*But*, again, the documentary emphasizes, the NeoCons who govern do *not* need to believe the myths they promulgate to the people.
>>>I think the record shows that most who govern don't necessarily believe the >>>myths they promulgate: this holds true for those on the "right" and those on >>>the "left." >>>That's why (among other reasons) Lord Acton said that "power corrupts and >>>absolute power corrupts absolutely" arthur -----Original Message----- From: Brad McCormick, Ed.D. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2005 5:53 PM To: Cordell, Arthur: ECOM Cc: Karen Watters Cole; futurework@fes.uwaterloo.ca Subject: Re: [Futurework] Mobility vs Nobility Cordell, Arthur: ECOM wrote: > The problem, in short, may not be that reality is receding from the > national myth. The problem may be the myth. > > Beware to the nation that believes and acts on its myths not realizing > that they are just that: Myths. [snip] Has there ever been such a country as you say [and I agree] would be desirable? The whole thesis of Freud's _Civilization and its Discontents_ is that there never has been such a society and Freud thought there never would be one. As I put it: ethnicities are semiotic viruses, and their rapacity is unlimited. http://www.cloud9.net/~bradmcc/civil.html But, to focus on the present: The BBC documentary _The Power of Nightmares_ well describes the Platonic doctrine of the NeoCons that a nation needs noble myths --> in which the people need to believe because they are incapable of anything better and, if left to themselves, they will otherwise just enjoy themselves. *But*, again, the documentary emphasizes, the NeoCons who govern do *not* need to believe the myths they promulgate to the people. \brad mccormick -- Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works.... (Matt 5:16) Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. (1 Thes 5:21) <![%THINK;[SGML+APL]]> Brad McCormick, Ed.D. / [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----------------------------------------------------------------- Visit my website ==> http://www.users.cloud9.net/~bradmcc/ _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list Futurework@fes.uwaterloo.ca http://fes.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework
