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March 10th, 2014 | #1 |
Bread and Circuses
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Idea Diffusion
Ideas that spread and grow like a Virus Win
“What is the most contagious parasite?” asks Leonardo DiCaprio’s character Mr. Cobb in the early moments of Inception. “An idea.” From the tiniest seed, it spreads like a virus, he explains. This is what makes it vulnerable to manipulation and theft. The most dangerous viruses "The Ideas" "An idea is like a virus, is resistant and highly contagious. The smallest idea can grow, it can define you or destroy you ...." An idea can change the world and rewrite the rules. What is the most resistant parasites? "An idea. A single idea of the human mind can build cities. An idea can change the world and rewrite the rules. So I have to steal it. " The virus Ideas are the most dangerous virus that exists. Once an idea has been internalized and absorbed, it takes over your mind. Transform your own reality and how you perceive the world. The ideas have killed more people than any drug or disease. Columbus's idea that the earth was round changed the world, taking his way to millions of people, Europeans and Indians, because of war and disease that led to the New World. The infection Once an idea has caught on in a person it can be transmitted to others. In politics that is based on the idea that a politician can get a better world. A speech is a proper place to spread those ideas (often called propaganda). Ideas are born but, when transmitted and become strong enough, you can not kill them. "What is the most resistant parasites? A bacteria? A virus? Any intestinal worm? No. An idea. Resistant and highly contagious. Once an idea gains strength in the brain, it is almost impossible to eradicate. One idea that is totally, totally understood, remains. " Disease Terrorism part of an idea, the idea that a person can get what they want through violence. The end justifies the means. The universe is divided into two: one that helps your friend, the rest are enemies. It is not a new idea, but the simplest idea is the most likely to get into your head. We are told to remember the ideas, not men, because a man can end. Can stop, can kill, can be forgotten, but 400 years later, the ideas can still continue to change the world. "I have seen with my own eyes the power of ideas. I've seen people kill them and die defending them ... " http://davidhuerta.typepad.com/blog/...the-ideas.html Dangerous memes Starting with the simple tale of an ant, philosopher Dan Dennett unleashes a devastating salvo of ideas, making a powerful case for the existence of memes — concepts that are literally alive. http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_dennett_on_dangerous_memes http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_dennett...mes/transcript
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Hundreds Arrested for Spreading ‘Rumors’ on China's Ideological Battlefield
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The Century of the Self This series is about how those in power have used Freud's theories to try and control the dangerous crowd in an age of mass democracy. Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis, changed the perception of the human mind and its workings profoundly. His influence on the 20th century is widely regarded as massive. The documentary describes the impact of Freud's theories on the perception of the human mind, and the ways public relations agencies and politicians have used this during the last 100 years for their engineering of consent. Among the main characters are Freud himself and his nephew Edward Bernays, who was the first to use psychological techniques in advertising. He is often seen as the father of the public relations industry. Freud's daughter Anna Freud, a pioneer of child psychology, is mentioned in the second part, as well as Wilhelm Reich, one of the main opponents of Freud's theories. Along these general themes, The Century of the Self asks deeper questions about the roots and methods of modern consumerism, representative democracy and its implications. It also questions the modern way we see ourselves, the attitude to fashion and superficiality. Happiness Machines. Part one documents the story of the relationship between Sigmund Freud and his American nephew, Edward Bernays who invented Public Relations in the 1920s, being the first person to take Freud's ideas to manipulate the masses. The Engineering of Consent. Part two explores how those in power in post-war America used Freud's ideas about the unconscious mind to try and control the masses. Politicians and planners came to believe Freud's underlying premise that deep within all human beings were dangerous and irrational desires. There is a Policeman Inside All of Our Heads, He Must Be Destroyed. In the 1960s, a radical group of psychotherapists challenged the influence of Freudian ideas, which lead to the creation of a new political movement that sought to create new people, free of the psychological conformity that had been implanted in people's minds by business and politics. Eight People Sipping Wine In Kettering. This episode explains how politicians turned to the same techniques used by business in order to read and manipulate the inner desires of the masses. Both New Labor with Tony Blair and the Democrats led by Bill Clinton, used the focus group which had been invented by psychoanalysts in order to regain power.
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Only force rules. Force is the first law - Adolf H. http://erectuswalksamongst.us/ http://tinyurl.com/cglnpdj Man has become great through struggle - Adolf H. http://tinyurl.com/mo92r4z Strength lies not in defense but in attack - Adolf H. |
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Minority Rules: Scientists Discover Tipping Point for the Spread of Ideas
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- See more at: http://news.rpi.edu/luwakkey/2902#sthash.bSYLT8DN.dpuf How the brain creates the 'buzz' that helps ideas spread Quote:
Harvard Professor Finds That Innovative Ideas Spread Like The Flu; Here's How To Catch Them Quote:
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Inception
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Selfish Memes http://www.digitaltonto.com/2012/selfish-memes/ A Bloggers Guide To Changing The World One Idea At A Time - See more at: http://www.aboundlessworld.com/blogg....izH1rTj6.dpuf How to Spread Your Ideas Quote:
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September 24th, 2014 | #5 |
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Remember when the Romans dominated Palestine and destroyed Jerusalem but afterwards got spiritually conquered and adopted a semitic religion?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient...ticle_01.shtml Remember when the French lost the war but spread revolutionary principles all over Europe during the Napoleonic Wars? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_...ng-term_impact You don't need to win the war to win the battle. This is the power of the "Idea" concept.
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