This tendency to bring all the factors described into harmony with his concept runs through the book and also reveals a, for the time, very talented self-marketing, which hints at his other works | This disconnection can last years but at some point the difference between the tyrant s ' s reality and the one from the people they control is not sustainable anymore; becomes too hard to bear |
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The mediated concept of history should be treated with caution since aspects such as the dynamics of the rise and fall of high cultures are indeed correctly explained | The knowledge of the mechanisms of action could also be used for particular concerns, instead of always serving only the instrumentalization of selfish motives |
from the first page, all of my bells were ringing | Self-contradictory, rambling and perfunctory when it comes to "proving" his notions, LeBon is certainly a shrewd observer of the crowd mentality, but his conclusions are illogical, misplaced, and false |
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This gives further perspective to the world events we can currently witness | The art of human manipulation is not that simple |
First of all, Le Bon's writing is engaging, and several passages struck me as beautifully written and eloquent.
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