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Election By Emotion Part 9

admin — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 10:21:07 +0000

It is true that neither of the present candidates will appeal to hate and prejudice, or address himself wholly to the emotions of the voters, or consciously take advantage of the subconscious currents that are running in his favor Continue reading →

Election By Emotion Part 8

admin — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:17:09 +0000

To the men in this election campaign, two potent emotional appeals are being made by the managers, and the key-words in the incantation are "prosperity" and "efficiency." Since the days of the first Puritans, "prosperity" has been a sacred word in the American tradition Continue reading →

Election By Emotion Part 7

admin — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 06:13:04 +0000

It is among the women, then, that the whispering campaign will be most successful, and now that women vote we must expect whispering campaigns to become increasingly important in electioneering. Continue reading →

Election By Emotion Part 6

admin — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 08:19:07 +0000

And there is another aspect of the government-as-Dad theory which affects the emotional currents of the present campaign. The ruler of a country becomes confused with the father-image in the subconscious mind. Continue reading →

Election By Emotion Part 5

admin — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 09:06:25 +0000

IN the typical American community, the Jew, the Irish-Catholic and the foreigner are very much in the minority. They are not received on terms of social equality by the governing majority. Continue reading →

Election By Emotion Part 4

admin — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 08:03:46 +0000

In the present election campaign, all the Puritan American's self-hate is being projected upon the Democratic candidate. And inevitably so. Continue reading →

Election By Emotion Part 3

admin — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 07:00:39 +0000

ALL emotional appeals, whether in wars or elections, are appeals to instinctive impulses. There is no such thing as an emotion arising in the conscious intellect. Continue reading →

Election By Emotion Part 2

admin — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 07:56:10 +0000

WHEN the late world war was first threatening Europe, the socialists predicted confidently that it would be stopped, before it began, by the refusal of the workingmen of France and Germany to kill one another in a quarrel between their employers. And when the French and German workingmen rushed to arms without a moment’s consideration of thei... continued here

Election By Emotion Part 1

admin — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 03:53:05 +0000

A MAN is not elected by his friends but by his opponent's enemies. That is an axiom of American politics. Continue reading →

Problems in Palestine 1929

admin — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 01:30:32 +0000

DIVIDING THE BLAME FOR PALESTINE BLOODSHED THE ARROGANCE of the so-called Zionist Revolutionists is doubtless a causative factor behind the Moslem outbreaks against the Jews, says The American Hebrew (New York), in apportioning the blame among all those immediately concerned in the blood-letting in Palestine. Primary responsibility is placed on the... continued here