Rule from the Shadows - The Psychology of Power - Part 1

[DeSwiss]

StormCloudsGathering ·Published on Jan 7, 2014

Time to look behind the curtain.
Sources, full transcript and bonus footage: http://stormcloudsgathering.com/rule-from-the-shadows-the-psychology-of-power-part-1

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[TheJames]

1. K & R, Pretty much lays it out. n/t

[DeSwiss]

4. Yes it does.

- We just need to get over our fear that we can't do anything about it.

[BelgianMadCow]

8. The only thing we have to fear...

is fear itself. A sentence I find resonates with a lot of people nowadays.

[BelgianMadCow]

2. Concerning the ubiquitous use of propaganda, I found the mentioned docu

"Century of the self" very enlightening. It focuses more on how it shapes us as consumers (and consumers only), but that is an equally powerful abuse as the political one this docu focuses on.

And what's more, challenging these shadow groups is extremely hard to do. But changing our consumer ways only requires awareness.

You could see it in full here: http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/the-century-of-the-self/ and I've often linked to it over years.

But then I check it out and the video has disappeared. It's also hard to find on youtube in any coherent form. Someone makes a youtube vid saying "we're not allowed to show this, check the link". It's a vimeo link and it's been dead since two days...

Scrubbing going on, it looks like.

[TalkingDog]

3. Internet Archive. Downloadable or watch online

https://archive.org/details/TheCenturyOfTheSelf

[BelgianMadCow]

6. Thanks a boatload for the link!

*updating bookmarks*

[DeSwiss]

5. Thanks for the tip.

And I did find a Youtuber by the name of EconomicCrisisReview who has posted the documentary in segments.

- I'm in the process of Dedroidying myself. I'd say I'm about 50% the way there.

[BelgianMadCow]

7. Hmm, dedroidification sounds like an excellent plan

I'm under the impression I'm far along that road, but that may just be a convenient illusion

Gonna check that out.

[fasttense]

9. Despite the appearance, this propaganda and mass manipulation is NOT all powerful

In fact it takes very little to keep yourself from falling for their crap. You don't see the rich and powerful falling for the propaganda. It's not as if the moment you see it you are under a spell.

All you need is awareness of it and it NO Longer has control over you.

Remember, obedience is NOT your friend

[BelgianMadCow]

12. "All you need is awareness of it"

True. Simple, yet very hard to accept that much of what you believe to be true is propaganda. That much of what you desire isn't based your "own" desire, but projections to keep you consuming happily away (and becoming a debt slave unless you watch out). So cognitive dissonance plays a role.

But you make a very good point. The power pointed out in this thread has had a tremendous impact, but the simple act of awareness can undo it. That's a very nice way to reframe this positively.

[Mika]

10. Another some will find interesting ... Human Resources

"Give me a baby and I can make any kind of man"
- John B Watson, Founder of behaviorism

Human Resources

Human Resources - Social Engineering in the 20th century. Author Scott Noble.
http://metanoia-films.org/ - support the author of this documentary if you can, there is a Donate page.

Human Resources is a documentary about Social Control, examining the history, the philosophy and ultimately the pathology of elite power.

[BelgianMadCow]

11. Looks very interesting! Replying so I don't forget to watch

entirely when I have the time. I also need to check the books mentioned for further reading in the OP video.

The one that I had in mind to read first, Gustave Le Bon's "The crowd", apparently can be read online, here:
http://web.archive.org/web/20080918081526/http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/toc/modeng/public/BonCrow.html