23 09 2009 06 07 00 Main Argument Legitimate authority could be created in various ways but power on a large scale always depends on shared belief and people working together p 190 Ideas are useless without people to use them and people to Ideas and Illusions fear respect them will not challenge you thought process used to obeying by it If you control peoples ideas you can manipulate them because they Ex Raising a child putting your ideas and beliefs through his Ex School kids will not challenge the authority because they are Instilling Needs Use ideas to instill needs in people Power that can be used to make people do what you want Ex Cell phones there was a need created Impeding Critical Thought To help sustain power by making change seem impossible or foolish Helps to maintain current systems or thoughts Not everything being told is true Clouds peoples thoughts to make them think there is only one way Controlling Information The media is a powerful factor in determining what information to do things reaches the public Avoid it by making your own decisions Ex Political Candidates Ex War images color images on televisions after Vietnam People Filtering Self Censorship Definition of people filtering when corporations have choose those who ideas are mainstream not radical Ex Self censorship censoring yourself so as not to receive backlash or negative attention don t want to be seen as radicals Anatomy vs Freedom Autonomy to be left along Do what we are told do not threaten leaders Save time energy if people police themselves Government will usually leave you alone when practicing this 23 09 2009 06 07 00 23 09 2009 06 07 00
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