Mon Feb 6, 2023 – 10:01 am ESTMon Feb 6, 2023 – 10:19 am EST
(LifeSiteNews) — The behavior of politicians in a time of war reveals much of the trickery used to manipulate their populations. The chief interest of our technocratic managerial class is to appear influential and imposing in the media. Serious expressions are worn, while grave and solemn slogans are intoned. It amounts to an attempt to strike a resonant note in the mind of the spectator. In this system, we the people are assigned to the role of the audience and little more.
There are two motivations for the political performer: one is to survive in office to the next day, the other is to survive in the memory of the population. This second aspect is the cherished “legacy” they wish to curate – which amounts to securing a durable impression in the popular imagination. It is branding, and the product is themselves.
To approach the enactment of politics in the mass media age in this way is to uncover some of its abject obscenity. Public feeling is stimulated in the hope it can be attached to a name and thereby build
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