[ot] politics, good video, real info

mikemc · Post by **mikemc** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 2:08 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QmENtlQUqo

If you want to understand things about the why of where we are: their 'plausible stories', so many ordinary people believe in those and cling to them like religion. Don't be afraid of the sharp whips of the herdsman, they have always reigned the herd. Be afraid of the thundering trample.

djgroovy · Post by **djgroovy** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 5:59 pm

Gonna check that out later.

mjl5629 · Post by **mjl5629** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 8:50 pm

nowtime · Post by **nowtime** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 8:22 pm

His "The Century of the Self" is brilliant and a must-see.

"This series is about how those in power have used Freud's theories to try and control the dangerous crowd in an age of mass democracy." - Adam Curtis

http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=T ... Self&hl=en