Albert Camus. Always. https://t.co/4p1FZl6Dz6
“Mass propaganda discovered that its audience was ready at all times to believe the worst, no matter how absurd, and did not particularly object to being deceived because it held every statement to be a lie anyhow. The totalitarian mass leaders based their propaganda on the correct psychological assumption that, under such conditions, one could... See more
In the midst of so much philosophy, humanity, and polite-ness, and so many sublime maxims, we have nothing to show for ourselves but a deceitful and frivolous exterior, honour without virtue, reason without wisdom, and pleasure without happiness.
Rousseau
This is an obnoxious answer of sorts, but it’d be like: The political establishment, the leaders we have, will actually solve some of these problems, and this is the last time we’re going to have this conversation. And if you ask to talk to me a bunch of times over the next 10 years, that won’t be healthy, because it will be because these problems... See more
Falous
Falous
19h
Absolutely - in fact people complaining about politicians lying has always struck me as generaly being people not having the self-awareness that in many ways Politicians lying is simply Human Being Behaviour made really really painfully public -
People hedge and dissemble all the time to get along in society, but we are not generally... See more
Falous
19h
Absolutely - in fact people complaining about politicians lying has always struck me as generaly being people not having the self-awareness that in many ways Politicians lying is simply Human Being Behaviour made really really painfully public -
People hedge and dissemble all the time to get along in society, but we are not generally... See more
Dog-whistle moderation is not the way
Why I’m Over the Game of Politics
1. Politics—left or right—doesn’t care about facts, feelings, or truth because above all, it’s a game of optics. Any or all of these become raw material to weave whatever viewpoint serves the party’s interests.
2. Speaking of parties: 99.9% of politicians aren’t representing the people. They’re agents of their party
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