idea that our fantasy is wanting to find its way out is both intriguing and terrifying.
I do not know enough about how this works but those in communications and advertising may be familiar with it. I have mostly felt we are being manipulated by institutions and business who have learned how to work on the most cynical levels of human nature.
George Orwell's 1984 is an allegory that takes place in the future but based on the horror of fascist societies in Europe, while its victims believed they were willingly driving the fight for freedom.
Then the fifties and sixties flourished with consumer fashions and we thought we could express who we were with clothes, make-up and cars - the fantasy was about endless stuff.
Now that the economy is rigged to benefit only a few, most of us don't have that opportunity to spend our lives away.
My current fantasy is that we shall find a way to preserve our water, the environment, and justice - so we won't need to carry placards on the streets forever. How to convince others? Many are already doing it.
The idea that our fantasy is wanting to find its way out is both intriguing and terrifying.
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