COMPASSION

Affirmation of life is the spiritual act by which man ceases to live thoughtlessly and begins to devote himself to his life
with reverence in order to give it true value.
— Albert Schweitzer

1/24/2017

How Propaganda Uses Lies to Erode All Truth and Morality

In the depth of winter I finally learned that within me lay an invincible summer.
~ Albert Camus



 


Hannah Arendt Explains How Propaganda Uses Lies to Erode All Truth and Morality

Insights from "The Origins of Totalitarianism"

In an ever-changing, incomprehensible world the masses had reached the point where they would, at the same time, believe everything and nothing, think that everything was possible and nothing was true… The totalitarian mass leaders based their propaganda on the correct psychological assumption that, under such conditions, one could make people believe the most fantastic statements one day, and trust that if the next day they were given irrefutable proof of their falsehood, they would take refuge in cynicism; instead of deserting the leaders who had lied to them, they would protest that they had known all along that the statement was a lie and would admire the leaders for their superior tactical cleverness.



Stay hungry, stay focused, be patient, love yourself, know what your trying to do with yourself, have a goal list and start checking things off.  
- Kid Chocolate
 



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