[lbo-talk] Transforming the masses (was lbo-talk Digest, Vol 1122, Issue 4)

Joanna 123hop at comcast.net
Thu Feb 4 21:33:05 PST 2010


On Feb 4, 2010, at 4:46 PM, James Heartfield wrote:


> It certainly implies a transformation of the masses in their outlook.
> But without the masses, what is it but a lot of smug platitudes coined
> to make you feel superior.
Doug wrote:

Well exactly. But there's a reluctance among many, including a few participants in this list, to cop to the first sentence. ---------- I'd cop to it. The masses today are exposed to a continuous stream of advertisting and propaganda; it is false to think of them as pure subjects that one cannot or must not awake....or transform....

Transformation does not necessarily mean gulags. It could mean art, discussion, teach-ins, etc.

Joanna



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