Michael Matulef on Nostr: "the chief task of the rulers is always to secure the active or resigned acceptance ...
"the chief task of the rulers is always to secure the active or resigned acceptance of the majority of the citizens.
For the masses of men do not create their own ideas, or indeed think through these ideas independently; they follow passively the ideas adopted and disseminated by the body of intellectuals. The intellectuals are, therefore, the “opinion-molders” in society. And since it is precisely a molding of opinion that the State most desperately needs, the basis for age-old alliance between the State and the intellectuals becomes clear.”
- Rothbard
For the masses of men do not create their own ideas, or indeed think through these ideas independently; they follow passively the ideas adopted and disseminated by the body of intellectuals. The intellectuals are, therefore, the “opinion-molders” in society. And since it is precisely a molding of opinion that the State most desperately needs, the basis for age-old alliance between the State and the intellectuals becomes clear.”
- Rothbard
quoting nevent1q…zkdyLies will always be more appealing than the truth.
Govt power is and always has been about telling the best and most compelling lies.