It was discussed as a foundational text on propaganda in the 20th century, having been read and quoted by prominent figures. However, the book was also criticised for being xenophobic and promoting manifest destiny.
The leaders we speak of are usually men of action rather than of words. They are not gifted with keen foresight. They are especially recruited from the ranks of those morbidly nervous, excitable, half...
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It was discussed as a foundational text on propaganda in the 20th century, having been read and quoted by prominent figures. However, the book was also criticised for being xenophobic and promoting manifest destiny.
The leaders we speak of are usually men of action rather than of words. They are not gifted with keen foresight. They are especially recruited from the ranks of those morbidly nervous, excitable, half-deranged persons who are bordering on madness.
by the mere fact that he forms part of an organized crowd, a man descends several rungs in the ladder of civilization.
A person is brilliant. People are stupid.
Isolated, he may be a cultivated individual in a crowd. He is a barbarian, that is a creature acting by instinct. He possesses the spontaneity, the violence, the ferocity and the enthusiasm and heroism of primitive beings.
It says he allows himself to be impressed by words and images, which would be entirely without action on each of the isolated individuals composing the crowd and to be induced to commit acts contrary to his most obvious interests and his best known habits.
Episode: Listener Mail: Propaganda, Body Brokers, and Lette...
It was discussed as a foundational text for 20th-century propaganda, having been read and quoted by influential figures such as Teddy Roosevelt, Edward Bernays, and Joseph Goebbels. However, it was also noted to be xenophobic and support manifest destiny, which was why it was only recommended to highly critical readers.
the leaders we speak of are usually men of action rather than of words. They are not gifted with keen foresight. They are especially recruited from the ranks of those morbidly nervous, excitable, half-deranged persons who are bordering on madness.
by the mere fact that he forms part of an organized crowd, a man descends several rungs in the ladder of civilization. Now interesting way to put that, right? Yes. A person is brilliant. A crowd is, a person is brilliant. People are stupid.
Isolated, he may be a cultivated individual in a crowd. He is a barbarian, that is a creature acting by instinct. He possesses the spontaneity, the violence, the ferocity and the enthusiasm and heroism of primitive beings.
he allows himself to be impressed by words and images, which would be entirely without action on each of the isolated individuals composing the crowd and to be induced to commit acts contrary to his most obvious interests and his best known habits.