Raising the flag and singing the anthem are, while somewhat suspicious, not in themselves acts of treason.
Fate operates when people give up
(Propaganda) proceeds by psychological manipulations, character modifications, by creation of stereotypes useful when the time comes - The two great routes that this sub-propaganda takes are the conditioned reflex and the myth
Again I want to emphasize that the study of propaganda must be conducted within the context of a technological society. Propaganda is called upon to solve problems created by technology, to play on maladjustments, and to integrate the individual into a technological world.
There is one act par excellence which profanes money by going directly against the law of money, an act for which money is not made. That act is giving.
The will of the world is always a will to death, a will to suicide. We must not accept this suicide, and we must so act that it cannot take place.
The machine is a tool. But it is not a neutral tool. We are deeply influenced by the machine while using it.
The first thing we do is sit around a table and discuss what we could pick up from daily life, from space. That's how it starts, completely abstract. There's no kind of, "Oh, let's do Peru," or "Let's do pleats," you know?
It's irrelevant who or what directed a movie; the important thing is that you either respond to it or you don't.
The people who run a university are far more qualified and intelligent in handling people than someone who inherited his money and used it to buy a pro team.
My relaxation has always been my animals - going to the dog park with them, going to the beach.