True Believers - the aftermath
Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 9:49 am
This is a great video that, in a very amusing way, reflects a lot of truth:
http://www.theonion.com/content/video/o ... _obsessive" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
If you want to know more about mass movements, pick up a copy of "The True Believer" by Eric Hoffer. Much of what you have just seen in the campaign is reflected in this short book. A word of caution though, this book focuses on the radical mindset and skewers both ends of the political spectrum.
http://www.theonion.com/content/video/o ... _obsessive" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
If you want to know more about mass movements, pick up a copy of "The True Believer" by Eric Hoffer. Much of what you have just seen in the campaign is reflected in this short book. A word of caution though, this book focuses on the radical mindset and skewers both ends of the political spectrum.