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Turbineguy

(37,365 posts) Wed Jan 13, 2021, 02:09 PM Jan 2021

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Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds

By Charles Mackay.

If this book was ever updated they could devote a chapter to trump.

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Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds (Original Post) Turbineguy Jan 2021 OP

Imagine the number of ph.d. dissertations that will be written unblock Jan 2021 #1

My thesis in the '80s was on mobs and deindividuation. Hugin Jan 2021 #2

Sounds quite applicable to recent events... unblock Jan 2021 #3

Someone was taking the topic seriously. Hugin Jan 2021 #4

unblock

(52,317 posts)

1. Imagine the number of ph.d. dissertations that will be written

Reply to Turbineguy (Original post)

Wed Jan 13, 2021, 02:12 PM

Jan 2021

On Donnie and his minions.

Hugin

(33,198 posts)

2. My thesis in the '80s was on mobs and deindividuation.

Reply to unblock (Reply #1)

Wed Jan 13, 2021, 02:14 PM

Jan 2021

Fun fact.

Largely ignored.

unblock

(52,317 posts)

3. Sounds quite applicable to recent events...

Reply to Hugin (Reply #2)

Wed Jan 13, 2021, 02:24 PM

Jan 2021

Hugin

(33,198 posts)

4. Someone was taking the topic seriously.

Reply to unblock (Reply #3)

Wed Jan 13, 2021, 02:32 PM

Jan 2021

I'm guessing Madison Ave and the Russians.

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