Orwellian in its Hate Victim. The political purpose of the Two Minutes Hate is to allow the citizens of Oceania to vent their existential anguish and personal hatred toward politically expedient enemies: Goldstein and the enemy super-state of the moment. In re-directing the members' subconscious feelings away from the Party's governance of Oceania and toward non-existent external enemies, the Party minimises thoughtcrime and the consequent subversive behaviours of thoughtcriminals
Speaking of the now collective psychosis of Amerika and applied right-wing christian politics these references provide an interesting perspective. They are all a manifestation of what Chris Hedges warned us about in his book American Fascists - The Religious Right & Its War Against America
Insofar as I am able to discern the center fall apart in 1967. A fast downhill motor race to oblivion followed. Neither faction of the War Party represents anything rational. Voting is the least rational thing a citizen can do. Imagine with me to guns representing two parties. Voters get passionate over which gun has one bullet less than the other. They only have rhetoric to guide them and emotions. Russian roulette at the polls. Justified each election as CHOICE. Now considering how many chose vaccination I am not astonished.
Orwellian in its Hate Victim. The political purpose of the Two Minutes Hate is to allow the citizens of Oceania to vent their existential anguish and personal hatred toward politically expedient enemies: Goldstein and the enemy super-state of the moment. In re-directing the members' subconscious feelings away from the Party's governance of Oceania and toward non-existent external enemies, the Party minimises thoughtcrime and the consequent subversive behaviours of thoughtcriminals
Dies Irae...try the Mozart Requiem version. The day of God's Judgment. A day of wrath. Well earned.
Speaking of the now collective psychosis of Amerika and applied right-wing christian politics these references provide an interesting perspective. They are all a manifestation of what Chris Hedges warned us about in his book American Fascists - The Religious Right & Its War Against America
http://www.nerdreich.com/unhumans-jd-vance-and-the-language-of-genocide
http://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2024/03/08/cpac-attendees-america-under-attack
A 2019 essay:
http://opentabernacle.wordpress.com/2019/03/22/resurgence-of-the-catholic-political-right-under-trump The latest essay on the above site provides an update on the situation
Insofar as I am able to discern the center fall apart in 1967. A fast downhill motor race to oblivion followed. Neither faction of the War Party represents anything rational. Voting is the least rational thing a citizen can do. Imagine with me to guns representing two parties. Voters get passionate over which gun has one bullet less than the other. They only have rhetoric to guide them and emotions. Russian roulette at the polls. Justified each election as CHOICE. Now considering how many chose vaccination I am not astonished.