Totalitarian is a imperialist nomenclature to justify fascism while keeping on attacking people's driven dictatorships.... the ones the West cannot tolerate..... so tired to hear this yet again, I was disgusted by Arendt, now ever more by Desmet who like any Westerner cannot distinguish between the benefit of people's driven dictatorship…
Totalitarian is a imperialist nomenclature to justify fascism while keeping on attacking people's driven dictatorships.... the ones the West cannot tolerate..... so tired to hear this yet again, I was disgusted by Arendt, now ever more by Desmet who like any Westerner cannot distinguish between the benefit of people's driven dictatorships and fascist one like the ones the West always support, WEF being latest model. NB: mass formation does not occur by itself, since 1917 the West has been full blast on propaganda against people's driven govts. and 'dictatorships' ..... the approach has many blind spots..... a note: People's driven dictatorships have been under attack by empire since their emergence, so to equate Nazism pogroms which had empire support to cleansing of traitors who sided with empire ready to betray the people's will in USSR is childish at best. Desmet is trying but because he ignores all the blind spot is a poor approach. My M.Phil was a study on Western propaganda during WW2, both in the US and Europe. So propaganda is a key factor overlooked by Desmet in the normalization of mass formation, if I may say. In addition trauma bonding which he addresses only works because authoritarianism within the West has been built in via school system, as belief in authority, not belief in each other.... and working with each other to overcome challenges.
Yes, I understand how language can be manipulated, particularly by a nation as powerful as the U.S. but I don't see where or how Desmet is justifying fascism in any way. Did you listen to the full interview?
I hear you about propaganda. Two of my books are annotated studies of propaganda (particularly war-related). However, I don't see Desmet as ignoring this factor. Plus, of course, there's only so much we could cover in a 38-minute interview. His book is far more nuanced and comprehensive and I just don't hear him implying that mass formation occurs by itself.
All that said, I very much appreciate your commentary and will have to ponder more deeply on this.
Thanks..... I am not buying the book, I fear it will be another Arendt style disappointments. PS , I had to read Arendt at University and thankfully I used library instead of buying book, as it was not worth it in my list. I think Michael Parenti inventing reality is way more precise than Desmet on the issue, and also role of MSM - and propaganda, are better addressed.
Totalitarian is a imperialist nomenclature to justify fascism while keeping on attacking people's driven dictatorships.... the ones the West cannot tolerate..... so tired to hear this yet again, I was disgusted by Arendt, now ever more by Desmet who like any Westerner cannot distinguish between the benefit of people's driven dictatorships and fascist one like the ones the West always support, WEF being latest model. NB: mass formation does not occur by itself, since 1917 the West has been full blast on propaganda against people's driven govts. and 'dictatorships' ..... the approach has many blind spots..... a note: People's driven dictatorships have been under attack by empire since their emergence, so to equate Nazism pogroms which had empire support to cleansing of traitors who sided with empire ready to betray the people's will in USSR is childish at best. Desmet is trying but because he ignores all the blind spot is a poor approach. My M.Phil was a study on Western propaganda during WW2, both in the US and Europe. So propaganda is a key factor overlooked by Desmet in the normalization of mass formation, if I may say. In addition trauma bonding which he addresses only works because authoritarianism within the West has been built in via school system, as belief in authority, not belief in each other.... and working with each other to overcome challenges.
people's republics.
Yes, I understand how language can be manipulated, particularly by a nation as powerful as the U.S. but I don't see where or how Desmet is justifying fascism in any way. Did you listen to the full interview?
listening, not impressed by him, yet......
I hear you about propaganda. Two of my books are annotated studies of propaganda (particularly war-related). However, I don't see Desmet as ignoring this factor. Plus, of course, there's only so much we could cover in a 38-minute interview. His book is far more nuanced and comprehensive and I just don't hear him implying that mass formation occurs by itself.
All that said, I very much appreciate your commentary and will have to ponder more deeply on this.
Thanks..... I am not buying the book, I fear it will be another Arendt style disappointments. PS , I had to read Arendt at University and thankfully I used library instead of buying book, as it was not worth it in my list. I think Michael Parenti inventing reality is way more precise than Desmet on the issue, and also role of MSM - and propaganda, are better addressed.