Hmmm (Reply #11) - Democratic Underground

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Wed Jun 29, 2022, 08:39 AM

PTWB (4,131 posts)

11. Hmmm

Huxley's exploration of hypnosis and mind control in politics appears prescient. It's the only thing that explains Trump's Svengali-like hold on his followers…

It seems to me that hold can be explained by the ignorance, racism, and hate in the hearts and minds of the MAGAs. They were just waiting on some strongman blow hard to stoke the flames that were smoldering inside them all along.

We should never let the MAGAs escape responsibility for what they’ve done by suggesting they were somehow hypnotized by Trump. That lets them off the hook.

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33 replies	Author	Time	Post
Aldous Huxley's letter to George Orwell following the release of 1984: [View all]	demmiblue	Jun 2022	OP
Glad I read this... interesting.....	secondwind	Jun 2022	#1
+1000	Solomon	Jun 2022	#2
A touch of ego in that compliment?	BSdetect	Jun 2022	#3
Yes indeed...	jimlup	Jun 2022	#6
The fascists are not handicapped by any lack of ego in their leadership.	hunter	Jun 2022	#18
Wow. Huxley was right.	yardwork	Jun 2022	#4
partially...	jimlup	Jun 2022	#7
Add in a little Postman	lonely bird	Jun 2022	#29
Opiods Plus Fox	Brenda	Jun 2022	#5
Pro hypnotist warned us about Dimento Trumpnosis in 2016...	Kid Berwyn	Jun 2022	#8
Seems like Hitler was very effective at using "Trumpnosis".	keithbvadu2	Jun 2022	#19
So was Jim Jones, who convinced followers to give him all their possessions and join him.	Lonestarblue	Jun 2022	#26
I've often wondered if Putin used this method on Drumpf and other GOP stooges	judesedit	Jun 2022	#21
Huxley's exploration of hypnosis and mind control in politics appears prescient.	sop	Jun 2022	#9
Hmmm	PTWB	Jun 2022	#11
Trump was the hypnotic strongman who was able to harness their ignorance, racism and hatred.	sop	Jun 2022	#15
No, Huxley's discussion of hypnosis and mind control is not like Trump and his followers	muriel_volestrangler	Jun 2022	#13
I concur. Trump's appeal to the masses involves a vast	harumph	Jun 2022	#16
I attended a Trump rally in South Florida several years ago and saw the effect he had on the crowd.	sop	Jun 2022	#17
I think it has to do with his tv popularity as a figure who could make or break you	judesedit	Jun 2022	#23
No doubt Trump's years as a reality tv star, and his notoriety in general, had a lot to do with it.	sop	Jun 2022	#27
Appealing to what people hate and/or fear is very effective	lonely bird	Jun 2022	#30
Also, IME there's an element of self-selection	not fooled	Jun 2022	#32
I guess (some) people really do learn to love their chains....	FM123	Jun 2022	#10
This is a very interesting OP and peek into "Trumpnosis" as well. Pretty quick read if you are so	dameatball	Jun 2022	#12
Bookmarking for later	Bayard	Jun 2022	#14
Fascinating, thanks for posting	PatSeg	Jun 2022	#20
Love the post	Joe Nation	Jun 2022	#22
I have an ongoing internal debate: Are we now living in "1984" or "Brave New World"	librechik	Jun 2022	#24
This message was self-deleted by its author	librechik	Jun 2022	#25
Huxley was right	Bok_Tukalo	Jun 2022	#28
I would posit that they are both right	lonely bird	Jun 2022	#31
Weird, I said years ago that what was happening most resembled,	gab13by13	Jul 2022	#33

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