In previous MMs, it has been discussed that individuals who are the focus of strong public emotions such as lust (porn stars) and near-adoration (pop icons) are recipients of a lot of energy that they need to be able to handle – otherwise, they follow the self-destructive path of booze and drugs, etc. OK; I understand that. My question pertains to persons who are recipients of a huge amount of another strong public emotion: hatred. From my remote perspective, nothing seems to happen: I imagine that persons such as Stalin and Chairman Mao (to name a couple of big-time oppressors in the modern electronic age) must have been the objects of intense hatred from hundreds of millions of persons day-in and day-out for decades, but judging from appearances, it seems to have been water off a duck’s back for them. Nowadays public rage against their leaders is on the ascendant in many parts of the world, so I figure that this is a timely issue. What are your views on the power and effect of mass-hatred towards specific individuals and why and how it differs from the other emotions mentioned above?
Thanks, by the way, for your observations on the occult dimensions of modern politics in the past (The King in Orange).
Mass Hatred of Public Figures
Date: 2022-07-18 03:19 pm (UTC)Thanks, by the way, for your observations on the occult dimensions of modern politics in the past (The King in Orange).
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