A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler whom they consider god-fearing and pious. On the other hand, they do less easily move against him, believing that he has the gods on his side. — Aristotle (Politics) Snarfed from Karl at…
Daily Archives: August 17, 2006
Influence
Programming the Nation
by Brian David Phillips •
Ignite Productions has a piece on Programming the Nation, a history and exploration of subliminal programming in media, particularly commercial advertising with propaganda and the works. The trailer is online so give it a view.
Hypnosis in the News
more on improper procedures . . .
. . . forensic hypnosis gone awry
by Brian David Phillips •
When you use hypnosis in a ciminal investigation, it is very very important to use proper forensic procedures . . . just because someone is a police officer, doesn’t mean they can perform forensic hypnosis . . . just because someone is any ol’ hypnotist doesn’t mean they can perform forensic hypnosis . . .…
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George Bush Outed?
. . . Bush’s Secret Gay Life
by Brian David Phillips •
First, he’s not actually outed if there’s no evidence to back up the innuendo and side-of-mouth comments . . . associating an issue to someone’s death without clear testimony is a little on the creepy side . . . George Bush Outed: Bush’s Secret Gay Life . . . it’s not the first place I’ve…
