Grabar

[snappydresser]

The secret at the heart of every "secret society" is that we live in a
Godless universe, surrounded by people who, under the proper circumstances,
are willing to believe anything.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "barbara100" <barbara100 at jps.net>
To: <pynchon-l at waste.org>
Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2004 9:57 PM
Subject: Re: Grabar


> And when all else fails--prison, poverty, ignorance, propaganda, emotional
> manipulation--then you rig the polls and call it technological
advancement!
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "sims" <sims at ezpzapps.com>
> To: "Paul Mackin" <paul.mackin at verizon.net>; <pynchon-l at waste.org>
> Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2004 9:01 AM
> Subject: Re: Grabar
>
> > >It's important to say in this regard that the ease with a large
> > >proportion of the American electorate (or any electorate) can be
> > >manipulated has nothing to do with patriotism or scoundrelism. Has to
do
> > >with propaganda, lack of attention, and alas in all to many cases
> > >ignorance.
> >
> > Emotions are what it is all about.
> >
> > The manipulation of emotions through fear is how it gets done.
> >
> > Ignorant, smart, sophisticated...are mostly irrelevant
> concepts/terms/words
> > when it comes to emotions.
> >
> > People who use logic, read the fine print in policy statements,
> > understand complex systems,
> > and almost any other analytical method and keep their emotions out of
> > the equation are in the
> > minority...at least that is my take on this. Emotions are like a
> > programming "front script"
> > which re-channels all activity coming in from the queue.
> >
> > Ciao
> > sims
> >
> >
>
>